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BY now it is a commonplace to bemoan the poor state of health services in India. Public provision of health services is inadequately funded, and their facilities are plagued by overcrowding and a shortage of essential items and of skilled personnel. They are also insufficiently accountable to citizens. Private involvement in health provision is beset by rising costs and problems of exclusion, h..

BY now it is a commonplace to bemoan the poor state of health services in India. Public provision of health services is inadequately funded, and their facilities are plagued by overcrowding and a shortage of essential items and of skilled personnel. They are also insufficiently accountable to citizens. Private involvement in health provision is beset by rising costs and problems of exclusion, huge..

The findings of a study, conducted by the Institute of Public Health (IPH), Bangalore, this year, shows that over 50 per cent of pre-university (PU) students pursuing courses in arts and humanities are smokers. The rules and advertisements to discourage the use of tobacco products by the youth have had no impact on students in Bangalore. The study revealed that 58.9 per cent of students of arts..

Gold seems to be enjoying a solo run amid global economic gloom. In spite of the global malaise of recession and the attendant job cuts and cut-backs in industrial production, gold continues to live up to the old adage of being a recession-proof and inflation-proof investment. Gold is trading at a seven-month high of above $950 an ounce and has scaled a record high above Rs.15,000 per 10 gm in ..

The government on Tuesday moved the Company Law Board (CLB) to supersede the boards of Maytas Infra and Maytas Properties, both promoted by the family of the former chairman of Satyam Computer Services, B. Ramalinga Raju. Briefing journalists here, Corporate Affairs Minister Prem Chand Gupta said: “In order to prevent further acts of fraud against the said companies [two Maytas firms] and to s..

The agitation by Madras High Court lawyers over the Sri Lankan Tamils issue took an ugly turn on Tuesday when a group of advocates shouting pro-LTTE slogans barged into a court hall and abused and roughed up Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy in front of two judges. Pandemonium prevailed in the court of Justice P K Mishra and Justice K Chandru when the advocates shut the doors from insid..

he enhanced capabilities of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and accurate modelling of the forces that act on the Chandrayaan-1 satellite in orbit make India’s mission to Moon possible next week. The PSLV will put the satellite into an elliptical orbit under the influence of earth’s gravity. The inbuilt rockets of the satellite will then push it to the moon’s sphere of influence. Fina..

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to present the Interim Budget for 2009-10. 2. Five years ago the people of India had voted for change. In the words of our Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, people had sought “a change in the manner in which this country is run, a change in the national priorities and a change in the processes and focus of the Government”. The Common Minimum Programme of the United..

Honourable Members, 1. I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of all of us, let me greet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. We are happy that he is recuperating fast. We wish him a speedy recovery for continuing with his onerous responsibilities. I also convey my special greetings to members of our security forces keeping vigil to protect us. We have been through an eve..

Sensex sheds 329 points; markets expected some sector-specific relief ‘The budget has remained focussed on spending on rural infrastructure and it has not cut down the Plan expenditure.’ The interim budget presented by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is in charge of Finance, on Monday failed to enthuse stock markets and the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex lost 329.29..

The Election Commission on Tuesday banned dissemination of results of opinion polls during 48 hours before the end of the poll in case of single-phased election and put a blanket ban on exit polls till the last lap in the event of multi-phase elections. Acting on a Supreme Court order, the Commission, which had taken a similar decision a couple of years ago and was oveturned by the apex cour..

Himachal Public Service Commission has advertised Posts for the Lower Judiciary, for details pls check www.himachal.nic.in/hppsc..

THE Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was an autonomous body discharging duties such as selection of an Indian cricket team, controlling the activities of the players and others involved in the game of cricket. The BCCI could not be brought within the ambit of "other authorities" under Article 12 of the Constitution, the court said. A five-ju..

PETALING JAYA: Companies should continue with their corporate responsibility (CR) initiatives even during times of crises, said Securities Commission (SC) chairman Datuk Seri Zarinah Anwar. “Crises put pressure on companies’ profitability. In efforts to ensure companies’ survival, they may reduce expenditure on CR,” she said after launching the Rising to the Challenge coffee-table book ..

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