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NEW DELHI: A four-month-old baby boy has become one of the youngest reported patients to undergo a rare lung-sparing keyhole surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi, after doctors removed only the diseased segments of a lung affected by a congenital malformation involving both lungs. The child recovered without complications and was discharged within two days of…
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved two major elevated road projects in Varanasi — Ganga Corridor and Varuna Corridor — aimed at easing traffic congestion in the holy city and providing high speed connectivity from two national highways and the Ring Road. The two roads to be built with a design speed of…
Jauhar University (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Rampur Development Authority (RDA) has ordered the demolition of 38 buildings at Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan‘s Mohammad Ali Jauhar University, ruling that they were constructed without approved building plans, official said on Wednesday.The order, issued under Section 27(1) of the Uttar Pradesh Urban Planning and Development…
Isha Gramotsavam expands to North India, set to cover 10 states in biggest edition yet Rural sports festival Isha Gramotsavam will make its foray into North India this year, with its 18th edition expanding to 10 states and one Union Territory, bringing together more than 80,000 players from over 40,000 villages in what organisers described…
Vishwa Mangalya Sabha press conference Vrishali Joshi, national organising secretary of Vishwa Mangalya Sabha, on Wednesday announced that the organisation will hold its two-day “Prabodhan” (awareness) meeting for North India in Delhi on July 23 and 24.A similar meeting for South India will be held in Hyderabad.Joshi clarified that Vishwa Mangalya Sabha is neither a…
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is a Trojan Horse of a film. No, I don’t mean that it’s about to give your computer a virus (though if you downloaded an illegal version this week instead of going to the cinema, that’s on you). Fast facts about The Odyssey What: The latest take on Homer’s epic tale…
Lok Sabha secretariat cautions MPs ahead of Monsoon session NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Monsoon session of Parliament, the Lok Sabha secretariat has issued a fresh advisory asking Members of Parliament to refrain from protests, demonstrations and the display of placards inside the Parliament House complex, while also cautioning against carrying items such as firearms,…
‘Satluj’ stars Diljit Dosanjh in lead role NEW DELHI: The Centre is considering making certification by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) mandatory for films released on OTT platforms, sources said on Wednesday.The move would require amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, as OTT content currently…
Kunal Kamra, Chandrashekhar Azad join CJP protest on day 25 NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest seeking Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination drew fresh support on Wednesday, with comedian Kunal Kamra and Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad joining demonstrators at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar.Kamra attended the…
President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcementshould continue traffic stops after two deadly shootings within a week, seeming to contradict a new policy to halt them. To remove criminals from the country, “we CANNOT give up one of ICE’s most important and effective Crime Fighting tools, THE TRAFFIC STOP!” the president wrote on social…