BENGALURU: A small, dissolving tube developed in a Bengaluru lab is moving a step closer to hospital use, offering a way to avoid repeat procedures after major abdominal surgeries.The device, called the “Asthana Stent”, is the result of a collaboration between liver transplant surgeon Sonal Asthana of Aster CMI Hospital and researchers led by Kaushik…
Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) decided to promote rainwater harvesting across the city and expanded, as an immediate measure, the supply of recycled water for construction, gardening and other non-potable uses in Navi Mumbai to tide over water scarcity as the dam level went down drastically due to the delayed monsoon.The civic…
India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $938 million to $682.321 billion in the week ended May 28, snapping the previous week’s decline, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.In the preceding reporting week, the country’s forex reserves had fallen by $7.511 billion to $681.384 billion, reported PTI.India’s reserve stock…
Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge NEW DELHI: Karnataka home minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Saturday defended his letter to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, saying he has the right, as home minister, to demand transparency from the organisation.Also Read | ‘RSS must register, pay taxes’: Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge writes…
New Delhi: The city’s power regulator, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), has approached Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) against its last month’s order directing the former to start liquidation of regulatory assets (RA) worth around Rs 38,500 crore.DERC has filed a review petition seeking extension of time till July 1 for initiating the process of…
Calcutta HC declined to stay the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as LoP KOLKATA: Calcutta high court declined to stay Thursday the appointment of rebel Trinamool MLA Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of the opposition in the Bengal assembly, handing his camp an early courtroom edge on opening day of the first session under…
Hyderabad: Refuting Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy’s allegations that he was blocking the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) loan to Hyderabad metro rail project, union minister G Kishan Reddy said the IRFC loan got stuck as there were issues with the Centre over certain conditions in the agreement for loan disbursement. He said the…
times news networkLucknow: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that opposition parties, especially the Congress and Samajwadi Party, missed a historic opportunity given to them by PM Narendra Modi to shed their anti-women image.The opposition obstructed the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament and exposed its undemocratic and anti-women character, the CM…
Bengaluru’s growing concern with rogue cables Bengaluru: What began as a routine ride home after a dental appointment ended in a devastating accident for 46-year-old Shaziya, who now faces months of recovery after a loose optical fibre cable allegedly snagged her scooter and threw her onto the road.The incident occurred around 7.15pm on June 9…
Ahmedabad: A businessman from Gandhinagar was allegedly cheated of Rs 27 lakh after fraudsters posing as angadia operators convinced him to deposit cash at an Ahmedabad office using a fake delivery token.According to an FIR filed with Kalupur police, the complainant, who runs a chemical business in Chhatral, wanted to send Rs 27 lakh to…
