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Delhi allots Rs 100 cr for implementing Swaminathan Report
Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday kept Rs 100 for the implementation of the recommendations of the Swaminathan Committee Report in its Budget 2019-20.
Yale university to fund sustainable health startup initiative in India
To address growing health and social disparities in India and around the globe, Yale University has partnered with the CoWrks Foundry to launch the Sustainable Health Initiative to facilitate startups working on innovative solutions in healthcare. Sustainable Health Initiative (SHI) is a six-month, interdisciplinary accelerator programme that will be facilitated through the Yale Institute for Global Health for young and early stage startups. Up to 10 startups will be chosen per year, over a five-year period. Each startup will receive USD 70,000 in seed funding, mentorship from the faculty and alumni at Yale, as well as benefits from a network of Indian industry experts. In addition, the programme includes structured sessions to help startups evolve a sustainable and scalable business model, refine their go-to market strategy and build a global network. Startups applying to the programme will be evaluated on whether their solution is robust, affordable and addresses pressing healthcare
Delhi's budget is meant for every section of the society: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Tuesday said the budget presented by his government is meant for every section of the society and asserted that the economy of Delhi is booming at a time when other states are grappling with difficulties. Talking to reporters after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented the budget for 2019-20 in the Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal said the Aam Aadmi Party government presented its first budget of Rs 30,000 crore which has now grown to 60,000 crore, showing "good health" of Delhi's finances. "This budget is for everyone - rich, poor, scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and students. We have taken care of everyone," he told reporters. Earlier, the AAP government presented a Rs 60,000 crore budget for 2019-20 laying emphasis on the education, health and transport sectors and said it is "two times more" than the one presented in 2014-15.
HC seeks Centre, MCI response on plea challenging notification
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre and Medical Council of India (MCI) to file a reply on a plea challenging a notification which barred more than 80 per cent disabled persons from taking admission in undergraduate medical education programmes.
Delhi Budget: Sisodia presents Rs 60,000 cr budget for 2019-20
Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday presented the fifth Budget of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Assembly proposing a total expenditure of Rs 60,000 crore by the Delhi Government in 2019-2020.
Nagaland govt passes resolution against citizenship bill
The Nagaland government has passed a resolution in the assembly, rejecting the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, amid a walkout by 26 opposition MLAs. The resolution, passed on Monday, outrightly rejected the bill, stating it cannot be implemented in Nagaland as the proposed legislation will impact the "unique history and status of the Nagas under the Constitution". It was moved by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Saturday. The resolution also expressed solidarity with the states and communities of the Northeast in opposing the bill, as it has the potential of "changing the demographic profile, which will be against the interest of indigenous tribes and can divest them of their constitutionally guaranteed political, cultural and economic rights". The opposition MLAs, however, walked out of the assembly, saying they would not support the resolution in its present form. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, passed in Lok Sabha on January 8, seeks to provide citizenship ..
Punjab Democratic Alliance announces candidates for 9 LS seats
The Punjab Democratic Alliance (PDA) on Tuesday announced candidates for nine Lok Sabha seats in the state.
Gender gap in Internet access narrowing: Facebook study
Men still have more Internet access than women globally but low- and lower-middle-income countries narrowed the gender gap in 2018, a Facebook-led study has revealed.
It's time to defend transgender people: Ellen Page
Actress Ellen Page says it's time to "step up" to support transgender people.
Official files police complaint against suspended AAP MLA (Lead, correcting designation)
Hours after suspended AAP MLA Kapil Mishra stirred up a controversy over his poem on social media hitting out at so-called enemies of the nation residing in the country, an Central government official lodged a formal complaint with the Delhi Police seeking an FIR against the legislator.
Will soon have signing summit with Prez Xi: Trump
Signalling that a negotiated new trade deal with China is within reach, US President Donald Trump said Monday he will soon have "a signing summit" with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. A high-powered Chinese trade delegation led by its Vice President Liu He left Washington on Sunday after four days of extensive talks with American team led by US Trade Representatives Robert Lighthizer. Trump said the Chinese trade delegation could soon be coming back again. "It looks like they'll be coming back quickly again. And we're going to have another summit. We're going to have a signing summit, which is even better. So hopefully, we can get that completed. But we're getting very, very close," Trump said at a meeting of Governors at the White House. The US and China have been locked in an escalating trade spat since early 2018, raising import tariffs on each other's goods. Last year, Trump imposed tariff hikes of up to 25 per cent on USD 250 billion of Chinese goods. The move prompted China .
