Gandhinagar, Jan 29 (IANS) On the eve of Anti Leprosy Day, Gujarat has reported significant progress in its fight against leprosy, bringing disease prevalence below the elimination threshold of one case per 10,000 population in 25 districts, officials said on Thursday.
Los Angeles, Jan 29 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Lady Gaga has targeted the ICE during one of her Mayhem Ball concerts in Tokyo, Japan.
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistan hockey averted a major crisis as players of the national men's team agreed to feature in the second round of the FIH Hockey Men's Pro League after a fortnight of agitation and boycott of the training camp over lack of payments, a news report said on Thursday.
Mumbai Jan 29 (IANS) Actress Rasha Thadani recently has shared a deeply personal and spiritual note on her social media account, where she has expressed how her devotion to Lord Shiva continues to guide her through life and art. The young actress, in her post spoke about how “Shiva’s dumroo beats and the rhythm stay forever in her heart,” as she further offered her music and faith to the cosmic dancer, Nataraja.
Chennai, Jan 29 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mohanlal on Thursday disclosed that he played a policeman called T S Lovelajan in director Tharun Moorthy's upcoming film, tentatively being referred to as #L366.
Gandhinagar, Jan 29 (IANS) Gujarat Police have attended 382,728 emergency cases under the '112' service in the last four months, with an average of more than 12,000 calls handled daily, officials said on Thursday.
Mumbai Jan 29 (IANS) Sunaina Roshan, sister of Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan, recently shared a video on her social media account where has opened up about her personal battle with addiction and struggle with alcohol, junk food and sweets. She stated how admitting the problem and accepting it became very tough a life-changing moment.
Dhaka, Jan 29 (IANS) Human rights body Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Agnes Callamard, has written to the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government, Muhammad Yunus, expressing concerns over the Bangladeshi authorities’ continued misuse of anti-terror legislation against journalists, and their failure to safeguard the rights to life, personal security, and freedom of expression and association.
Chennai, Jan 29 (IANS) Music for director Rajkumar Periasamy's upcoming film, featuring actor Dhanush in the lead, is to be scored by young music sensation Sai Abhyankkar, the film's makers announced on Thursday.
Islamabad, Jan 29 (IANS) Pakistan’s education system falters at the transition from primary to secondary education, where a girl completing Grade 5 encounters “an invisible wall”. With distant middle schools, unsafe transport, male-dominated teaching staff and hesitant families, girls are left behind after primary school, while the state failed to act, a report said on Thursday.
