The rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, was the subject of the relentless media coverage, and of the suo motu hearing by the Supreme Court in recent weeks. Just when everyone assumed that the convict in the case, the prime accused Sanjay Roy, was sure
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Former men’s hockey captain P. R. Sreejesh was chosen for the Padma Bhushan, while recently-retired cricket star Ravichandran Ashwin was among the Padma Shri winners as four athletes and a para-athletics coach figured in the list of 139 that was unveiled for the coveted civilian awards on Saturday (January 25, 2025). Legendary Indian footballer I.
Frequent changes in the administration have delayed the tendering process for procurement of life-saving medicines and consumables Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: The State-run Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology has seen four directors and two administrators in the last one year. Lack of appointment of a full-time director has hampered
On January 15, when the rest of Andhra Pradesh celebrated Sankranti, the employees of Vizag Steel stood firmly outside the Visakhapatnam steel plant in protest. They demanded their pending salaries—In fact, since September 2024, their salaries have been inconsistent. But that did not stop employees from working at the steel plant, in the hopes of
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New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): The top 7 Indian cities are set to see the addition of nearly 9 million sq ft of new retail space in 2025, with gross leasing volume expected to surpass 2023’s 8.7 million sq ft, according to the commercial real estate and investment management company, JLL India. Despite continued
Prime Minister Narendra Modi poses for a selfie during the launch of “Startup India”, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on January 16, 2016. For 2024, the Hurun Research Institute’s Global Unicorn Index showed that India’s startup ecosystem had slowed, with the number of unicorns down for the first time since the launch of their
The specially designed Vande Bharat train arrives in Jammu ahead of its trial run to Srinagar, Kashmir | Photo Credit: PTI Years of hard work and dedication, and some engineering marvels later, the dream of Kashmir’s rail connectivity finally came true as a specially-designed Vande Bharat Express train arrived here on Saturday (January 25, 2025),
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At the transport adda in Shabad mandal of Hyderabad, 45-year-old Allada Peer Reddy waited in excitement. An executive from a food and beverage company was arriving to onboard some light goods vehicle owners as vendors to support their growing business in the State. However, his excitement quickly turned into worry after the executive informed Mr.
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Sri Mandir is one of several startups transforming the way people engage with this grand spiritual event. By offering innovative products and services such as bottled Ganga water, live-streamed aartis, and personalized pujas, these companies are turning virtual devotion into a thriving business. Their products are tailored to cater to the needs of the absentee
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Grinson George, director, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, felicitating Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, at Kochi on January 24. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Most of the emerging viral threats are zoonotic infections that are transmitted from animals to humans, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation (WHO)
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