Doctors at KIMS Hospital, Kondapur in Hyderabad successfully removed a plastic pen cap that had remained lodged in a man’s lungs for 21 years. The 26-year-old patient from Karimnagar had unknowingly carried the 1 cm foreign object since the age of five, after accidentally swallowing it. Doctors got to know this after he sought medical […]
In an aim to make Bengaluru cleaner by reducing the number of blackspots, the Rotary Bengaluru Midtown (RBM) has launched a unique initiative for citizens to volunteer to engage in cleanliness drive. As part of the programme, the RBM has opened social media pages for netizens to post images of blackspots in their respective areas. Thought leaders and […]
Gain insights into the recent rise in Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) cases in India with: Dr. Subramanian Swaminathan — Director, Infectious Diseases and Infection Control, Gleneagles Global Hospital (Chennai & Bengaluru), and Vice President, Clinical Infectious Diseases Society of India In conversation with Zubeda Hamid, Senior Assistant Editor, The Hindu, we discussed what this outbreak means […]
The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) appeared to have raised eyebrows in the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition by inviting Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Shashi Tharoor, MP, to speak at the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] affiliate’s “start-up festival” in Thiruvananthapuram on March 1 and 2. The DYFI’s demonstrative cordiality to […]
PETA India offers mechanical elephants to temples After a series of elephant attacks in Kerala left five people dead, many injured, and property damaged at temple and mosque festivals in a span of 10 days, PETA India has stepped in with a unique offer. The organisation is urging temples and mosques to let go of […]
Three women, including a teenager, from the same family were found dead on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) inside an apartment in Kolkata’s Tangra area. Senior Kolkata Police officials, including Commissioner Manoj Verma, visited the scene and confirmed that two of the deceased were elderly women, while the third was a teenage girl. Commissioner Verma stated […]
Nepalese students on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) expressed fear about returning to the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) campus in Bhubaneswar after events that took place following the alleged suicide of a 20-year-old student from the Himalayan nation. Around 1,000 Nepalese students studying at KIIT were issued suspension notices and asked to leave the […]
BJP State unit president B. Y. Vijayendra predicted that ‘major changes’ will take place in the ruling Congress in Karnataka in the next couple of months. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on February 19, Mr. Vijayendra said the internal tussle in the ruling Congress and the government over the leadership issue had reached a […]
The POSCO Fast Track Court at the Combined Court Complex in Vellore has convicted a 17-year-old and sentenced him to 20 years of imprisonment in connection with a gang rape case that took place here in March 2022. Judge D. Sivakumar delivered the verdict, sentencing the teenager and imposing a fine of ₹23,000 on him. […]
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the Delhi Chief Minister on Thursday (February 20, 2025). Mr. Naidu will leave for Delhi on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) evening. The swearing in ceremony is likely to be held at Ram Leela maidan at New Delhi. The BJP came to power […]
