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Pratibha Set to become India’s First Woman President

New Delhi: Pratibha PatilIt’s going to be history in the making as UPA-Left candidate Ms.

I’ll Take Two Small Suitcases With Me, Says Abdul Kalam

President A P J Abdul KalamNew Delhi: On Thursday, President A P J Abdul Kalam said, “I will go with two

India Calls For Making ‘Hindi’ Official UN Language

New York: India has asked all UN member states to take prompt and substantial steps for making Hindi, the second most spoken language in the world.

Haneef’s Lawyers To Holdup His Bail Posting

Melbourne: Lawyers for Mohammed Haneef may holdup posting his bail as they plan a plea against Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews' assessment to terminate the Indian doctor's work permit.

HIV/AIDS Figures Down By 50% - Study

HIV/AIDSNew Delhi: The fresh figure of people infected with HIV/AIDS in the country is 2.47 million as compared to the preceding number of 5.2 million. The occurrence rate is also down to 0.36 per cent as against 0.9 per cent.

According to novel information for 2006, released on Friday, specify that the national adult HIV frequency is around 0.36 per cent that signifies an estimated 2 million to 3.1 million people living with HIV.

Shekhawat Files Nomination For President Seat

Vice President Vice President Bhairon Singh ShekhawatBhairon Singh Shekhawat filed his nomination for the presidential election on Monday. He would be challenging as an Independent contender supported by the National Democratic Alliance, minus the Shiv Sena and the Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party.
Along with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani, Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajnath Singh, Jaswant Singh, Sushma Swaraj, and host of other leaders Mr. Shekhawat submitted two sets of nomination documents to Returning Officer P.D. Achary at Parliament House.

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