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The model’s diagnostic accuracy was successfully verified using patient data collected from four major hospitals across north India. Chandigarh: A multidisciplinary team of researchers at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has developed an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model that accurately detects gallbladder cancer using routine ultrasound images. Led by Dr Pankaj Gupta from the department of radiodiagnosis and imaging, the pioneering study has been published in “The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia”, offering a major breakthrough for early-stage diagnostics.Gallbladder cancer is a major public health menace in north India, especially among women, with common gallstones…
Lucknow: A 30-year-old doctor was arrested for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman inside the operation theatre of a private hospital in Lucknow.The health department sealed the hospital and initiated proceedings for the suspension of the doctor’s licence following the intervention of deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak.The incident came to light from a private hospital in Indaurabagh area of Bakshi-ka-Talab in Lucknow, where the patient was admitted for treatment of epileptic seizures.Police said the accused, Dr Vijay Kumar Giri, allegedly raped the student after administering a sedative injection to her inside the operation theatre on May 21.According to the survivor’s father,…
Patna: The Bihar State Biodiversity Board organised a state-level function at Sanjay Sabhagar in Aranya Bhawan on Friday to mark International Biological Diversity Day.Environment, forest and climate change minister Ram Chandra Prasad attended the event as the chief guest, while the department’s additional chief secretary Anand Kishor was the special guest. Bihar State Biodiversity Board chairman Bharat Jyoti welcomed the guests.During the programme, the board released a science booklet on the conservation of wild animals living outside forests as part of its public awareness initiative. A documentary film on livestock biodiversity was also released and screened on the occasion.Prasad distributed…
Jaipur: The Congress Friday welcomed the Rajasthan High Court’s direction to the state govt and the State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct panchayat and urban local body elections by July 31, with senior party functionaries accusing the state’s BJP govt of deliberately delaying the democratic process for nearly two years.Reacting to the court order, Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra described the verdict as a “resounding slap on those who padlocked democracy”, alleging that the BJP govt repeatedly postponed elections on various pretexts to avoid facing the people.Dotasra said the BJP govt cited reasons such as “One State-One Election”, pending…
Yavatmal: Police busted a fake currency printing operation running from a lodge in Pusad city after a late-night raid on Thursday and seized material worth nearly Rs2 lakh. Four persons from Telangana were arrested in the operation.As per assistant police inspector Gopal Chandrapal Indrale of Pusad City police station, cases were registered against Suresh Kishan Pendam of Mancherial district, Avinash Kumar Surendra Malraj of Tilak Nagar, Venkatesh Kishan Jangli of Gandhi Nagar, and Syed Sadiq Syed Khaja, a resident of Ashok Road in Mancherial in Telangana.Police sources said officials received specific information that a group of individuals was printing counterfeit…
Ranchi: The five-member ministerial panel formed to review language options for the upcoming Jharkhand Teacher Eligibility Test (JTET) failed to reach a consensus on including Bhojpuri, Magahi and Angika, pushing the final decision to chief minister Hemant Soren.A committee member, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the panel was divided. “Urban development and housing department minister Sudivya Kumar and excise minister Yogendra Prasad opposed the inclusion, saying the languages in concern are not native to Jharkhand. Ministers Deepika Pandey Singh, Radha Krishana Kishore and Sanjay Prasad Yadav were in favour of the inclusion,” the member said.“The members of the panel…
Varanasi: After a video of a youth having beer while bathing in the Ganga in Varanasi went viral and sparked outrage, Dashashwamedh police lodged an FIR against an unidentified person on Friday.The FIR was registered on the complaint of an advocate, Shashank Tripathi, under BNS sections 196 (promoting enmity or engaging in acts that disturb harmony) and 299 (deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings). In the purported video, the man is seen having a beer while bathing in the river.According to eyewitnesses, around 5 am, the man came to bathe in the Ganga, along with his friends.…
Senior advocate Billwadal Bhattacharyya was appointed as additional advocate general of Bengal on Friday. He is the second AAG to be appointed this week after senior advocate Rajdeep Mazumder. “The govt reposed faith in me. It will be my duty to live up to the expectation. It’s a new govt, which brings a lot of hope for Bengal,” Bhattacharyya said. TNN Source link
Virat Kohli completely ignores Travis Head (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli grabbed attention after Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2026 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, not just for the match but also for a tense moment with Travis Head. During RCB’s chase of a huge 256-run target, the two exchanged words on the field. Kohli reacted to a comment from Head by saying, “Okay come down and bowl some deliveries.” After Kohli got out soon after, Head replied, “Mate, you got out before I even came on to bowl,” which appeared to upset the RCB star even more.The drama continued after the…
Navi Mumbai: On International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated May 22 every year, environmentalists appealed to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to fast-track long-delayed legal protection for more than 23,000 wetlands across the state, warning that continued neglect accelerates biodiversity loss and increases climate vulnerability.Appealing to the CM for urgent intervention, B N Kumar, director of NatConnect Foundation, said wetlands are critical for maintaining biodiversity and ecological balance.“Wetlands also act as natural carbon sinks, absorb excess floodwaters, recharge groundwater and reduce the destructive impact of climate change and recurring El Niño conditions. Maharashtra cannot afford to lose these ecological shock absorbers…