BENGALURU: Karnataka’s consumer forum has ordered a Bengaluru hospital and two doctors to pay a woman over Rs 5 lakh as compensation for a botched 2004 surgery during which a 3.2cm surgical needle was left behind in her spine, reports Vindhya Pabolu.The needle had caused 46-year-old Padmavathi extreme abdominal pain, backache and trauma for over…
BENGALURU: Karnataka high court has permitted closure of a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act against a man who married the survivor after she turned 18.The verdict was passed recently by Justice M Nagaprasanna, who stressed that the court’s paramount importance was the welfare of the survivor and her child born…
HYDERABAD: A flourishing IT industry, coupled with a thick concentration of high net worth individuals (HNIs), has put Hyderabad on the hit list of cyber criminals, with Telangana accounting for the highest 15% share of malware attacks reported from across the country in 2023, a report says.A bevy of attackers worm their way into systems…
WASHINGTON: There is no tangible evidence of India deepening its military and technology relationship with Russia, US national security advisor Jake Sullivan has said, asserting that Moscow, which has become a “junior partner” to China, is not necessarily going to be a “great and reliable friend” to India in a future contingency. Sullivan also said…
KOZHIKODE/ DELHI: A 14-year-old boy from Kerala’s Malappuram district who had tested positive for Nipah infection died while undergoing treatment at Kozhikode govt medical college on Sunday morning even as the state govt has intensified preventive measures including curbs in Pandikkad and Anakkayam panchayats in the affected district and has stepped up contact tracing.This is…
NEW DELHI: After West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said her state will let in Bangladeshis looking to escape from violence at home, Indian govt sources said such issues are handled by the Centre and as such her comments are totally misplaced.Bangladesh has been teetering on the brink of disaster for the past several days amid…
MUMBAI: The Indian team of six high school students has achieved a historic feat at the International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) 2024, securing the best ever performance since India’s debut in 1989.Rushil Mathur, Ananda Bhaduri, Adhitya Ganesh, and Kanav Talwar clinched four gold medals for India, while Arjun Gupta secured a silver medal and Siddharth Choppara…
NEW DELHI: Days before the Union Budget is placed in Parliament, major pressure from NDA partners JDU and TDP seems to have eased as both did not press for ‘special category’ status for Bihar and Andhra at Sunday’s all-party meeting and instead suggested that there could be special packages to meet specific requirements.While JDU working…
President Joe Biden on Sunday announced he is withdrawing from the 2024 US presidential race, leaving the Democratic nomination wide open just four months before the November election against Republican nominee Donald Trump. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President. And while it has been my intention to…
President Joe Biden on Sunday announced he is withdrawing from the 2024 US presidential race, leaving the Democratic nomination wide open just four months before the November election against Republican nominee Donald Trump. The decision also comes just days ahead of the Democratic National Convention. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to…
