Indian Govt After Scientists Who Worked on Superbug

New Delhi: The government’s licensing authority for medical drugs has served notices on the Indian scientists involved in the ‘superbug’ study published last month, asking them to explain how they collected samples for the research and transported them abroad. The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal published the study on a new 'superbug' identified in several patients who had travelled to India for...

Big B ‘Proud Mumbaikar’

Mumbai: Under attack from political parties for his comments on Mumbai metro, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday said that being a "proud Mumbaikar" he never opposed the development of the city. The 67-year-old star claimed that his comments on his blog regarding the proposed metro track invading his privacy were misinterpreted by the media. "Mumbai as a city has given my family...

Lifting The Weight of a Scandal

Monika Devi has shrugged off a two-year doping ban to emerge as India’s best lifter ahead of the Commonwealth Games By Rudraneil Sengupta Laishram Monika Devi, 28, smiles widely, waving at friends and colleagues passing by the quaint coffee shack opposite the women’s hostel at the Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports in Patiala. She asks for a strong coffee, ties her hair back with a rubber...

HIV Prevention in Mizoram Prisons

Aizawl, Sep 2 : Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana today launched a training series for prison staff on drugs driven HIV/AIDS in Mizoram, a joint project of the state home department, Society for HIV/AIDS Lifeline Operation Mizoram (SHALOM) and the UNODC. Representative of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Regional Office for South Asia (UNODC- ROSA), Cristina Albertin witnessed the launching...

More Forces Deployed For NH-39 and NH-53 in Northeast

New Delhi, Sep 2 : Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram said here on Wednesday that the Centre has deployed 12 additional companies of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMF) for security of National Highways 39 and 53 on request of Manipur and Nagaland governments. The 12 CPMF comprise six companies of Central Reserve Police Force and six companies of Border Security Force. Speaking on the issue of...

Most Northeast Crafts Ignored at INA Metro Culture Gallery

By Subhendu Ray New Delhi, Sep 2 : Northeast India, with its large number of craft-making tribes, is known for its varied handicrafts. But the crafts and craftsmen of northeastern states got very small space in the first of its kind 'Crafts of India' gallery at INA Metro Station. The gallery, which showcases 58 panels made by craftsmen and weavers from across the country, has just one...

NC Hills Scam Funds Siphoned Off to Foreign Countries

By R Dutta Choudhury Guwahati, Sep 2 : A substantial portion of funds allotted to North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council for the development of the hill district was siphoned off to foreign countries through hawala rackets, thus depriving the common people of the backward district of the fruits of development. Highly-placed official sources told The Assam Tribune that the Enforcement Directorate...

Bangla Bands Rocked by Economic Slowdown

Kolkata, Sep 1 : The economic meltdown has hit almost every sector of the economy and the Bangla rock band circuit is no exception. These bands, with their catchy combination of rap and rock sung in folksy Bengali idioms, have enjoyed considerable popularity among both domestic and overseas Bengali audiences. But with everyone short of cash, they’re finding themselves increasingly out of tune with...