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…
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…
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…
NEW DELHI: The BJP launched a fresh attack on the Congress on the eve of the budget session in Parliament, claiming that the pocket-version of the Constitution frequently displayed by Rahul Gandhi and other leaders highlights the opposition party’s disrespect for the document.BJP MP Anurag Thakur asserted that if Rahul Gandhi studies this copy, he…
NEW DELHI: Two women in Madhya Pradesh‘s Rewa district were half buried when a truck dumped gravel on them while they were protesting against road construction.The video of the incident doing rounds on social media platforms showed the women sitting behind the dumpster just before being half buried in gravel.According to the police officials, the…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday offered to provide shelter to those in distress amid the ongoing violence in Bangladesh. She cited the United Nations Resolution on refugees as justification for her stance, considering the severe law and order breakdown that has gripped Bangladesh in recent days.“I should not be speaking…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies Rashtriya Lok Dal and Nationalist Congress Party has called out the Uttar Pradesh government for its recent decision for eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route. RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary asked the UP government to retract its order requiring eateries along the Kanwar route to display the names of…
