Dip in AIDS deaths: UN report (Dec 1 is World AIDS Day)
Geneva, Nov 30: The number of people dying due to HIV-AIDS has declined by nearly 0.4 million in the last five years due to improved healthcare, a UN report said Wednesday.
Italian magistrate arrested in mafia crackdown
Rome, Nov 30 (IANS/AKI) An Italian magistrate was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of corruption and associating with elements from the country’s wealthiest and most powerful mafia group.
17 held with drugs, weapons in Pakistan
Islamabad, Nov 30: At least 17 people were arrested Wednesday in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi city for possessing narcotics and weapons, a media report said.
It was Paes’s decision to split, reveals Bhupathi
New Delhi, Nov 30: Indian tennis star Mahesh Bhupathi has broken the silence on his split with Leander Paes, saying it was his partner’s decision to part ways in the same year when they re-reunited on the court after nine years.
India’s quarterly growth retards to two-year low
New Delhi, Nov 30: In line with fears voiced by India Inc, the country’s economic growth retarded to the slowest pace in two years, at 6.9 percent for the quarter ended September, with an abysmal expansion in manufacturing and a decline in mining output.
Just 4 percent of India’s retail is organised
New Delhi, Nov 30: The share of the organised sector in India’s $400-billion retail industry is miniscule at around 4 percent, leaving scope for growth and foreign equity investment, according to an industry report Wednesday.
Around 70 percent voting in Bellary bypoll
Bellary (Karnataka), Nov 30: Around 70 percent of the over 170,000 voters Wednesday cast their ballots in the by-poll in the Bellary Rural assembly constituency where mining barons Reddy brothers are taking on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Dalai Lama skirts India-China boundary row, says no comments
New Delhi, Nov 30: Against the backdrop of postponement of the India-China boundary talks due to his presence at a global Buddhist conclave here, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Wednesday avoided commenting on this contentious issue, saying it’s ‘a political question’.
Over 60 percent polling in Mandu bypoll
Ranchi, Nov 30: Over 60 percent voter turnout was Wednesday registered in the Mandu assembly constituency of Jharkhand where bypoll was held amid tight security as many booths are located in Maoist-affected areas.
Recent Comments