New Delhi: A 17-year-old girl battling a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer has made a recovery after spending nearly 10 days on ventilator support.The teen was diagnosed with stage 3 Ewing’s sarcoma — an uncommon cancer that affects bones or the soft tissue around them and is estimated to occur in nearly one…
Mumbai: The second edition of Mumbai Climate Week (MCW) will be held in the city from February 22-26, 2027.On Thursday, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis formally released the outcome and impact report of the inaugural edition of MCW, which was held on February 17-19 this year. The reports included the various MoUs signed.During the week, conversations…
The programme, ‘Prarambh-2026’ focused on facilitating a smooth transition from the Income-tax Act-1961 to the Income Tax Act- 2025 Bengaluru: An outreach and awareness programme on New Income Tax Act- 2025 was organised by the income tax department Thursday. With the new Act coming into force from April this year along with consequential revisions to…
Hyderabad: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited fresh tenders for the completion of balance works on NH-44, following termination of previous contracts for the six-laning of Bowenpally to Kallakal and Thondupally to Kothur corridor. The decision comes after persistent failure by the contractor to meet key construction milestones despite repeated interventions.While maintenance…
Kolkata: In the city’s ‘red’ illegal building zone, bulldozers used for demolition spook residents who are taking refuge in their kin’s houses. Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has deployed bulldozers as well as workers to pull down two unauthorised structures, including the mixed residential building where a fire on Tuesday killed two workers and injured three…
TNNChandigarh: Setting a target of over 4.1 lakh plantations for 2026-27, the UT administration has decided to prioritise survival rate and gap-filling across the city, with focus on roadside and open-space greening.At a review of the plantation plan Thursday, home secretary-cum-forest secretary Mandip Singh Brar directed departments to shift focus from quantity to quality of…
Jaipur: Governor Haribhau Bagde Thursday appealed to the public to voluntarily minimise vehicle usage and use public transport for fuel conservation. Taking personal initiative, he also reduced the number of vehicles in his official motorcade during his travels.On Thursday, while travelling from Lokbhavan to the airport, he refused to allow the use of a warning…
Judging excellence in maternal healthcare is not like judging most things. The numbers, whether around delivery volumes, success rates, bed counts, etc., are the starting point, far from the verdict. When the jury members for the Times Future of Maternity Awards 2026 convened for final evaluation of nominees across 13 categories, the tougher questions were…
Indian man shuts up Sara Gonzales for H-1B ambush, calls her jobless. Texas journalist Sara Gonzales who started ‘busting’ H-1B fraud in her state, which also resulted in some action from the government, targeted ‘Great America Technologies’ for her latest video. But it turned into a fight between Gonzales and Nagarjuna Reddy Sakam, who is…
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday called for aligning standards, customs procedures and business practices between India and African nations to accelerate bilateral trade and deepen economic partnerships, PTI reported.Addressing a curtain raiser event for the upcoming India-Africa Business Dialogue (IABD) and Exhibition, Goyal said the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), valued…
