Bangalore: The incidence of HIV/AIDS among youth in the country is on the rise. Of the 35 lakh people living with HIV, 30% are in the age group of 15 to 29 years and 40% are women, Sujatha Rao, Director General of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), ... details>>
Standoff eases as Gujjars agree to victims’ autopsies
Jaipur: In perhaps the first signs of a breakthrough in the now ten-day-old standoff between the Gujjars and the state over the granting of scheduled tribe status to the former, medical teams have been despatched to two of the fronts opened by the Gujjars in the state—Pilupura and Kushalipura—for postmortems on the... details>>
CBI takes over Aarushi murder probe
New Delhi/Noida: Quickly taking over the probe of the sensational Noida twin murder case, the CBI on Sunday began its investigation into the killing of teenaged schoolgirl Aarushi and her domestic help, Hemraj, by registering a case against “unknown persons’’.... details>>
Fear stalks Baghdad Jews as their numbers dwindle
Baghdad: “I have no future here to stay.” Written in broken English but with perfect clarity, the message is a stark and plaintive assessment from one of the last Jews of Babylon... details>>
Qaida’s stance on women sparks extremist debate
Cairo (Egypt): Muslim extremist women are challenging Al Qaida’s refusal to include—or at least acknowledge—women in its ranks, in an emotional debate that gives rare insight into the gender conflicts lurking beneath one of the strictest strains of Islam... details>>
Happy b'day Madhavan
Madhavan, the sought-after hero in Tamil cinema, celebrated his birthday with his family Sunday...
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Midnight's Champs
Mumbai: The more nervous ones had already done considerable damage to their fingernails!
And then a few minutes past midnight, Sohail Tanvir clipped the last... details>>
