Talks with China likely in Dec

Talks with China likely in Dec

New Delhi : Continuing with the agreement to discuss the boundary issue, the next round of talks between designated special representatives Ajit Doval and Yang Jeichi are likely to be held in December. Yang, who was recently elevated as a member of the Politburo at the recent Congress of the Communist Party of China, is expected […]

Govt must spend 3.8% GDP on health to meet UHC goal

Govt must spend 3.8% GDP on health to meet UHC goal

New Delhi : The government needs to spend 3.8 per cent of the GDP on health to meet the goal of universal health coverage (UHC). New data suggests India needs to do much more than it’s doing to meet UHC targets as promised under the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The National Health Policy-2017, approved by […]

Maharashtra minister suggests women’s names for booze; draws flak

Maharashtra minister suggests women’s names for booze; draws flak

Mumbai : Maharashtra’s Minister for Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan has come in for attack from all major political parties for suggesting that alcholic products be named after women in order to boost their sales.Mahajan, who inaugurated a sugar mill cum distillery in the state’s Nandurbar district last weekend, suggested that its product should have […]

India seeks to enter record book with over 800kg khichdi dish

India seeks to enter record book with over 800kg khichdi dish

New Delhi, November 4 : A team led by renowned chef Sanjeev Kapoor on Saturday cooked about 800 kg khichdi–a traditional dish–at the World Food India event here in an attempt to enter the Guinness World Records and promote the dish as Brand India superfood. Yoga guru Ramdev put crowning ‘tadka’ in the dish which […]