Central Government delegation on three days visit to Bangladesh

Central Government delegation on three days visit to Bangladesh

Monday, 29 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

A Central Government delegation is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh beginning Sunday to further boost bilateral ties on governance matters, according to an official statement. The visit is being undertaken on the invitation of the Bangladesh Ministry of Public Administration and will focus on the mid-career capacity building programs in...

Antibiotics rampant use during pandemic worsened AMR: WHO

Sunday, 28 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The indiscriminate use of antibiotics during the Covid-19 pandemic majorly given as a precautionary measure has exacerbated the silent spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to a recent report by the World Health Organization (WHO). The report indicates that approximately 75 percent of patients received antibiotics as a precautionary measure, despite...

Adults with adverse childhood experiences more likely to feel depressed

Sunday, 28 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Adults with four or more adverse childhood experiences are four times more likely to experience depression and low life satisfaction, three times more likely to experience anxiety and are 30 times more likely at attempt suicide than people with no adverse childhood experiences, according to a study that explored the...

Congress attacks Modi over snatching quotas remarks

Sunday, 28 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Congress on Saturday slammed as "false propaganda" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'snatching quotas' remarks and alleged that it was the BJP that was against reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the reality is that since 1950, reservation in education and employment has been possible...

NCB, ATS bust three drug manufacturing labs in Rajasthan, Gujarat

Sunday, 28 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Narcotics Control Board(NCB) and Gujarat Police ATS Saturday busted three "clandestine" drug manufacturing labs in Rajasthan and Gujarat leading to the seizure of 300 kgs of narcotics and arrest of seven persons. Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Deputy Director General (Operations) Gyaneshwar Singh in a statement said the labs were unearthed...

BJP’s hypocrisy knows no bounds: Congress

Sunday, 28 April 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

Congress on Saturday said the BJP's "hypocrisy knows no bounds" and alleged that while it called the administrative allocation of 2G spectrum under the UPA a "scam", the Narendra Modi government was now seeking permission from the Supreme Court to "give away spectrum" without an auction. The opposition party's attack came...

Why Congress did not conduct caste census when in power: BJP

Sunday, 28 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi/Hyderabad

BJP Rajya Sabha member K Laxman on Saturday asked why the Congress did not think of conducting a caste census when it was in power for over five decades and said that it was the Nehru-Gandhi family which was in power for a long and sought to know why the...

TMC Government protecting terrorists, rapists in Bengal: BJP

Sunday, 28 April 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The BJP on Saturday accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal of "protecting" terrorists and rapists and claimed the state appears to be on the brink of anarchy. BJP's national spokesperson Prem Shukla hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at a press conference, a day after the CBI...

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