New Delhi: In a first for India, doctors at AIIMS Delhi have performed surgery on an unborn baby at 25 weeks of pregnancy to repair a severe birth defect affecting the spine, offering a chance to reduce neurological damage before birth.The six-hour procedure, carried out on Nov 12 at AIIMS Neurosciences Centre, treated myelomeningocele, the…
Prayagraj: Pratapgarh police on Thursday arrested a man, Dilshad Ahmed (37), a resident of Tajpur Sariyawan, Kunda, Pratapgarh, near Dhamaiyapur turn in Kunda area on the charges of obtaining two passports on forged documents.Police said, “An investigation following a communication from the Regional Passport Office revealed that the accused had obtained two separate passports by…
(Representative image) In Maharashtra, a significant review of the electoral roll has revealed that 1.2 crore voters had flagged anomalies or unmapped status MUMBAI: As many as 99.4% of the 1.2 crore electors flagged for anomalies or unmapped status in the state’s draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) have cleared scrutiny and…
Today is Children’s Day in India. In many schools, teachers swap roles and put on shows for their students. At home, a five-year-old might hand her grandmother a slightly wilted marigold picked from the park, beaming as if it were gold.That small gift captures the heart of Chapter 9 Verse 26 of the Bhagavad Gita….
Kolkata: Several ghats along the Hooghly in Kolkata and Howrah are being cleaned and spruced up ahead of Chhath Puja, with civic authorities and community organisations stepping up preparations for the four-day festival from Nov 13 to 16. Several thousand devotees are expected to head to the riverbanks to offer prayers during the festival.Members of…
New Delhi: A court, while acquitting all surviving accused in a 2020 northeast Delhi riots case, observed that it was “a sad situation” when failure to produce a valid certificate led to the exclusion of crucial electronic evidence.Flagging that investigating officers are often “not conversant” with the mandatory requirements of Section 65B of Indian Evidence…
TOI Dr Nikhil Tandon , Director AIIMS ,Delhi , gestures during an interview with TOI. —————- Photo by: Piyal Bhattacharjee TOI Dr Nikhil Tandon , Director AIIMS ,Delhi , gestures during an interview with TOI. —————- Photo by: Piyal Bhattacharjee TOI Dr Nikhil Tandon , Director AIIMS ,Delhi , gestures during an interview with TOI….
Asaduddin Owaisi and Chandrashekhar Azad and NEW DELHI: Chandrashekhar Azad had dropped ‘Ravan’ from his name a while ago, fearing religious politics would portray him as “anti-Ram”. Speaking to TOI days after announcing a tie-up with AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi, the Nagina MP and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) chief said the same calculation led him…
Scorpio and Aquarius exemplify two distinct styles of power in relationships and decision-making processes. Scorpio wields power through emotional depth and personal connections, often favoring small groups over larger networks. In contrast, Aquarius influences through collective ideas and innovation, prioritizing societal advancement and systemic change. Their relationship dynamics reveal a potential for friction due to…
Ceramic vessels from the archaeological site of Jauranga in Peru, where the infant skeleton with trisomy 13 was discovered.(Image credit: Elsa Tomasto-Cagigao) A burial in southern Peru has given researchers an unusual glimpse into a rare congenital condition that affected a child around 1,600 years ago. The infant, buried in a cemetery belonging to the…
