Maharashtra To Rope In Vivek Oberoi To Promote 'Van Dhan Jan Dhan'

Maharashtra government has decided to join hands with Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi to promote ‘Van Dhan Jan Dhan’ shops in the state.’Van Dhan Jan Dhan&rs...

Many Issues Need To Be Told Through Women-Centric Films: Madhur Bhandarkar

Mumbai: Director Madhur Bhandarkar, known for making women-centric films, feels a number of issues still need to be told through such movies.Madhur, who started the trend o...

Want To Produce Human Stories: Vivek Oberoi

“The films that I will be producing are human stories with no commercial objective. I’m a big fan of Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi whose film, “Children ...

Anil Kapoor Bats For Children’s Education

Stressing on the importance of education, Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor said it plays a key role in moulding children into successful individuals. “Education is the key...

Financial Support For Vaccination In India Till 2020: Gavi

India will continue to get financial assistance from Gavi, a global alliance for vaccination and immunisation, only till 2020 because as the country develops it will have t...

Health Min to strengthen maternal & child tracking systems

In a bid to improve child sex ratio by providing better antenatal and pre-natal care to women in the country, the Health Ministry is planning to strengthen its Maternal and...

More than 70 per cent of HIV-AIDS patients not diagnosed

More than 70 percent of people suffering from HIV-AIDS are not diagnosed and are not aware that they are suffering from the dreaded disease. I S Gilada, president of AIDS s...

Social Norms Biggest Challenge in Child Rights: UNICEF

Prevailing social norms such as early marriage and child labour are the biggest challenge in implementing child rights in the country, a UNICEF official said. “The ma...

NRI billionaire Manoj Bhargava pledges Rs 500 crore for Uttarakhand development

A charitable organisation founded by billionaire NRI entrepreneur Manoj Bhargava has pledged Rs 500 crore to fund development activities in Uttarakhand.

On the occa...