Did You Check Facts Before Making The Speech: JNU Professor Asks Kanhaiya Kumar
Makarand Paranjape, poet and professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University on Monday took on students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar who is facing sedition charge, asking him whether he checked his facts before delivering the much celebrated speech.
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India's Big Move To Attract Foreign Investment Amid Iran War: Sources
- The Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to amend the Income Tax Act
- The ordinance will eliminate capital gains tax on FPIs in government securities
- Foreign investors currently pay 12.5% LTCG tax on bonds and listed shares
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Uttarakhand MBA Student Went Missing During Trek 6 Days Ago, Friends Detained
- A 24-year-old MBA student went missing during a trek to Dayara Bugyal in Uttarkashi six days ago
- Her two friends were detained for questioning following a complaint from the family
- A 150-member team is conducting search operations using drones, sniffer dogs, and diving teams
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"Not A Fugitive, Why Does Rahul Gandhi Target Me?" Asks Lalit Modi
- Lalit Modi denies being a fugitive and says he is not running from India
- He claims Indian government could have caught him if they wanted to
- Modi states cases against him are politically motivated and unfair
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Shreyas To Become New India T20I Captain? Report's Big Claim On BCCI Move
- Shreyas Iyer is set to become the India skipper for the T20I series against Ireland and England, a report said
- The report also said that Tilak Varma will be appointed vice-captain for the T20I series
- Gautam Gambhir reportedly wanted Sanju Samson as captain but Ajit Agarkar disagreed with him
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Indian Man, 33, Charged In US Crash That Killed His Pregnant Teen Partner
- The pregnant teenager and her unborn child died in a Range Rover crash in Ohio
- Tarsem Singh, charged in the case, is an Indian national living illegally in the US
- Singh led police on a high-speed chase before crashing and causing the fatal accident
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'Very Brave Of Him': Suchitra Krishnamoorthi On Aamir's Third Marriage Plans
- Suchitra Krishnamoorthi wished Aamir Khan well on his third marriage to Gauri Spratt
- Suchitra married Shekhar Kapur in 1999 and divorced him in 2007; they share a daughter
- She remains single, focusing on her art, describing marriage as a choice, not a necessity
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Ebola May Have Spread Beyond Africa. How Are Health Authorities Responding?
- First suspected Bundibugyo Ebola case detected in DRC on April 24, declared emergency May 17
- 906 suspected cases and 223 deaths reported in DRC as of May 27, third-largest Ebola outbreak
- Suspected cases investigated in Italy and Brazil; one American treated in Germany for Ebola
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Hantavirus Outbreak Highlights Urgent Need For New Treatments And Vaccines
- Hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship revealed lack of treatments and vaccines for the virus
- Researchers test rheumatoid arthritis drug tocilizumab for treating hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
- Andes virus, unique for possible human transmission, caused multiple deaths in South America
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Food Contamination Causes 1.5 Million Deaths Annually, Warns WHO
- Food contaminated with harmful agents kills 1.5 million people globally each year
- 886 million people fall ill annually from unsafe food, with young children most at risk
- Africa and Southeast Asia account for nearly 75% of food-related illnesses and 60% of deaths
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Ebola Had 'Big Head-Start' But Response Catching Up: WHO
- The Ebola outbreak in DRC was spreading undetected before its May 15 declaration.
- As of now, 359 cases and 61 deaths have been confirmed by the WHO.
- The outbreak is concentrated in conflict-affected Ituri province, complicating response.
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