New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday recommended countries to use the twice-a-year lenacapavir injection as an additional pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option for global HIV prevention.The landmark policy action, aiming to reshape the global HIV response, was issued at the 13th International AIDS Society Conference (IAS 2025) on HIV Science, in Kigali, Rwanda.Lenacapavir…
Colombo, 11/4: A leader from Sri Lanka’s ruling coalition said on Monday that three members of the alliance had proposed forming an interim government, a week after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa called for a unity administration amid unrest and a severe economic crisis. “The main proposal is to have an all-party committee to make…
New Delhi, 7/4 (AO Bureau): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks with students, parents, and teachers through the much-hyped annual program “Pariksha Pay Charcha”. The event will begin at 7 p.m. In view of the Coronavirus pandemic, the fourth edition of this year’s “Pariksha Pe Charcha ” program will be held in a virtual…
Canada, 2/8:Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it has begun the process to end access to news on Facebook and Instagram for all users in Canada. The decision is a fallout of a legislation passed by Canadian parliament that would force platforms like Google parent Alphabet and Meta to negotiate commercial deals and pay…
Dubai,15/9: What happens when one of the world’s most politically charged and intense sporting contests is played under the cloud of lingering hostility? Sunday’s India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match provided the answers. A seven-wicket win for India ended on a hard-edged note as their players refused the customary handshake with their counterparts from Pakistan after…
Ukraine, 27/2: Amidst the outcry after the Russian attack on Ukraine, the world’s largest tech maker Elon Musk has announced the revival of the Internet there. For the past four days, continuous attacks have been going on in Ukraine. In such a situation, there is a fear that Russia may cover up the system of…
Ahmedabad, 28/12: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said India has recorded a 97 per cent reduction in malaria cases and the country will be free of the disease in a “short time”. He was addressing the ‘All India Medical Conference – IMA NATCON 2025’ of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) in Shela here.
Mumbai, 18/12: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance will rival FMCG food businesses of ITC, Tata Consumer Products Ltd and Adani Wilmar with launch of brand ‘Independence’ for staples, processed foods, beverages and other daily essentials, analysts said. Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL), the newly set up FMCG arm of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd (RRVL)…
A woman from Nabarangpur, Odisha was trafficked to Maharashtra and sexually abused for 14 days. Accused Basudev Kalar kidnapped her, holding her captive in Nagpur. Her husband, with NGO help, rescued herIn a shocking incident, a married woman was allegedly trafficked to Maharashtra where she was held captive and sexually abused for 14 days. The…
Bhubaneswar, 23/2 (AO Bureau): The number of Coronavirus cases is kept on increasing day by day in Odisha. 62 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha in the last 24 hours. The Coronavirus cases tally reached 3,36,767. The Corona positive cases have been detected in 19 districts. 37 have been reported from different quarantine…
