Antibiotics use in farms creating public health crisis
New York – The over-use of antibiotics by the agriculture and aquaculture industries is posing a threat to public health, and the way out is to impose a fee on their “non-human use”, says a new paper. A good 80 percent of the antibiotics in the US, for instance, is used in... read more »
Pay Rs.5 to attend Modi rally in Goa
Panaji – People will have topay Rs.5 per head to get a glimpse of the BJP’s prime minister hopeful Narendra Modi at a public meeting here Jan 12. Sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said the proceeds of the “entry fee” would be donated towards the Uttarakhand relief... read more »
Anna is my ‘guru’ and I would personally invite him for the swe...
AAP leader and Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said he would personally invite his “guru” Anna Hazare for his swearing-in ceremony at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Saturday. “Anna Hazare is my guru and I would personally talk to him on phone to invite him for... read more »
People of Delhi are the chief minister, not me: Kejriwal
Kaushambi – Delhi Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal today said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will fulfill its promises mentioned in its manifesto and added that people of Delhi would be the chief minister and not him. Kejriwal, who will take oath on Saturday at the Ramlila Maidan as... read more »
Infosys board member V. Balakrishnan Resigns
IT major Infosys has been hit by yet another resignation, with board member V. Balakrishnan resigning from the company. This is the eighth top-level exit the software services exporter has... read more »
Govt to take call on Presidential reference next week: Shinde
Government will take a decision next week on sending a Presidential reference to the Supreme Court to probe allegations against Justice (retd) A.K. Ganguly and give its recommendations on... read more »
Modi says people of UP can bring ‘Ram Rajya’
Narendra Modi, who had consciously avoided reference to the Ram Temple issue in his earlier public meetings in Uttar Pradesh, on Friday appeared to be making a veiled reference to it by... read more »
AAP leader Kumar Vishwas in war of words with Congress
Ghaziabad, (Uttar Pradesh) – Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas on Friday commenting on his recent tweet about the Congress and calling them cheaters, said that there was no... read more »
Khobragade case: Diplomacy should be done with discreetness till ...
New Delhi – External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday said a part of diplomacy should be done with certain degree of discreetness till diplomatic conversations are concluded. “I am... read more »
