Jalandhar, Nov 2 : The Red Ribbon Express, spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS, has reach Jalandhar.
The exhibition train will remain open for people for their viewing at Jalandhar station on Sunday, according to reports.
The train comprises of seven coaches, which is equipped with educational material (primarily on HIV/AIDS), interactive touch screens, an LCSD projector and platform for folk performances and counseling cabins for providing counseling.
The express was flagged-off from New Delhi on December 1, AIDS Day, last year.
La Paz - Bolivian President Evo Morales barred the US Drug Enforcement Adminstration from working in his country, accusing the agency of spying and providing financial support to Bolivia's conservative opposition.
The leftist Morales said Saturday on a visit to Chimore in Cochabamba department, an area where coca is grown, that it was a "personal decision" and he must defend Bolivia's sovereignty.
The Indian Oil Company (IOC) has incurred a loss of Rs 7,047 crore in the second quarter ending Sept 30.The loss is believed to be more than Rs 6,963 crore that the company made in 2007-08.
The company in the first half of the year 2008-09 lost Rs 6,632 crore, as against a net profit of Rs 5,286.16 crore in the same period last year.
Tehran, Nov 2 : India and Iran have decided to set up a trilateral Ministerial mechanism to resolve various issues related to Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari took the decision at a today. ehran on Saturday.
Under the mechanism, the Oil Ministers level meeting between India, Pakistan and Iran will take place to address different issues related to the project, said an External Affairs Ministry spokesman to reporters.
Washington, Nov 2 : Frequent urination at night can help protect against bladder cancer, says a new study.
A team of Spanish and American scientists suggests direct association between the number of times people get up at night to urinate and protection against bladder cancer.
Juan Alguacil, a researcher from the University of Huelva and one of the authors, suggest that night-time is usually the period during which there is the longest time interval between urination.
“The length of time carcinogenic agents, such as those from tobacco for example, are present in the urine, constitutes an important factor towards the likelihood of developing bladder cancer,” Science Daily quoted Alguacil as saying.