India marks one year polio-free milestone
India is about to hit a milestone in its battle to eradicate the polio virus with no new cases reported in the past year, the country's health minister said on Thursday, a dramatic drop from being the
Law soon to prevent discrimination against HIV patients: Azad
Government on Thursday pledged to bring a law soon to ensure that there is no discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients as Health Ministry is all set to initiate the process after receiving the draft
Decision on Telangana only after talks are complete: Azad
Congress on Friday said it is committed to early resolution of the Telangana issue and maintained that a decision on the matter would be taken only after national-level talks with senior leaders of
Bill to amend Transplantation of Human Organs Act tabled
The government on Friday introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Transplantation of Human Organs Act to expand the definition of 'near relatives' to include grandparents and grandchildren an
Ghulam Nabi Azad calls homosexuality a disease
Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday described homosexuality as a "disease" and regretted that despite being "unnatural", it now afflicts a substantial number of people in India.
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Telangana: Cong leaders meet Azad
After tendering their resignation, Congress ministers, MPs and MLAs from Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday met senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and explained as to why they had put in
Ghulam Nabi Azad under fire over gay sex comment
Indian gay rights activists have voiced shock and outrage over public comments by Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad that homosexuality was a 'disease' brought to the country by foreigners.
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Cong-DMK deadlock: No breakthrough yet, says Azad
Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who had negotiated with the DMK on seat sharing for Tamil Nadu assembly polls, on Monday said there was no breakthrough in the deadlock as of now.
AICC reshuffle: Azad mans TN
Andhra Pradesh received a jolt in the much delayed AICC reshuffle as none of its leaders figured in the Congress Working Committee nor were any made general secretary. Mr Mohan Prakash emerged as a b
Congress must head J&K government: PDP
New Delhi, Sept. 18: As Kashmir continues to burn, the PDP has reportedly sent feelers to the Congress high command its willingness to extend its support to a Congress-led government.
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