Lucknow: A 72-year-old road accident victim admitted to Apollo Hospital, Lucknow, gave a new lease of life to two patients suffering from kidney failure for decades. Declared brain-dead on Monday night, the donor’s kidneys were retrieved early Tuesday morning with the consent of his family.A coordinated effort between Apollo Hospital, SGPGIMS and SOTTO UP enabled…
NEW DELHI: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Tuesday tabled a report in Parliament on the union accounts for 2022-23 and 2023-24, in which the auditor has, among other issues, pointed out how cess and surcharge collections have been going up over the years and become a significant part of tax revenues –…
Lucknow: Excise minister Nitin Agarwal on Tuesday accused the opposition, particularly the Samajwadi Party (SP), of deliberately stalling the Assembly proceedings to gain political mileage instead of discussing public issues.Agarwal said that for the past two days, the opposition had disrupted the House despite the govt repeatedly expressing readiness to answer all questions. “The govt…
Marc Andreessen’s journey from UIUC to Netscape and the future of computing. (Getty Images) Marc Andreessen recently predicted that a revolutionary device will emerge to make smartphones feel “old and primitive,” signalling the next transformation in consumer technology. Speaking on the TBNP podcast, the venture capitalist suggested that eye-based, voice-operated, or environmental computing interfaces may…
NEW DELHI: Representatives of several farmer organisations from across the country on Tuesday expressed their gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his bold decision to not compromise with farmers’ interests during trade talks despite pressure from the US.The farmer leaders, who attended a meeting with Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, extended their support…
Lucknow: People should step forward to pledge for organ donation and save lives while helping reduce gap between demand and availability, said experts during a programme on World Organ Donation Day at Medanta Lucknow on Tuesday.Experts stated, nearly 5 lakh people in India died each year waiting for vital organ transplants. The country sees an…
NEW DELHI: Overseas citizens of India (OCI) will be liable for cancellation of their OCI card if sentenced to a jail term of not less than two years or named in a chargesheet for an offence punishable with imprisonment of seven years or more, as per the latest changes notified by home ministry in Section…
Lucknow:The city’s integrated traffic management system has thrown up an alarming pattern of repeated traffic violations, with some two-wheeler riders amassing over 100 challans in under a year. Traffic police have confirmed that cancellation of vehicle registrations and suspension of driving licences is now on the cards.“Top offenders have crossed the 100-mark, showing fines are…
Indian-origin foreign nationals holding an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card could now lose it if they face serious criminal charges or convictions, the government has announced.In a fresh gazette notification, the ministry of home affairs said that the OCI registration will be cancelled if the holder is sentenced to imprisonment for two years or…
Representative image (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The joint parliamentary committee examining two bills to implement the system of simultaneously holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections was on Tuesday granted an extension till the first day of the last week of Parliament’s winter session for presenting its report. A motion to grant extension to the panel…
