In the years after the First World War, hospitals across Europe and beyond began noting something odd that didn’t quite match any familiar infection or neurological condition. Patients would arrive with what looked like a heavy flu, then slowly drift into a state that families struggled to describe. Not exactly unconscious, not fully awake either….
MBBS student at centre of controversy MUMBAI: Sejal Pawar, an undergraduate MBBS student associated with Seth GS Medical College and King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital in Mumbai, has found herself at the centre of a controversy after remarks she made during a stand-up comedy show triggered outrage among sections of the medical community and social…
The first rains have a way of transforming the landscape. Dusty trails turn emerald green, seasonal streams begin to flow and forests that appeared dormant just weeks earlier burst into life. For a growing number of Hyderabadis, this seasonal transformation is reason enough to head outdoors. From quick weekend drives to Narsapur Forest and Ananthagiri…
KOLKATAL: TMC national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee repeatedly replied, “I do not know,” during his marathon questioning by the West Bengal CID in the alleged signature forgery case on Thursday.Investigators were reportedly dissatisfied with his responses and have summoned him again on June 14 for a second round of grilling, according to news…
Dr Minakshi (L), CCTV shows husband with hospital staffer JALANDHAR: A CCTV footage from the hospital of the accused husband has surfaced on social media, allegedly showing eye surgeon Dr Piyush Sood with another woman. The development comes days after his wife, Dr Minakshi, a 37-year-old doctor, was found dead at her residence.Dr Minakshi, who…
Dibrugarh: State disaster management minister Keshab Mahanta on Friday chaired a review meeting on flood preparedness at the Lakhimpur district commissioner’s office, taking stock of the situation ahead of monsoon.Lakhimpur is one of the most flood-prone districts in the state, often featuring among the worst-affected districts.Addressing the meeting, Mahanta, who is also Lakhimpur’s guardian minister,…
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee over a speech she allegedly delivered at a rally in Kolkata earlier this year.According to news agency ANI, police sources said the FIR was registered on June 7 at 3.45 pm and has been lodged…
For more than 25 years, physicists have predicted that shrinking certain semiconductor nanotubes to extreme dimensions would fundamentally alter their electronic behaviour. The problem was proving it. Structures at this scale are notoriously difficult to manufacture because they become unstable long before reaching the sizes required for experimental validation. Researchers at the University of Tokyo…
India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $711 million to $681.610 billion in the week ended June 5, dragged down by a sharp fall in foreign currency assets, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday, PTI reported.The decline follows an increase of $938 million in the previous reporting week, when…
Actor Ranvir Shorey and director Shreyansh Pandey have dismissed the political agenda debate surrounding Aditya Dhar’s blockbuster spy franchise Dhurandhar. Ranvir called it “grossly unfair” to judge the film on political merit rather than cinematic merit, while Shreyansh described it as “just pure and good storytelling” with no agenda. Vedang Raina is fast making a…
