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Imprisonment has adverse effects: Shinde

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Over-emphasis on imprisonment has "many adverse effects", union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said here Tuesday. Shinde made the remark while inaugurating the 33rd Asian and Pacific Conference of Correctional Administrators. He said that society's expectations from the criminal justice system, particularly the prison and correctional administration, are wide and varied and sometimes conflicting with each other.

Jagan released from jail, reaches home

Hyderabad, Sep 24 (IANS) YSR Congress president Y.S.

President calls to instill core values in students

Bijapur (Karnataka), Sep 24 (IANS) For India to join the ranks of advanced nations, schools should instill core values such as discipline and tolerance in their students and strengthen the foundation of education, President Pranab Mukherjee said at a function here. "School authorities should inculcate in their students core values such as discipline, compassion, tolerance, respect for opinion of others, regard for their rights and a duty to the nation," Mukherjee said inaugurating the golden jubilee celebrations of the Sainik School here in the northern Karnataka town, about 510 km from Bangalore.

Kerry Katona feels cursed

L0os Angeles, Sep 25 (IANS) Singer Kerry Katona feels she is cursed because a lot of bad things have happened to her. The 33-year-old has struggled with bipolar disorder, a history of drug abuse, two bankruptcies and two failed marriages and feels every time she is about to experience something good, many bad things happen, reports dailystar.co.uk. Katona is expecting her fifth child, her first with fiance George Kay

India developing own strips to test diabetes

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) India is working on a host of innovative technologies, including developing strips to test diabetes, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said here Tuesday. The health ministry has launched a programme to encourage development and introduction of affordable and indigenous technologies for public health applications, Azad said after giving away awards to scientists of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) here. The country is indigenously developing testing strips for diabetes -- work on which is in an advanced stage -- along with methods of mosquito control and diagnostic tests for TB, dengue and several other diseases, he said

BCCI gets court go-ahead for meeting on Modi

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Indian cricket board was Tuesday allowed by the Delhi High Court to hold its special general meeting (SGM) to consider a report on former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi's alleged financial lapses. The high court set aside a trial court's order that imposed restrictions on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) meeting scheduled for Sep 25. Giving a go-ahead to the board, Justice V.K.

North Delhi corporation suspends officials, as dengue cases rise

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The deputy health officer and the malaria inspector of the Rohini zone have been suspended, as the north Delhi municipal corporation has the highest number of dengue cases, an official said Tuesday. "In view of rising number of dengue cases from the Rohini zone, deputy health officer and malaria inspector of the zone have been placed under suspension with immediate effect," said Praveen Kumar Gupta, north Delhi commissioner

Jaganmohan Reddy released from jail

Hyderabad, Sep 24 (IANS) After spending nearly 16 months in prison in a corruption case, YSR Congress president Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy Tuesday walked out to a warm welcome by his supporters. The MP from Kadapa emerged from Chanchalguda Central Jail at 4 p.m.

'India needs to strengthen doctor-patient communication'

Kolkata, Sep 24 (IANS) There is an urgent need to bridge the communication gap between patients and doctors in India to improve the country's healthcare system, experts said here Tuesday. According to these experts, with the advent of modern technology in healthcare, physicians are becoming increasingly dependent on machines and this has created a vacuum in doctor-patient communication

Obama presses for tough UN resolution on Syria

United Nations, Sep 25 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Tuesday called for a resolution that will mandate consequences for Syria if the country fails to hand over its chemical weapons. "The crisis in Syria and the destabilisation of the region goes to the heart of broader challenges that the international community must now confront," said Obama in an address to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly Tuesday morning, Xinhua reported.