Five acid attack survivors walked for designer Agnimitra Paul's show in Kolkata.
Modi said he used the 'bitter medicine' of demonetisation to bring back money into banking system.
India's willingness to play a big role in the manufacturing and to allow some of those vaccines to go to other developing countries will be an absolutely critical part of containing the pandemic, said Gates.
The apex court fixed August 30 for final hearing of the matter to decide on the Constitutional validity of Jallikattu.
Referring to various media reports showing the 'unfortunate and miserable conditions' of migrant labourers walking on foot and cycling long distances after the lockdown, the top court issued notices to the Centre, the states and union territories and sought their replies by May 28.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday night sacked a junior minister and changed the portfolios of 11 ministers including 9 of cabinet rank in a major reshuffle of his council of ministers.
This was the fourth consecutive day that COVID-19 cases in the country have increased by more than 26,000.
'I am here to look after people's needs.' 'I am not bothered about who is a Maoist or who is not.'
In containment areas, movements of people is totally banned and essential services are delivered at the doorsteps.
'The Modi government must create conditions to integrate millions into the rural economy as many migrants are certainly not going to return to live an undignified life,' notes Ramesh Menon.
'The government wants foreign companies to capture the insurance market.'
The Bihar Police has launched a probe and dug up the grounds of the shelter home, but are yet to find the body.
Kumar was on Friday sent to 14-day judicial custody.
A notification in this regard has been issued by the government.
The Union women and child development minister also asked the Kerala government where the money given to the state for sterilisation of dogs has been spent.
The malnourished children whose condition has attracted the attention of India's apex court.
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Minor British Sikh girls sexually abused by gangs of Asian men who befriend them over a period of time usually do not report the crime to authorities, according to a new investigation by the BBC.
'By the time actual action began, it was already too late.' 'The virus was raging.'
An entirely preventable disease claimed the life of 173 children -- thanks to state apathy.
'I had to submit my resignation from the BJP after just two weeks because they were very regressive.' 'There was no space for a free thinking individual.'
Out of the total grant of $ 31.5 million, $ 16.1 million will be utilised towards empowering adolescents in Afghanistan, India and Pakistan to take responsibility over decisions impacting their lives and societies.
A day after being sworn-in, the new ministers took charge of their portfolios. Here's a look at the various new ministers on their first day at work.
A dipstick survey covering 30 villages in Rajasthan threw up some worrisome numbers. About 250 children missed their regular vaccination schedule in March alone. These numbers are alarming, since India has around 600,000 villages according to the 2011 census. Sohini Das reports.
Hitting out at previous governments, he said they did not care for the people with disabilities but his dispensation was thinking about their problems and finding ways to reduce their issues.
Former union minister for child and women development and senior Congress Party leader Krishna Tirath on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party after meeting party chief Amit Shah.
The US president says 'we're going to keep families together' after facing huge backlash for his 'zero tolerance' stance.
'The government failed. The officials chose not to hear the pleas of these helpless children.' 'Nothing can make things right for those girls now.'
The case relates to the company allegedly developing a software that helps users increase probability of a child of particular gender.
Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir, actor Manoj Bajpayee, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and Odisha tea seller D Prakash Rao were among the recipients of the honour.
From Ash's purple lips to Kate Middleton's AND dress that broke the Internet, we bring you a list.
Shivdutt, the child's father, claimed his son was not given proper treatment by the nurse who gave him a wrong injection after which he died.
'The power of love is the greatest power in the world.' 'Add a smile and you can conquer the world,' Bengali actor June Maliah, the Trinamool Congress's candidate for the Medinipur constituency, tells Swarupa Dutt/Rediff.com.
India is also set to achieve the goal of reducing hunger by half and reduce maternal mortality by three quarters.
Indian sportsman has been arrested here on charges of sexually abusing a minor girl, days after he arrived in the US from Kashmir for a snowshoe competition.
"It is the history of this country that whenever we have tried to rise, we have been suppressed. It is entirely a conspiracy against me and there should be an inquiry in it," Sandeep Kumar said.
The rate of immunisation is low mainly because of rumours that the vaccines would have a sterilising effect on the children.
The Centre has expressed concern at re-emergence of leprosy cases in certain pockets of the eighth North Eastern states which have reported 747 new cases.
