India

CPI-M politburo meeting begins, likely to discuss Indo-US N-deal

New Delhi, Nov 11 : The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo meeting began here today, and in all likelihood, it will discuss the much-touted Indo-US civil nuclear deal and the prevai

Indo-Russia defence ties: From buyer-seller to co-producer of future weapons

New Delhi, Nov 11 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Moscow will envisage upgrading the predominant buyer-seller relationship between India and Russia in the defence sector to a new level o

Kiran Aamir Khan Makes Entry To Bollywood

Don’t miss Aamir’s upcoming movie ‘Taare Zameen Par,’ if you want to see Aamir & his wife Kiran acting together.

Manmohan Singh to embark on Russia visit today

Prime Minister Manmohan SinghNew Delhi, Nov 11 : Prime Minister Manmohan

King Khan To Inaugurate ‘International Film Festival 2007’ In Goa

New Delhi: Bollywood Baadshah, Shahrukh Khan would inaugurate the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2007 starting on November 23 in Goa.

Karuna, Shahrukh’s spokesperson told, “Yes, Shahrukh Khan has accepted the invitation to inaugurate the ten day long festival.”

The occasion will witness best of cinema from India as well as overseas. It would be started with the far-famed Romanian film director Cristian Mungiu’s film “Four Months, Three Weeks and Two days,” which already won the esteemed Golden Palm prize at Cannes early this year.

Karuna, on behalf of SRK, who is presently out of the country, said, “Shahrukh is pleased to do the honour on behalf of the film industry.”

Smart Health Cards For School Children

New Delhi: All school children in India, above class V, will be screened for diseases once a year.

Union Health Minister, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss has announced smart cards for health for school children as a part of a new National school health programme.

The health cards will contain the health information and children will be screened by doctors, either from public or private hospitals for free-check up of blindness, deafness, diabetes, dental and cardio vascular health, vitamin deficiencies and anemia. If found any suffering, they will be immeidtely referred for further treatment.

Officials from health ministry and HRD have already held talks with next one scheduled for mid-December.

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