2.36 lakh distressed women get financial aid in Delhi
Around 2.36 lakh women in distress were given monthly financial assistance in 2018-19 against 2.05 lakh women in 2017-18 in the national capital by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, according to the status report of the Outcome Budget.
189 mohalla clinics set up in delhi till December
The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government has so far set up 189 mohalla clinics against the target of 530. Around 300 more clinics are expected to be functional by end of March.
Baton-charge on protesting hearing-impaired youth in Maha
Several hearing-impaired youth who were staging a demonstration here for their pending demands were injured when police allegedly used baton-charge, some of the protesters said. Police said "mild force" was used to restrain the protesters, who had broken through barricades. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis sought a report from police on the incident, after opposition leaders targeted the BJP-led government over the alleged baton-charge. "When the government has no response on education opportunities and job creation for questions raised by The differently abled, the answer is a lathi charge? And that too during a peaceful march? CM who is the home minister must answer....is this the arrogance of power," NCP leader Supriya Sule said. The youth were demanding right to quality education, provision of trained interpreters for deaf students and preventing fraudulent distribution of disability certificates to able-bodied individuals among others. Over 11,000 ...
Transgender becomes spokesperson of Vanchit Bahujan front
Disha Pinky Shaikh, a transgender social worker, beams with hope that her appointment as a spokesperson of the Prakash Ambedkar and AIMIM-led front will ensure that voice of her community will be heard by society. Shaikh's appointment was announced on February 23, days after Apsara Reddy became first transgender woman to be appointed as general secretary of the All India Mahila Congress. Her new role was announced at the rally of the Vanchit Bahujan Vikas Aghadi here, which was addressed by Dalit leader and B R Ambedkar's grandson Prakash Ambedkar, and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi. "My gender was hardly discussed in the society for a long time. I hope with this appointment, our voice will get heard. I am thankful to Ambedkar for this opportunity," said Shaikh. Though some people from my community got elected in various elections, but transgenders need better representation, Shaikh reasoned. Ambedkar and Owaisi have forged the Aghadi to contest upcoming elections in ...
Digital health interventions are transforming health sector in India: Nadda
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda on Monday said that digital health interventions are going through rapid transformation, particularly in India.
Ex-IPS officer blames Mamata for suicide, TMC rejects charges
A retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the West Bengal cadre, who purportedly committed suicide last week, held Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee "directly responsible" for his death.
IAS official files police complaint against suspended AAP MLA
Hours after suspended AAP MLA Kapil Mishra stirred a controversy over his poem hitting out at so-called enemies of the nation residing in the country on social media, an official of the Department of Telecommunications lodged a formal complaint with the Delhi Police seeking an FIR against the legislator.
Lack of regulations, apathy blamed for hooch tragidies
The latest hooch tragedy in Assam that claimed over 150 lives came barely two weeks after 99 people died in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh after consuming spurious liquor.
Egypt's leader says Europe cannot 'teach us' about rights
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi defended on Monday his country's widely-criticised human rights record and warned the nations of Europe not to lecture the Arab world. In a fiery speech after a summit of European Union and Arab League leaders, el-Sissi said that Europe is prosperous and does not understand the concerns of many Arab countries that are struggling to prevent conflict from tearing them apart. "You are not going to teach us about humanity," he told reporters after the issue was raised at a news conference. "We have our own sense of humanity, values and ethics, and you have your own idea of humanity and ethics, and we respect it. Respect our values and ethics, as we do yours." "This city, through one terrorist act, could be turned into a ghost city," el-Sissi said. Egypt's tourism industry was hard hit after a bomb downed a Russian passenger plane flying out of Sharm el-Sheikh airport in 2015. El-Sissi was applauded after his remarks, prompting European Council ...