BHUBANESWAR/BERHAMPUR: One life ended. Four others got a second chance. A heart raced against time aboard a Vande Bharat Express, turning a migrant worker’s final act of kindness into a milestone for India’s organ transplant programme.Mithun Swain, 36, a textile mill worker from Odisha’s Ganjam district, became the country’s first organ donor whose heart was…
NEW DELHI: Daniel Muñoz scored the decisive goal as Colombia beat DR Congo 1-0 on Tuesday to become one of the first teams to secure a place in the FIFA World Cup knockout stage.The defender found the breakthrough in the 76th minute after a tightly contested match in Guadalajara. Muñoz’s left-footed effort from inside the…
Surat: A Class IX student was allegedly attacked with a knife by her female classmate at an ashram shala (tribal residential school) following some argument in Tapi district. The accused, a 13-year-old girl, has been detained, and Valod police launched an investigation into the incident.According to police, the incident occurred on Tuesday morning when the…
When Viral Sharma reached the UPSC Civil Services interview, he came close to achieving his dream. But he missed the final selection list. A similar disappointment followed when he reached the UPPCS interview but could not make the final list. For many aspirants, such setbacks could have ended the journey. Viral chose a different path….
Whales are well known for their songs. But scientists have discovered that, for some whales, those songs may also help them stay alive. A researcher from the University of Washington has found that some baleen whales, including blue, fin and minke whales, have evolved to sing at such low frequencies that killer whales, their only…
Ahmedabad: A 22-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh was allegedly held with 199.5g of MD before it could be delivered in Ahmedabad. The drug haul is worth Rs 20 lakh, said police.Tipped off, the special operations group of the city crime branch intercepted Shakil Pathan on the Vatva-Isanpur Road near the gate of a dargah on…
Respect for parents is often seen as something children either naturally have or lack. In reality, psychologists say it is usually shaped over years through family dynamics, emotional security and the behaviour children witness at home. When a child repeatedly speaks harshly to their mother, ignores her boundaries or dismisses her feelings, it is rarely…
LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu, CM Rekha Gupta and Transport Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh flag off 200 new electric buses and launch 56 ladies special electric bus services at Delhi University Sports Complex New Delhi: The city’s public transport system got a fresh push towards electric mobility Wednesday, with LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu and CM Rekha…
Saurav Das alleged police visited his family home for questioning NEW DELHI: A political controversy erupted in Puducherry after Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) co-convenor Saurav Das alleged that police visited his family’s residence and questioned his relatives, accusing the BJP-backed Puducherry government of intimidating his family at the “behest of the Union government”.Puducherry Police, however,…
For drinking purposes, small manufacturers rely on 20-litre water cans Pune: Industrial clusters outside MIDC areas are increasingly facing water shortages, mirroring the supply constraints in municipal regions. These units are generally smaller in scale, with limited workforce and rely heavily on alternative sources like borewells and private water tankers, industry representatives said.“Most of these…
