Spread the love       NEW DELHI: One of the country’s largest central govt hospitals is functioning with a significant shortage of teaching faculty, potentially straining patient care and medical education. An RTI reply from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital administration on Dec 27, 2025, shows that 70 out of the 398 sanctioned teaching posts are vacant. While department-wise data...

Spread the love       Image via Getty The football world is mourning the loss of Randy McMillan, the former running back of the Indianapolis Colts, who passed away at the age of 67. McMillan was one of the franchise’s most productive players during its early years in Indianapolis, and his death has led to an outpouring of tributes from fans and...

Spread the love       Hisense companion robots sit on display during the CES tech show in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Tesla CEO Elon Musk‘s big concern about China dominating the humanoid robots sector and leaving America behind was wide at display at this year’s Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas. Chinese-made human-like robots were everywhere across the exhibition floor....

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: An IAS officer’s home in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash Enclave-II was allegedly burgled, with valuables worth around Rs 60 lakh stolen. The officer was not in the city at the time of the incident and reported it to the police on Friday. According to police, a PCR call regarding the theft was received in the...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor arrived India on Friday, saying there are “incredible opportunities” ahead for the two countries. In a post on X, Gor wrote, “Great to be back in India! Incredible opportunities ahead for our two nations!”His arrival follows US President Donald Trump’s approval on Thursday of a bill that allows for...

Spread the love       AHMEDABAD: A 13-year-old girl succumbed to severe injuries to her private parts, allegedly inflicted by a 35-year-old man known to her, in a village in Modasa taluka of Arvalli district.Modasa police said the accused attacked the victim with a sickle on Dec 18. She received treatment at multiple hospitals in Modasa, Himmatnagar and Ahmedabad before she died...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: In a move to shed yet another colonial relic, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday announced discontinuing the railway uniforms introduced by the British Raj — black prince coats (bandhgala coats) — saying that “we have to find every trace of colonialism and banish them”.TOI has learnt that govt is carrying out a larger exercise...

Spread the love       RAIPUR: In one of the biggest recent mass surrenders in Bastar, 63 Maoists – 36 of them carrying cash rewards totalling Rs 1.2 crore – laid down arms before police and CRPF officers in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Friday under state govt’s ‘Puna Margeim’ rehabilitation scheme, reports Rashmi Drolia. Police said the surrender came months ahead of...

Spread the love       Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince is very upset with Italy. The reason is $17 million fine imposed on the company for defying Piracy Shield, a censorship tool lacking due process. Earlier this week, Italy’s communications regulator, AGCOM, slapped the San Francisco-based internet infrastructure giant with a €14 million ($17 million) fine for refusing to comply with the country’s...

Spread the love       SRINAGAR: Former J&K chief minister and PDP Mehbooba Mufti on Friday described the National Medical Commission’s order withdrawing permission to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Reasi to run an MBBS course as one with far-reaching consequences, warning that it could embolden “communal forces” across the country to exclude Kashmiri Muslim students from...