Agartala: Ahead of Union home minister Amit Shah’s visit to Tripura on June 5, Pradip Chandra Pal, a resident of Amtali, was officially returned to India on Monday through Tripura’s Khowai border after spending more than a year in a Bangladesh prison.The handover took place around 11:30am at the Paharmura Border Gate in the presence…
Chennai: Specialists at Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital showcased pinhole pupilloplasty, a minimally invasive surgical procedure, as an alternative to corneal transplantation for select patients with irregular corneas and vision impairment. With more than one lakh people in India estimated to require corneal transplants, experts said the innovative technique could offer a viable solution for many,…
Bengal’s voters did more than change the party in power — they changed the political course of the state. NEW DELHI: The winds are changing in West Bengal. In April this year, the people of Bengal voted not just to change their government but also the direction of the state’s politics. The verdict marked the…
NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on his former party, the Aam Aadmi Party, alleging misuse of Punjab’s state machinery to target MPs who recently defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party.Chadha, who was part of a delegation that met Droupadi Murmu, accused the AAP-led Punjab government of engaging…
Father, Anand Doddamani (L), reportedly poured petrol on his son, Mallikarjun (R). BENGALURU: A 19-year-old youth and his 45-year-old father sustained burn injuries after a dispute over the youth taking a bike without permission. The incident occurred on May 1 in Pragathipura, Banashankari, in south Bengaluru. Following an argument, the father, Anand Doddamani, reportedly poured…
Representative photo (AP) NEW DELHI: Drug price regulator National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved a 20% price hike for Serum Institute of India‘s BCG, measles and measles-rubella vaccines.This move is unusual since price hikes are rare when one company dominates the market.NPPA had fixed the pr-ice ceiling in Dec 2024 based on Pharmarack data…
A significant $55 million donation revitalised the Mid-Manhattan Library, transforming it into the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. Image Credits: Wikimedia Commons It is natural to conclude that in the evolving world of information technology, the traditional library has become less relevant than ever before as a central hub of urban life. These libraries are romanticised…
New Delhi/Kolkata: The new BJP govt is likely to take oath on May 9 — Panchishe Baishakh, the birth anniversary of Bengali polymath Rabindra Nath Tagore — with Union home minister Amit Shah, who scripted the massive win, set to preside over the meeting of MLAs to elect the new chief minister.Shah was named the…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen (ANI Photo) Heinrich Klaasen has surged to the top of the Orange Cap standings after his fluent 69 off 43 balls against Punjab Kings, a knock that helped Sunrisers Hyderabad secure a crucial win and climb to the top of the table. Klaasen’s innings, which included three fours and four sixes,…
A massive fire broke out in the B-1 coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express, in Ratlam on Sunday. All passengers were safely evacuated, and no casualties were reported New Delhi: The fire on the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday has again raised concerns over how prepared Delhi’s railway stations…
