5-Year-Old Youngest In World To Undergo Successful "Awake" Brain Surgery

Doctors at AIIMS, Delhi, successfully performed a brain tumour surgery on a five-year-old girl while keeping her in a conscious state during the operation with the hospital claiming that she was the youngest patient in the world to undergo such a procedure. The procedure termed as 'awake craniotomy' (conscious sedation technique) surgery for left perisylvian intraaxial brain tumour was performed on January 4, AIIMS said in a statement. The child presented with a history of seizures and her brain MRI was done which showed a tumour in the left side...

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Ajit Pawar On Stage, His Party Worker Claims BJP MLA Slapped Him

An office bearer of the Ajit Pawar faction of NCP accused BJP MLA Sunil Kamble of hitting him during an event at Sassoon Hospital in Pune, a charge denied by the latter even as a purported video of the incident went viral on social media. In the video, Pune Cantonment MLA Sunil Kamble is seen coming down the steps and slapping a person who comes in the way. The identity of the person is not known though sources said he was a policeman. Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was also present at the function. Meanwhile, Jitendra Satav, an office bearer...

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Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma On Key To Stop Violence In Manipur

Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma on Friday said there has to be a political solution to the ongoing ethnic strife in neighbouring Manipur, adding that there is no "magic solution" to stop violence in Manipur. Responding to a query on reports of fresh violence in Manipur, he said, "(It will) keep on happening unless and until we find a solution. But the solution is not with me. It lies with the Chief Minister of Manipur." Asked what would be his suggestion to his Manipur counterpart N Biren Singh, Lalduhoma said, "There has to be negotiations. There...

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किम जोंग के साथ अक्सर देखी जाने वाली बेटी उत्तर कोरिया की संभावित उत्तराधिकारी : रिपोर्ट

उत्तर कोरियाई नेता किम जोंग-उन की युवा बेटी, जो लंबी दूरी के मिसाइल परीक्षणों सहित सार्वजनिक कार्यक्रमों में अक्सर अपने पिता के साथ जाती है, किम की सबसे संभावित उत्तराधिकारी बताई जा रही है. न्यूयॉर्क टाइम्स ने एक दक्षिण कोरियाई खुफिया एजेंसी के हवाले से ये खबर दी है. हालांकि, इसमें बेटी का नाम और उम्र सहित कोई भी व्यक्तिगत विवरण नहीं बताया गया, लेकिन दक्षिण कोरियाई अधिकारियों ने उसकी पहचान किम जू-ए के रूप में की है. जू-ए ने तब सुर्खियां बटोरीं, जब सेवानिवृत्त एनबीए स्टार डेनिस रोडमैन ने कहा कि 2013 में प्योंगयांग में किम से मिलने पर उन्हें बच्चे...

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अब सिर्फ घर के देने होंगे पैसे : यूपी RERA के इस फैसले से खरीदारों को कैसे होगा फायदा?

उत्तर प्रदेश में रियल एस्टेट विनियमन एवं विकास अधिनियम (RERA) ने घर खरीदारों के हित में एक बड़ा फैसला लिया है. अब खरीदारों को सिर्फ घर के पैसे देने होंगे. अब बिल्डरों को घर खरीदारों को घर का असल एरिया साफ-साफ बताना होगा. अब तक कई बिल्डर कॉमन एरिया को भी शामिल करके पूरे हिस्से का पैसा घर खरीदारों से मांगते रहे हैं. खरीदार को घर के साथ ही कॉमन एरिया की कीमत भी देनी पड़ती है. कई बार तो घर बहुत छोटा मिलता है. कई बिल्डर यह बताते ही नहीं हैं कि कारपेट एरिया कितना होगा. लेकिन अब यूपी रेरा ने कह दिया है कि सुपर एरिया पर फ्लैट नहीं बेचे जा सकेंगे.  यूपी...

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Cold Wave Grips Delhi, Temperature Settled Four Notches Below Normal

It was a bone-chilling cold in the national capital on Wednesday with the maximum temperature settling at 15.7 degrees Celsius, four notches below the normal, the weather department said. Safdarjung, Delhi's main weather station, recorded a visibility of 200 meters at 8:30 am, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 7.3 degrees Celsius, below the normal for the season's average. "In Delhi, the temperature is set to hold steady over the next two days, while in some areas it may drop to around 6 or 7.5 degrees Celsius," said Kuldeep Srivastava,...

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Not Tenable At This Stage: Court Rejects 12-Year-old's Abortion Petition

The Kerala High Court has declined a plea requesting the termination of the pregnancy of a 12-year-old girl, allegedly in an incestual relationship with her minor brother. The court noted that the foetus, now at 34 weeks, is fully developed and preparing for life outside the womb. The court stated that termination at this stage is not tenable, if not impossible, and the child must be allowed to be born through either a caesarean section or normal delivery, a decision left to medical experts. The parents argued that childbirth would have severe...

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"Practice What You...": Navjot Sidhu Slams Arvind Kejriwal On Summons

Ahead of Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Chief Arvind Kejriwal's appearance before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the alleged excise policy scam, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday attacked him citing an old 'X' post of his. Mr Kejriwal, earlier, wrote in an 'X' post, "As a patriot Indian, my head hangs in shame when our corrupt leaders do not appear before ED and CBI even after multiple summonses by the investigating agencies when they should have resigned from their post immediately as soon as the allegations...

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पंजाब: पीएचडी और चार मास्टर डिग्री, फिर भी घर चलाने के लिए बेचनी पड़ रही सब्जियां

पंजाब (Punjab) में एक शख्स को पीएचडी और चार मास्टर डिग्रियों के बावजूद अपना घर चलाने के लिए सब्जियां बेचनी पड़ रही है. 39 साल के डॉ. संदीप सिंह पटियाला की पंजाबी यूनिवर्सिटी में संविदा प्रोफेसर थे. हालांकि उन्हें नौकरी छोड़नी पड़ी और पैसे कमाने के लिए सब्जियां बेचना शुरू करना पड़ा. डॉ. संदीप सिंह 11 वर्षों तक पंजाबी यूनिवर्सिटी के लॉ विभाग में संविदा प्रोफेसर थे. उन्होंने लॉ में पीएचडी की है, इसके साथ ही पंजाबी, पत्रकारिता और राजनीति विज्ञान सहित चार मास्टर डिग्री हासिल की है और अभी भी पढ़ाई कर रहे हैं. डॉ. संदीप सिंह ने वेतन कटौती और अनियमित वेतन...

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Gujarat Man, 2 Daughters, Son Die By Suicide After Jumping In Front Of Train

A man, his two daughters and a son allegedly committed suicide on Sunday by jumping in front of a train in Botad district in Gujarat, an official said. The incident took place at 6:30pm between Ningala and Alampur railway stations, Railway Protection Force sub inspector VS Gole said. "As part of a suicide pact, the four jumped in front of a passenger train on its way from Bhavnagar to Gandhidham. The bodies of the man, his two daughters and a son were found along the tracks," he said. The man, identified as Mangabhai Vijuda (42), was out on bail...

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