Lucknow: King George’s Medical University’s (KGMU) surgery department has gaps in evacuation preparedness, staff training and electrical safety, revealed a TOI reality check conducted three days after a short circuit in the building’s basement triggered a fire.The incident forced the evacuation of nearly 50 children, including two on oxygen support. Doctors, nurses and support staff…
Jaipur: The principal seat of Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur has sought a detailed status report from the state govt on steps taken to implement Centre’s Standardised Development and Building Regulations, 2023 in cities in hilly and ecologically sensitive areas, including those around lakes.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice…
Shivraj Singh Chouhan informed the Lok Sabha that the VB-G RAM G scheme has been implemented in rural areas of the entire country. NEW DELHI: Over 9.69 crore person-days have been generated in approximately a month of the rollout of the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act (VB-G RAM G) which replaced…
Hrithik Roshan backs filmmaker’s take on audience obsession with stardom over cinema: ‘Somehow we haven’t grown up’ Filmmaker Pratim D Gupta recently shared a long note on Instagram, pointing out how Vijay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi shooting in Kolkata drew far more attention than Mani Ratnam‘s return to the city or his collaboration with award-winning…
The solar eclipse of August 2026 is a perfect occasion for setting astrological intentions. This cosmic event encourages individuals to reflect personally and welcome fresh starts. Crafting affirmations can help direct energies towards love, prosperity, and career growth. To see these intentions come to fruition, it is essential to back them up with practical steps….
Mumbai: BMC on Tuesday said it will now issue newly registered birth, death and marriage certificates within three working days, while applications for corrections to birth and death certificates will be processed in 25 working days at its civic facilitation centres (CFCs).The new system will also allow parents to get their child’s name added to…
Accel Partners (L-R) Anand Daniel and Abhinav Chaturvedi Bengaluru: Venture capital firm Accel has raised $550 million for its ninth India-focused early-stage fund, just 18 months after closing a $650 million fund. The Palo Alto-headquartered firm has now raised $1.2 billion for India during this period.The India fund is part of a $3.5 billion global…
Chennai: Stench is the first thing that greets pedestrians entering the subway on Anna Salai, followed by leaky walls, dim stretches and a loose drainage cover that forces commuters to watch their step.The subway, opposite Higginbothams, is used by thousands of pedestrians, connecting them to multiple modes of transport, including the LIC bus stop and…
Hyderabad: Six years after a hydroelectric power unit was shut down after an accident and several trial runs failed, Telangana Genco has resumed trial runs of unit IV of Srisailam hydroelectric power station at Srisailam. Unit IV generates 150 megawatts (MW) of power. Official sources said the trial runs will continue for some more days…
TBM Divya breaks through the station box of Purple Line’s Victoria station on Tuesday Kolkata: The city’s Purple Line completed its first phase of underground tunnelling on Tuesday as tunnel boring machine (TBM) Divya broke through the wall of the under-construction Victoria Memorial station.A month ago, its sibling, TBM Durga, achieved the feat, covering the…
