Lucknow: A special ‘ardas’ (prayer) was held at Gurdwara Sadar to mark 12 years of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led govt at the Centre. Organised by the Lucknow Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and the All-India Sikh Punjabi Welfare Council, people prayed for national progress, prosperity, unity and continued development.Acting president of LGPC Harpal Singh Jaggi credited Prime…
A Perth-based comedian has claimed he was banned from almost every venue in Western Australia for 12 months following an incident he says he still does not fully understand.Jasky Singh said the statewide restriction was imposed after an incident at The Gold Bar in Kalgoorlie, in the state’s Goldfields–Esperance region, in November. The ban applies…
Fire broke out on Wednesday at the new administrative office building, popularly known as the office of additional district magistrate, in Alipore Kolkata: A major fire broke out on Wednesday at the new administrative office building, popularly known as the office of additional district magistrate, located on Alipore Police Court complex. The affected building has…
Portrait an unknown male doctor holding a stethoscope behind Chennai: Health minister K G Arunraj has said govt doctors, who also work in private hospitals or clinics, should not engage in private practice during govt hospital duty hours.During an inspection of Chengalpattu Government Hospital on Wednesday, Arunraj said govt hospitals must provide quality treatment and…
Trichy: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi and the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Trichy have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to facilitate joint research, student exchange and academic mobility between the them.The agreement, signed by Rangan Banerjee, director of IIT Delhi, and G Aghila, director of NIT Trichy, seeks to establish a…
Mumbai: In the pipeline for close to 10 years, DCM Eknath Shinde has asked Mumbai city collector Aanchal Goyal to fast-track transfer of 11 acres of Richardson & Cruddas land in Byculla to JJ Hospital.Officials said the land was transferred to the city collector on paper way back in 2016 but wasn’t handed over to…
Ranchi: The Jharkhand govt is planning to increase 258 medical seats at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (Rims) in its undergraduate (UG), post-graduate (PG) and super-speciality courses to strengthen the state’s healthcare infrastructure and medical education.Health department’s additional chief secretary (ACS) Ajoy Kumar Singh in a letter to Rims director sent on Tuesday, asked…
The Gough’s Cave dog (NHMUK PV M 13794a) mandible in lateral view| Image Credit: Nature Journal According to Phys.org, a trio of dog skeletons buried near a human grave in central Turkey nearly 16,000 years ago is reshaping what researchers know about the earliest relationship between humans and dogs.Two scientific papers published in Nature this…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Iran “will have to pay the price” for not negotiating a deal with Washington.In a Truth Social post, Trump said Iran has been “defeated” and that much of its military “doesn’t even exist anymore.”“Iran’s military is a complete and total mess. Much of it, like their Navy and…
Comedian Pranit More has reportedly deactivated his Instagram account days after he apologized for the viral Rs 370 biryani clip that sparked strong online criticism. Users who searched for his profile said the account was no longer accessible and showed no visible activity, followers, or following. More has not issued a separate statement on his…