Bengaluru: Within a week of opening the new carriageway of the double-decker flyover between Silk Board and Ragigudda Metro station, city traffic police Wednesday closed the road to motorists. Police said the 3.5-km stretch was opened only for a trial run, and a decision on regular operations now rests with the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation…
SRINAGAR: The stem cell donor was from Poland. Donor identification and bone marrow transportation were facilitated by a German organisation. The transplant was carried out by doctors at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar.This international medical collaboration has saved the life of a three-year-old Kashmir boy suffering from Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare…
Kolkata: A Trinamool panchayat pradhan from Jangra was arrested on Sunday by Bidhannagar cops on charges of extortion. Rita Gayen, pradhan of Jangra-Hatiara-2 Gram Panchayat under Rajarhat block, allegedly approved the construction of several buildings on wetlands and govt land in her panchayat area in exchange for large sums of money. Cops also claimed she…
An amateur treasure hunter’s discovery of the Watlington Hoard in Oxfordshire has rewritten English history. Image Credit: The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum, via Wikimedia Commons Well before the undulating terrain of Oxfordshire came to be a peaceful haven for those on foot, the region around Watlington was a battleground in…
Immanuel Kant (Image: Wikipedia) People often expect philosophers to speak in complicated language. There is a common image of philosophers sitting among books and discussing ideas that sound distant from ordinary life. Immanuel Kant is frequently placed in that category. His work shaped philosophy in major ways, and many students know him through difficult theories…
Ghaziabad: Caught selling adulterated paneer in 2021, Vishal Singhal, the owner of Jai Durga Dairy in Ghaziabad, was handed a Rs 5,000 fine. Singhal pleaded guilty in court and requested minimum punishment. The additional chief judicial magistrate court said Singhal would be sent to jail for 30 days if he failed to submit the fine…
MWCD Internship programme 2026 The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) has started the application process for its Internship Programme for the August-September 2026 session. Interested candidates can submit their applications through the official portal, wcd.intern.nic.in.The programme is aimed at giving women an opportunity to gain first-hand experience of policy-making and government programmes related…
Ahmedabad: A dispute over a few hundred rupees allegedly turned fatal in Dholka, where a 33-year-old migrant worker from Bihar was killed by his co-worker, who later alerted police, claiming that an unidentified person had murdered the victim.The incident came to light on Sunday evening when the 112 emergency response team received a call stating…
Vasco: Mormugao municipal council (MMC) has decided to impose strict ban on the sale of wholesale fish in Vasco city and have issued further necessary directions to all the concerned authorities to impound vehicles which are found in the illegal trade.A joint site inspection of entire Khariawada belt was conducted by the municipal authorities involving…
Hyderabad: The TGSRTC bus services resumed across the state from the early hours of Saturday after RTC JAC leaders called off their strike late night on Friday, following successful talks with the state govt.The return of buses brought major relief to the public. Services resumed from the first shift, with RTC JAC leaders and management…
