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Nadda sounds alarm on rising organ failures, calls for increased donation awareness

New Delhi, Aug 2 (UNI) Union Health Minister JP Nadda today expressed concern over the increasing cases of organ failures, calling it a serious public health challenge that is putting immense pressure on the healthcare system.

“Every year, thousands of patients await life-saving organ transplants. Despite this urgent need, a significant gap persists between those waiting for transplants and the number of available donors,” he said here at an event held to mark the 15th Indian Organ Donation Day. The event was organized by the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO) under the aegis of Directorate General of Health Services, Union Health Ministry.
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PM Modi congratulates UK's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, seeks to deepen India-UK strategic partnership

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New Delhi, July 21 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Andy Burnham on assuming office as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, expressing confidence that bilateral ties would grow stronger and reaffirming India's commitment to further expanding the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

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"Deplorable": India condemns attack after four nationals killed on cargo ship leaving Ukraine

21 Jul 2026 | 12:16 AM

New Delhi, Jul 20 (UNI) Four Indian nationals were killed and another was critically injured after a cargo ship departing Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa was struck by missiles, India's foreign ministry said today, condemning attacks on commercial shipping and civilian crews as "deplorable".

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Delhi Police appeals protesters to exercise restraint & cooperate in maintaining peace, law & order

20 Jul 2026 | 11:31 PM

New Delhi, Jul 20 (UNI) The Delhi Police have appealed to the protestors supporting the Cockroach Janta Party's demonstration, to maintain peace, exercise restraint and cooperate with the police personnel in ensuring public order and peace.

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PM Sidestepped Key Opposition Issues in Monsoon Session Opening Remarks: Jairam Ramesh

20 Jul 2026 | 11:19 PM

New Delhi, Jul 20 (UNI) Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of deliberately overlooking the issues that the opposition considers most pressing, saying the Prime Minister's address at the start of the Monsoon Session was filled with "worn-out and hollow" rhetoric while avoiding controversies that have dominated the national discourse.

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Opposition parties, facing electoral defeats trying to exploit youth movements for political gains, alleges Malhotra

20 Jul 2026 | 11:14 PM

New Delhi, July 20 (UNI) Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra on Monday alleged that the events witnessed in the national capital in the name of a youth movement were nothing, but the outcome of the negative politics of the Aam Aadmi Party, the Congress, the Communist parties, and other opposition parties.

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