Surat: A 42-day wait for surgery at New Civil Hospital has spotlighted staffing gaps and limited specialist availability, with a patient’s complaint prompting intervention and raising concerns about access to timely public healthcare in Gujarat’s busiest govt hospital.A diamond broker from Surat raised concerns about staff shortages and lack of specialised doctors at New Civil…
Sussex all-rounder Danny Lamb has retired from professional cricket at the age of 30 after an injury to his neck and spinal cord forced him to end his career.Lamb suffered a disc herniation in his neck earlier this season, which led to a spinal cord injury. He underwent surgery last month but continued to deal…
Four hikers were stranded on a mountain in northern Japan last week after coming face to face with a brown bear. They were rescued by a helicopter after waiting for more than three hours. The group was unable to move dowanwards because the bear remained on the path, forcing them to seek emergency help.The incident…
Echo 1 passes over NASA’s Goldstone Tracking Station on August 12, 1960, with the antenna and star trails visible. (Nasa photo) Exactly sixty-six years ago from today, on August 12, 1960, NASA launched Echo 1A, a 100-foot-diameter balloon that became the agency’s first successful communications satellite. Unlike modern communication satellites, Echo 1A did not actively…
Kieron Pollard holds nerve as MI New York edge Seattle Orcas Kieron Pollard held his nerve in a tense final over as MI New York edged past Seattle Orcas by five runs in a low-scoring thriller in Major League Cricket 2026 on Thursday.Defending a modest total of 132, MI New York survived a late scare…
Surat: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her classmate’s father, who gifted the minor a mobile phone to stay in touch and lured her with promises of marriage once she turned 18.The Kapodra police registered a case against the accused and initiated an investigation.According to police sources, the girl, a Class 9 student, resides…
Mumbai: The bus strike in Mumbai is likely to continue for yet another day as the unions’ talks with govt and senior BEST officials ended in a deadlock on Friday evening.The city’s public transport system was thrown into disarray on Friday morning after an indefinite strike by BEST employees brought bus services to a near-complete…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought a report from the district police regarding the encounter of Prabhas Mondal, the prime accused in the Baruipur rape and murder of a minor.The division bench of Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee directed a detailed affidavit including the case number and other…
A Supreme Court order last Sept made TET compulsory for all teachers, including those already employed Pune: Barely weeks after the NEET paper leak sparked nationwide outrage, the Maharashtra State Examination Council (MSCE) on Saturday postponed the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2026 after police uncovered an alleged question paper leak just a day before the…
Russian drone targets Ukrainian vegetable seller in ‘Safari’ attack Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of committing a war crime after footage emerged showing a Russian drone pursuing and striking a vegetable seller in the southern city of Kherson, leaving the civilian wounded.Video footage shows a drone pursuing a man around a van being used as…
