As part of the National Sickle Cell Elimination Mission under the National Health Mission (NHM), the government aims to screen 7 crore people under the age of 40 for sickle cell disease by 2025-26 across 17 states, with a primary focus on tribal populations.
Sickle Cell Disease, a genetic blood disorder, leads to severe health complications such as anaemia, frequent pain episodes and other debilitating symptoms, affecting millions worldwide, especially in India and Africa.
Highlighting the theme of 'Yoga for One Earth, One Health' in a post on X, the Army wrote, "On the 11th International Day of Yoga IDY 2025, Indian Army conducted Yoga sessions from the world's highest battlefield Siachen to all the terrains & climatic conditions through the expanse of th
The Indian Army personnel on Friday celebrated International Yoga Day across the Himalayas, turning the harshest terrains into sanctuaries of mindfulness and wellness.
"The Cabinet has approved a decision to enhance the earmarking for minority beneficiaries, including Christians, Jains, Muslims, etc, under state-run housing schemes in a calibrated manner, in line with the Union Government's own guidelines. This is based on the Prime Minister's 15-Point Pro
Speaking to ANI, Vijayendra said, "...Chief Minister Siddaramaiah can stoop to any level to appease minorities...This is unconstitutional...Instead of doing appeasement politics, they should stress on providing education to the minorities...BJP is not against minorities, but is against anti-
India and the Central American Integration System (SICA) on Thursday held a virtual dialogue, led by India's Additional Secretary, Rajesh Vaishnaw, Aandlejandro Solano, Vice Minister of Costa Rica and Carmen Marroquin, Director of International Cooperation from SICA.
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], June 19: The World Conference on Criminology (WCC) 2025 is set to take place at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) from June 19 to 22, bringing together global leaders in criminology, law, psychology, and justice. Organized by the Jindal Institute of Behavioural S
The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group issued a statement extending condolences to the families of the victims in the Air India-171 plane crash. The statement came after Praful Patel, Former Union Aviation Minister and Working President of the NCP, questioned the airlines' silence.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday, accusing them of exploiting tragedies for political gain while responding to the opposition's demands for his and others' resignation following the tragic stampede that claimed 11 lives near Chinnas
Rejecting BJP's demands for his and his cabinet colleagues' resignations over the Bengaluru stampede, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday challenged State BJP leaders to first publish a list of their own leaders who had resigned in similar past incidents.