tuberculosis

New video-based app for treating TB is cheap and effective

The app, which provides video Directly Observed Therapy (video DOT) for tuberculosis patients is not only inexpensive, but also gives more privacy to patients compared to in-person, which requires daily visits to a trained health care worker. Apr 28, 2018
Sex worker

Immigrating to New Zealand? Being a hooker may help

While an official of the immigration NZ confirmed that being a sex worker or an escort could help one claim points, these occupations aren't really on the skill-shortage list. Also, applicants planning to move to New Zealand still need to fulfil qualification requirements. Apr 27, 2018
Hyderabad

Six-decade-old dispute flares up between Odisha and Andhra

In January, the Chandrababu Naidu-led Andhra Pradesh government started distributing freebies in the villages and issued Aadhaar cards to some of the locals.Now, it has started road construction in the area despite strident opposition by Odisha's Naveen Patnaik government Apr 27, 2018
self-styled godman Asaram Bapu

Asaram Bapu's net worth: Self-styled godman and his trove of riches

Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who has been convicted in 2013 case of raping a 16-year-old girl, was just a tonga-puller before he became a spiritual guru in 1960s. He has more than 400 ashrams in India, aboard and used to earn an interest amount of Rs 419 crore in a year. Apr 25, 2018
rahul gandhi

Quotable quotes from RaGa's anti-Modi rant in Delhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused Narendra Modi of merely being interested in becoming Prime Minister again. Rahul, during a rally in Delhi, also claimed that Congress will dethrone Modi in 2019. Apr 23, 2018