Centre considers including unlisted institutions in Schedule X; Telangana raises eye brows

Centre considers including unlisted institutions in Schedule X; Telangana raises eye brows

The Central Government is reportedly contemplating to include the institutions not included anywhere in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (APR) Act 2014 into the Schedule X institutions. The Ministry of Home Affairs referred to the division of assets and liabilities of institutions not mentioned anywhere in the APR Act and requested the Telangana Government to furnish … Read more

Community health centre to open in Glastonbury after £2.2m revamp

Community health centre to open in Glastonbury after £2.2m revamp

Eben Morrish-CroadSomerset Conor Ogilvie-Davidson The centre is expected to deliver a wide range of services that will contribute towards delivering care in the community A Grade-II listed building is set to open as a health and wellbeing centre next month after a £2.2m renovation project. St Dunstan’s House in Glastonbury will provide a venue for … Read more

Centre disfavours lethal injection as mode of execution: Supreme Court

Centre disfavours lethal injection as mode of execution: Supreme Court

A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta was hearing a plea seeking removal of the present mode of execution of death row convicts by hanging from the statute. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap The problem is that the government is not ready to evolve, the Supreme Court observed on Wednesday (October 15, … Read more

First East Yorkshire endometriosis support centre to open

First East Yorkshire endometriosis support centre to open

A charity is to open the region’s first centre to support women with endometriosis. The condition causes tissue, similar to the lining of the uterus, to grow elsewhere in the body, including the ovaries, pelvis, bladder and bowel. It can cause extreme pain, fatigue, heavy periods and can make it difficult to get pregnant. Helen … Read more

Satheesan urges Centre to intervene in Air India Express service cuts

Satheesan urges Centre to intervene in Air India Express service cuts

Leader of Opposition V. D. Satheesan on Sunday sought the Centre’s immediate intervention over Air India Express’s reported decision to curtail services from the State’s airports from October. In a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu, Satheesan said the move has caused “serious concern among the people of Kerala”, especially the expatriate … Read more

Lifesaving stem cell centre in Nottingham welcomes first donors

Lifesaving stem cell centre in Nottingham welcomes first donors

Rob Sissons, East Midlands health correspondent BBC Jordan was one of the first donors to give stem cells at the new centre, which collects cells for NHS transplants from people across the UK The UK’s first stem cell collection centre strictly dedicated to transplants has started welcoming donors. The Anthony Nolan Cell Collection Centre, based … Read more

Supreme Court, Centre differ over stubble-burning; CJI backs prosecution, government prefers policy route

Supreme Court, Centre differ over stubble-burning; CJI backs prosecution, government prefers policy route

The scene of stubble burning in Haryana’s Hisar. Image for the purpose of representation only. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Supreme Court and the Union government differed sharply on Wednesday (September 17, 2025) over how to deal with farmers who burn stubble ahead of the winter season. Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, … Read more

‘Ask Centre to depute team to assess crop loss’

‘Ask Centre to depute team to assess crop loss’

Expressing concern over huge losses to the standing crop due to the heavy rains in north Karnataka, senior Congress MLA B. R. Patil Wednesday urged the government to immediately request the Centre to depute a study team to assess the extent of losses in Karnataka so that the State could get Central assistance and provide … Read more

AINU launches new centre in Hyderabad covering various sub-specialities

AINU launches new centre in Hyderabad covering various sub-specialities

The Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU), launched its new centre in Banjara Hills here on Monday. The hospital has a capacity of 150 beds. The centre features four operating rooms, 34 dialysis stations and advanced robotic surgical technology, enabling complex urology and nephrology procedures with greater precision. The hospital also has eight centres … Read more

Centre recognises IIT-H, NFTDC as Centres of Excellence

Centre recognises IIT-H, NFTDC as Centres of Excellence

The Centre has allotted two Centres of Excellence (CoEs) out of the seven announced for critical minerals research across the country to Telangana, thanks to the efforts of Union Minister for Coal and Mines G. Kishan Reddy. In January this year, the Union Cabinet approved the ‘National Critical Mineral Mission’ with a budget of ₹16,300 … Read more