To diagnose Cushing’s syndrome, a novel imaging modality ‘Ga 68 CRH PET-CT’ has been developed by the Endocrinology Department of Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh, in collaboration with Department of Nuclear Medicine. The technique has been developed for the first time in the world and PGIMER has already applied for its […]
Ludhiana became the first city in India to extend Covid vaccination to the people beyond the priority group listed by the Centre. In a decision taken on late Monday evening, the district administration of Ludhiana allowed ongoing vaccination programme to all the employees of all government/private banks, government/private schools, staff of food grain agencies, judicial […]
Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode is at the forefront of a $5 billion class-action lawsuit which alleges users are being tracked during private browsing sessions or ‘Incognito’ mode on the Chrome browser. The lawsuit alleges Google is in violation of wiretapping and privacy laws for intercepting, tracking, and collecting communications when Chrome’s Incognito mode is in […]
Trading, mining and holding cryptocurrency could soon be illegal in India as the Indian government is proposing a new Bill that could ban all transactions related to cryptocurrencies. The measure is in line with a January government agenda that called for banning private virtual currencies such as bitcoin while building a framework for an official […]
In view of rising Covid cases in Punjab, Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) has decided to postpone the board exams of Class 10 and 12 for a month. According to the new datesheet, Class 12 exams will start from April 10. Whereas, Class 10 examinations will be held from May 4. Recently, Department of School […]
India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah tied the knot with sports presenter and anchor Sanjana Ganesan on Monday. Sharing pictures from the wedding ceremony, Bumrah termed the date (March 15) as one of the happiest days of their lives. “Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. Steered by love, we have begun a new […]
With the new water tariff hike passed in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) House, the corporation will incur a loss of around ₹47 crore every year. In the house meeting held Tuesday, it was resolved by the councillors that atleast till the time COVID period is on, 2011 rates of water may be in force […]
To protest against the Centre’s proposal to privatise two public sector banks, United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has given a call for a two-day nationwide strike (March 15 and 16) which will likely affect banking services. According to UFBU, around 10 lakh bank employees will participate in the strike. The UFBU comprises nine main […]
The Ghazipur border, which was closed due to farmers’ protests, was reopened on Monday for traffic movement for commuters coming to and from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. “Traffic Alert. Gazipur Border, Delhi to Gazipur is open for traffic movement,” tweeted Delhi Police. The decision to open the carriageway of the National Highway-24 going towards Ghaziabad […]
Advocate Minderjeet Yadav, Member Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana, has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana. Raj Kumar Chauhan was unanimously declared elected as vice-chairman and Baljinder Singh Saini has been nominated for the post of secretary. Advocate Yadav is a native of Rewari district in […]