Doctors at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, have created history by successfully removing a large brain tumour through the nose of a one year and four-months-old girl child. She is said to be the youngest patient in the world to have such an endoscopic surgery. A team of endoscopic skull base […]
Farmer leaders and representatives arrived at Vigyan Bhawan here on Friday for another round of talks with representatives of the Centre, including Union Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar. On Thursday, one of fronts of protesting farmers, the Samkyukt Kisan Morcha rejected the government’s offer to put the three farm laws on hold for one-and-half-years to […]
A proposal to rename a street in Andrews Ganj area after Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has been approved, said Abhishek Dutt, South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s (SDMC) Congress councillor, on the 35th birth anniversary of the late actor on Thursday. The road, ‘Late Sushant Singh Rajput Marg’, has been named in Inder Colony adjacent to […]
Centenarian marathon runner Fauja Singh’s biography ‘Turbaned Tornado’, authored by Chandigarh-based Khushwant Singh, is all set to become a biopic titled ‘Fauja’. The life of the world’s oldest marathon runner will be the subject of the biopic from a trio of established Indian creative’s. The film will be directed by Bollywood director Omung Kumar B […]
According to Centre’s policy think-tank NITI Aayog’s report on “India Innovation Index 2020”, Haryana (6th) and Punjab (10th) managed to find place among the top 10 most innovative states, with Karnataka securing the first rank. According to the index released by NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar in the presence of think-tank’s members VK Paul […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notices to the makers and producers of the web-series ‘Mirzapur’ and Amazon Prime Video. A Bench headed by the Chief justice of India (CJI) SA Bobde admitted the plea and sought a response from the makers of the web-series and Over The Top (OTT) platform Amazon Prime Video. The […]
HarperCollins Publishers India has announced a biography of Kamala Harris – who was sworn as the first female Vice President of the United States of America – by renowned journalist and writer Chidanand Rajghatta. About the book “A story of love and resilience within a narrative that has increasingly become one of division and hate. […]
Pathankot’s Chamrod port, also known as ‘Mini Goa’, is going to be converted as a tourist hub soon with the introduction of an adventure park, said the Forest Department. On Tuesday, a successful trial of jet skis and mountain bikes was held at Chamrod Port. The trial was conducted by a team from Manali on […]
Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) on Wednesday released the date sheet for the Class 10 and 12 practical examinations. The practical examinations for the current academic session will be from February 26 to March12. The board has also issued instructions to all the schools to strictly follow the Covid-19 guidelines. The datesheet was released for […]
To commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the Indian Railways renamed the Howrah-Kalka Mail, one of the oldest trains, as the ‘Netaji Express’. The Howrah-Kalka Mail runs daily between Howrah and Kalka via Delhi. It ran for the first time on January 1, 1866. At that time, its name was 63 […]