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Describing the police conduct captured in viral videos as “absolutely unacceptable, wrong and inhumane,” the medical body demanded that the Centre accept responsibility for student suicides reported after the exam cancellation. Ludhiana: The Indian Medical Association (IMA), Ludhiana branch, has condemned the “use of force” by Delhi Police against “unarmed students” during their July 20 march to Parliament over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak and subsequent exam cancellation. Warning of street protests if the govt fails to act, the association sent a protest letter to Union home minister Amit Shah, with copies to the Delhi police commissioner, Delhi chief minister,…
Police block farmers in Thithimathi moving for protest in Bidadi Madikeri: The public suffered hardship in the wake of the sudden protest by farmers in Thithimathi on Friday morning. The farmers were enraged when the police stopped the vehicles heading to Bidadi to participate in the farmers protest against Bidadi township project. When police stopped farmers, agitated members of the farming community blocked the state highway to express their anger.Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha’s Kodagu district unit president Kadyamada Manu Somaiah led farmers to Bidadi in two buses, which the cops at Thithimathi stopped. While farmers travelling in two buses were…
Abhilash Kumar sits quietly on the footpath on his fourth consecutive night at the protest site Jantar Mantar (New Delhi): The night of the police lathicharge on student protesters at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, a tent house owner’s phone rang in distant Etah. The unknown number, Abhilash thought, would be his 25-year-old son trying to reach him.The caller was from Safdarjung Hospital. Abhilash was told his son was admitted there with a fractured leg, allegedly suffered during the lathicharge . Abhilash and his wife rushed to Delhi. A day later, relatives followed. By Friday, around 20 people from Etah town had…
Time-lapse embryo imaging, embryo-ranking systems and sperm-selection software are helping doctors identify the most viable embryos and reduce variation in lab assessments Pune: India’s fertility sector is being reshaped by artificial intelligence, with clinics increasingly using algorithms to help select embryos, assess sperm quality and improve IVF decision-making.In fact, time-lapse embryo imaging, embryo-ranking systems and sperm-selection software are helping doctors identify the most viable embryos and reduce variation in lab assessments.Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials said that currently, 164 centres facilitate assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in the city. Civic assistant health officer Dr Rajesh Dighe said, “There are various levels…
Panaji: Nine hundred students pursuing higher education and technical education have approached the Goa Education Development Corporation (GEDC) to avail a one-time settlement (OTS) under the interest-free education loan (IFEL).The OTS scheme was rolled out on Feb 1 this year and will remain in force till the end of this month. Under it, relief to IFEL defaulters will be given through the waiver of penal interest.GEDC chairperson Govind Parvatkar said the corporation has received around 900 applications so far, of which 126 cases have been processed. Penal interest of Rs 1 crore has been waived for these 126 cases, and…
Chandigarh: A retired Army officer from Sector 33-A allegedly lost Rs 18 lakh in an online investment fraud after cyber scammers lured him with promises of high returns through a fake trading platform.According to the complaint filed by a retired lieutenant colonel, he came across a YouTube video on May 25, 2026, claiming investors could earn returns of up to 200% and withdraw profits at any time. After registering through a link in the video, he was contacted on WhatsApp by a man identifying himself as Virast Sharma, who claimed to be an equity adviser with a firm called Qora…
Lucknow: The UP ATS is investigating a ₹5,000 bank transfer made to arrested terror suspect Shahroz Ahmad from an account in Haryana, as it deepens its probe into an alleged Pakistan-backed sleeper cell network operating across multiple states.Shahroz Ahmad (29), a Class VII dropout and embroidery worker from Jamdhara village in Balrampur district, was arrested on July 20 for allegedly working at the behest of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) through Pakistan-based handlers. The ATS has accused him of attempting to build sleeper cells and planning a terror strike in India.According to the ATS, during interrogation Shahroz disclosed that in October…
Patna: A joint team of STF and Katihar police on Friday busted an illegal arms manufacturing unit operating under the guise of a grill and construction machinery workshop at Surajpur village under Barari police station area and arrested one person.Police seized four finished country-made pistols, a double-barrel double-trigger gun, a semi-finished pistol, a motorised lathe machine, three gun barrels and other equipment used in weapon manufacturing.According to the STF, the operation was launched after it received a human intelligence input on July 23 about a man allegedly manufacturing illegal firearms in Surajpur village. Following verification of the tip-off and surveillance…
Karauli police carried out excavation in Hindaun after Stolen cannon from MP fort leads police to Karauli Jaipur: The search for the 16th-century cannon stolen from Madhya Pradesh’s historic Narwar Fort has intensified in Karauli district’s Hindaun area in Rajasthan, where joint teams are tracking nearly 20 suspects after technical evidence linked them to both an alleged reconnaissance before the theft and the subsequent disappearance of the artefact. No arrests were made till Friday.A senior official associated with the investigation said the focus shifted to Hindaun after police excavated four locations Wednesday based on intelligence that the cannon may have…
Nagpur: Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the Nagpur Skill Centre at Pardi on Sunday, July 26, in a bid to create a skilled workforce aligned with the requirements of industries across Vidarbha.Announcing the inauguration at a press conference on Friday, Association for Industrial Development (AID) president Ashish Kale said the centre has been established over a 1.25-acre campus through a joint initiative of AID, Tata STRIVE, Nagpur Municipal Corporation, Skill India and Vidarbha Global Foundation.The centre will provide free, employment-oriented training to nearly 2,000 youth every year. Candidates who have passed Class 10 can…