Thirty years since the first case of a person infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV was reported, there is still no realistic prospect of a vaccine for the disease. Records show that in these 30 years, almost 25 million people died of HIV. In 2011, 25 million children worldwide were orphaned by AIDS. According to UNAIDS, there has been a 21 per cent dip worldwide in AIDS-related deaths...
11:56 AM, Nov 30, 2012
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday unveiled a blueprint for ending the deadly AIDS virus worldwide, a two-pronged plan that requires increased prevention efforts and greater access to treatment. ...
09:53 AM, Nov 30, 2012
Evicted out of their home, miseries of a HIV-affected family did not end with their finding of a new house in a locality in Jodhpur as their neighbours, following discovery of their disease, beat them up and threw them out of the area. ...
10:59 PM, Nov 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta police on Saturday raided the residence of a senior IPS officer and found cash and jewellery worth crores. The police reportedly recovered nearly Rs 25 crore worth of cash and jewellery from the Sagar and Bhopal residences of Umesh Gandhi, DIG, Prisons. Lokayukta inspector Naveen Avasthi said, "Around 25 crore worth wealth has been recovered. Various papers of the allotted land has been recovered....
01:33 PM, Nov 03, 2012
Mallika Dutt is the founder of the groundbreaking human rights organization Breakthrough, where she serves as President and CEO. Breakthrough combines innovative new technologies with ...
11:55 AM, Oct 19, 2012
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police's Economic Offences Wing on Monday began its probe into the alleged financial irregularities in a trust run by Union Minister Salman Khurshid. It started collecting documents at various levels, "including state, divisional and district headquarters as a part of the investigation", Director General EOW, Subrat Tripathi told PTI. When asked about the details, Tripathi said it was neither a raid nor a search. "How can...
02:15 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday filed two fresh FIRs in the coal blocks allocations scam. Sources said that the agency was conducting searches at 16 locations, including in Delhi and Hyderabad. Two of the companies that were raided during the searches were Green Infra and Kamal Steel. The two companies are accused of misrepresenting their net worth. The agency, after registration of cases, launched search...
09:22 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: Income Tax Department officials on Thursday raided the offices of GMR in multiple cities over suspected tax evasion by the infrastructure company. The search operations in the Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore offices of the company are being carried out by the I-T Department's investigation wing. GMR has confirmed the raids and a spokesperson said that the company was cooperating with authorities. GMR Group was among the companies that...
01:15 PM, Oct 11, 2012
I still remember meeting a young man of 26 who ate only once a day, to save money to pay for his mother's cancer drugs. ...
03:45 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who was named the UN Goodwill Ambassador for AIDS, said she doesn't want to be just a poster girl for UNAIDS. ...
06:17 PM, Sep 26, 2012
Aishwarya said she was approached by the UN ten years ago to work with it on select causes but she decided to put it on hold as she was busy with the movie projects then. "I feel I can focus on the work of the UNAIDS today. As a mother, I have taken time out from my career for the last 10 months. I can now plan my time ahead,"...
06:32 PM, Sep 25, 2012
United Nations: The United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has appointed Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as its International Goodwill Ambassador. She will raise global awareness on protecting children from HIV infection and increasing access to antiretroviral treatment. The appointment came a day before the start of the annual debate at the UN General Assembly. Aishwarya has been involved in humanitarian issues for many years and will now have a...
11:30 AM, Sep 25, 2012
Speaking to reporters, the Bollywood actor said that she believed that a HIV-free world was possible by 2015. ...
09:42 AM, Sep 25, 2012
As a part of her campaign, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will help advocate better access to anti-retro-viral drugs and treatment. ...
09:19 AM, Sep 25, 2012
New York: Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, the newly appointed UN Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS, says she does not want to be just a "poster girl" for the organisation but will help break social barriers and stigmas that are attached with the disease. In her new role, Aishwarya will help raise awareness on issues related to stopping new HIV infections in children and advocate for increased access to anti-retroviral treatment....
09:07 AM, Sep 25, 2012
Bangalore: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) carried out raids at at least 15 places across Karnataka in connection with illegal iron ore export. At least a dozen export companies have been accused of illegal export of seized iron ores from Belekeri port. The Reddy brothers of Bellary and Karnataka tourism minister Anand Singh are allegedly involved in the case. ...
02:25 PM, Sep 15, 2012
New Delhi: Social activist Arvind Kejriwal has sparked another controversy by claiming that the CBI had tipped off coal companies before carrying out raids on September 4 in connection with the alleged irregularities in coal blocks allocation. "Just recd (received) mail from an officer in one of raided cos. They were informed 2 days in advance abt (about) raids and were asked to remove all material," Kejriwal tweeted. Meanwhile, the...
11:58 AM, Sep 06, 2012
New Delhi: Welcoming the CBI raids on companies suspected to be involved in irregularities in allocation of coal blocks, BJP on Tuesday said the government should take a cue from this and cancel the allocation. "We welcome the CBI raids. It is a good development. Taking a cue from this, the government should also cancel the coal block allocations. It should also reply in Parliament as to why it is...
11:50 AM, Sep 04, 2012
New Delhi: Three days before the end of the monsoon session of Parliament, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered cases against five private firms. These companies are Vinni Iron and Steel, Nav Bharat Steel, JLD Yavatmal, JAS infrastructure and power and AMR Iron and Steel. The CBI is also carrying out nationwide raids. CBI raids were on at 30 locations in ten cities including Kolkata, Patna, Hyderabad, Dhanbad,...
11:30 AM, Sep 04, 2012
