In May 2004 Congress leader Manmohan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister - a position he would hold for the next decade - but the soft-spoken and erudite economist, who made headlines steering the nation through the 1991 economic reforms as Finance Minister, was a pick straight out of …...Read More

The driver, with around three dozen people on board, lost control over the wheel. (Representational) Four persons, including three women, were killed and nearly 30 others injured when a mini goods vehicle they were travelling in overturned in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on Saturday, police said. The accident took place in …...Read More

The woman at Jaipur's Janana Hospital died on Sunday after delivering a stillborn. (Representational) The health officials in Rajasthan have seized the records of a blood bank in Neem Ka Thana district after a pregnant woman died, while two other women's health conditions deteriorated post blood transfusion, officials said on …...Read More

The liver reached Max Hospital, Saket, in 44 minutes. (Representative pic) A 28-km green corridor in the national capital was created from Shalimar Bagh to Saket to transport a liver to save the life of a 30-year-old man battling liver cirrhosis, a private hospital here said on Monday. The family …...Read More

District Magistrate Divya Mittal expressed deep sorrow over this incident. (Representational) A 15-year-old school boy, who was among the several children hospitalised two days ago after food poisoning, died in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur on Wednesday, officials said. Around 80 students from the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Ashram School in Mehroona …...Read More

Pilonidal sinus involves recurring pus formation near the tailbone. (Representational) A 21-year-old UPSC aspirant who is preparing for his exam was diagnosed with pilonidal sinus - a painful condition first identified during World War II -- treated at a private hospital. A pilonidal sinus -- a painful condition involving recurring …...Read More

A probe has been ordered. (Representational) Nearly 250 students from 20 ashram schools in Dahanu taluka of Maharashtra's Palghar district fell ill due to food poisoning and were rushed to nearby health facilities for treatment, a senior official said on Tuesday. These students at ashram schools (residential facilities for tribal …...Read More

The incident took place after the children had a dinner Sunday night, they said. (Representational) In a case of food poisoning, around 80 students from the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Ashram Method Inter College in Mehroona village of this district fell ill with symptoms of stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhoea, officials …...Read More

Solar park is a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system. The central government has simplified the approval process for setting up a solar park. According to new guidelines, Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs) and their joint ventures can now submit detailed project reports (DPRs) directly to ministry of new and renewable …...Read More

The Noida man was defrauded on the pretext of investment in the share market. (Representational) Greater Noida resident who was duped of around Rs 35 lakh by cyber thugs has got back Rs 18 lakh, police said on Wednesday. The 71-year-old resident of Alpha 2 was defrauded on the pretext …...Read More