There was a minor disruption of flight operations at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) in Bengaluru due to heavy rains on Tuesday. KIA officials said that one IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bengaluru was diverted to Coimbatore. The flight returned to Bengaluru after a one-and-half-hour delay. The officials added that three flights from Bengaluru were also … Read more
BBC Flooding in the basement is one of many incidents at the Princess Alexandra Hospital The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex has been plagued by problems with its ageing buildings and equipment in recent years. It has regular difficulties with floods and sewage leaks across its site, which dates back to the 1960s. There have … Read more
Over 300 administrative staff of the Bharathidasan University (BDU) are on a sit-in protest on the varsity campus in Tiruchi since Thursday condemning non-issuance of audit certificates to retired employees. According to a statement on Friday by Bharathidasan University Staff Welfare Association (BUSWA) since 2022, 33 outgoing administrative workers of the institution had not been … Read more
Simon Case is the head of the civil service, which makes him probably the most important unelected person in politics. The cabinet secretary’s role is to advise the prime minister, lead implementation of the government’s policies and manage other high-level civil servants. Born in Bristol in 1978, he first joined the civil service as a … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: REUTERS An Air India Express flight from the Calicut International Airport to Bahrain was delayed by over eight hours owing to technical issues. The flight, with over 150 passengers, which was scheduled to depart from Kozhikode around 10 a.m. finally took off after 6 p.m., airport … Read more
A probe at Liverpool Women’s Hospital finds delayed diagnosis and treatment of a pregnant black woman. Source link
Ministers say they will not make a final decision on compensating victims until the report is published. Source link
The replacement services for the Tavistock Centre will now not open until next year. Source link
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Friday condemned the DMK government’s move to levy a penalty for delayed payments of property tax, for those living in municipal corporations. In a statement, Mr. Palaniswami recalled that Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, while in … Read more
A farmer prepares his farms near IITH at Kandi in Sangareddy district. | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF The delayed onset of monsoon, which was 26% deficient till July 15, in the State this season, has badly impacted the cultivation of major crops such as cotton and redgram, along with other pulses. However, the extent of … Read more