President's address to the Parliament

Following is the trascriptof President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sittingof Parliament on Thursday.Honourable Members, I convey my good wishes to you and to all our people. On behalf of......

8 all-rounders win US Congressional gold medals

Shefali Kotta Madhusudhan, who graduated last month from West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, New Jersey, has put in more than 800 hours work in community volunteering, personal development,......

World Bank pushes efforts to reduce AIDS stigma

The World Bank, the United Nations and private sector partners recently launched a competitive development marketplace aimed at identifying and funding innovative approaches to reduce stigma and......

India's AIDS problem

More than 150 people attended an interdisciplinary conference, 'What is Indian about HIV/AIDS' in India. Among those present were academics and experts from various institutions and agencies. The......