BENGALURU: Karnataka govt will soon issue guidelines to medical students on showing appropriate behaviour and respect towards bodies donated for studies and research.The move comes days after clips of medical students talking disrespectfully about cadavers went viral on social media, triggering a nationwide debate on ethics, professionalism, and respect for cadavers among medical students.The ethics…
Bengal finance minister Swapan Dasgupta meets Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi Kolkata: Bengal govt’s budget will chart a roadmap to tackle the state’s economic crisis, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said on Wednesday, days ahead of presenting the BJP govt’s first budget in the Bengal assembly on June 22.He added that the state…
The 16th witness gave an account of the violence that is alleged to have unfolded at Darul Uloom Imdadiya madrassa behind Suleman Usman Bakery in Dongri Mumbai: A sessions court conducting the trial in the 1993 Suleman Usman Bakery firing case heard the deposition on Wednesday of the 16th witness, who gave an account of…
New Delhi: The functioning of MCD’s standing committee has come to a halt due to delays in completing elections for vacant posts, raising concerns over the approval of nearly 70 civic proposals and key financial decisions, according to sources.The committee last met on March 31, when nine out of 18 members retired through a draw…
Chennai: A one-and-a-half-year-old boy was killed and his parents sustained serious injuries after a motorcycle crashed near Thiruporur in Chengalpet district on Tuesday evening. The accident happened as the mother’s dupatta got entangled in the vehicle’s rear wheel.The toddler was identified as Visagan, son of Pushparaj ,29, and Pavithra ,23, residents of Ammanambakkam village near…
Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday directed all district magistrates (DMs) to identify an estimated 18 to 20 lakh people in Bihar, who remain outside social security pension schemes, because their KYC formalities are incomplete or their Aadhaar numbers are not linked to bank accounts.Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the “Prakhand Sahyog-cum-Jan-Kalyan Shivir” at…
Ranchi: An auto-rickshaw carrying over 10 schoolchildren overturned on Harmu Road on Wednesday. No major injuries were reported, and all the children were stated to be safe.The incident brought back the spotlight on the issue of overloading in autos and e-rickshaws used to transport children.District transport officer (DTO) Akhilesh Kumar said an inquiry has been…
Jamshedpur: A 27-year-old man died after being shot in the neck under Ulidih police station limits in Mango late on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Devdas Gaud, a resident of Rajnagar in Seraikela-Kharsawan district.Police said Gaud suffered a bullet injury to the neck and was taken to Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College and Hospital…
NEW DELHI: Long confined to street-corner arguments, village chaupals and late-night college addas, cuss words such as ‘b…sdi’ and ‘g…u’ found a place in mainstream political discourse on Wednesday, with Sena UBT’s Sanjay Raut using them at a presser to describe defectors, and then telling reporters, “Don’t cut it, run it.“When questioned on his language,…
Kolkata: The Bengal government is working on a new industrial policy aimed at attracting fresh investments and addressing key challenges that have impeded industrialisation in the state for last couple of decades, commerce and industry minister Tapas Roy said on Wednesday.The proposed policy is expected to focus on improving the ease of doing business, facilitating…
