Shimla: A student of Himachal Pradesh National Law University (HPNLU), Shimla, allegedly attempted suicide on Wednesday by cutting a vein on his hand after accusing some fellow students and university staff of ‘harassment and ragging’.He is undergoing treatment at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla, while police are investigating the matter. Before the incident, student…
Lucknow: Doctors at ApolloMedics Hospital performed a rare, high-risk thyroid cancer surgery on a 70-year-old man after a tumour left his windpipe almost completely blocked, making standard anaesthesia impossible. With conventional intubation and bronchoscopy failing to secure an airway, the team turned to a heart-lung machine to keep the patient oxygenated while surgeons created an…
Congress stages protest against CEC in Ahmedabad NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday said the “chorus of voices” against what it called the “capture of the electoral system” was growing louder, and asserted that citizens would no longer tolerate “vote chori” in any form.Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh made the remarks while citing…
Isabella GarryPhoto: Society for Science When Isabella Garry learned that microplastics can enter the human body through food, water and the air, she began looking for a solution that went beyond simply avoiding plastic. The seventh-grader from Central Middle School in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, tested natural plant compounds in a laboratory-made stomach environment to see…
Three decades on, Renuka Shahane is revisiting her time on the sets of Sooraj Barjatya‘s 1994 hit ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!’. Now 32 years since its release, the film is still regarded as a landmark in Indian family cinema. Shahane, who portrayed Pooja Choudhury, shares what it was like to work alongside Salman Khan, Madhuri…
India’s Prince Kurisinkal Noble and Manu Francis during the Men’s Skiff event. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: India added another silver medal to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Thursday as Manu Francis and Prince Noble finished runners-up in the men’s skiff sailing event at Aichi-Nagoya.The Indian duo secured silver in the ninth and final race…
October 2026 is not necessarily a month to keep adding more.It may actually be a better month to look at what has already accumulated. Money spent without thinking. Things lying unused around the house. Hundreds of screenshots on the phone. A work desk where yesterday’s papers are still competing with today’s priorities.Even our morning routine…
Neerja Bhanot (L), a flight attendant, showed immense courage during the 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi. In 2026, Captain Smit Machchhar (R) was attacked by his co-pilot during a flight and successfully regained control of the aircraft. NEW DELHI: Four decades apart, two aviation professionals found themselves at the centre of…
The department purchased 60,000 units of rub and oil in 2013-14 at a cost of Rs 195 per 100ml. The actual cost was Rs 64. (Representative Image) CHENNAI: The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has registered a case against four former officials of the Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services (ESI) for irregularities…
Punjab language department director Jaswant Singh Zafar Patiala: Weeks after Punjab higher education and languages secretary Sonali Giri served a show-cause notice to Punjab language department director Jaswant Singh Zafar over alleged irregularities in recruiting research assistants, the director has shot off a letter to chief minister Bhagwant Mann, seeking his intervention in the issue.Giri…
