World needs to mindful of how Pakistan harbouring terrorism: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee in South Korea

World needs to mindful of how Pakistan harbouring terrorism: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee in South Korea

All-Party Delegation member Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee interacts with members of the Indian diaspora during Operation Sindoor global outreach. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is part of an all-party parliamentary delegation visiting South Korea, on Monday (May 26, 2025) warned that the world needs to be very careful and … Read more

City hospital signs MoU with Teleflex to create a UroLift Center of Education for South Asia

City hospital signs MoU with Teleflex to create a UroLift Center of Education for South Asia

A view of Fortis hospital on Bannerghatta road in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: BHAGYA PRAKASH K Fortis Hospitals, Bengaluru, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a global provider of medical technologies to create UroLift Center of Education for South Asia in India. The UroLiftTM System uses a minimally invasive … Read more

Vizhinjam seaport set to boost South Asia’s maritime trade

Vizhinjam seaport set to boost South Asia’s maritime trade

Police officers on duty in the vicinity of Vizhinjam Port ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in Thiruvananthapuram on April 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Vizhinjam International Seaport, an all-weather port which is poised to be a pivotal hub for India’s maritime transshipment, will script a new history in the annals … Read more

Why the South is resisting the delimitation exercise

Why the South is resisting the delimitation exercise

(NOTE: This article was originally published in the India Today issue dated March 17, 2025) The south of India is drawing a thick red line. At an all-party meeting convened by Tamil Nadu chief minister M.K. Stalin on March 5, leaders from across the state declared war against the upcoming delimitation exercise, calling it a … Read more

Elderly man found dead in South Delhi, police suspect pre-planned murder

Elderly man found dead in South Delhi, police suspect pre-planned murder

A 64-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death on Wednesday in Delhi’s posh Panchsheel Park area, police said. The man, identified as Rohit Kumar, was found lying unconscious in a pool of blood in his home, following which a police team reached the spot. Kumar was a businessman and used to stay with his family … Read more

Contraceptives recalled in South Africa due to packaging mix-up

Contraceptives recalled in South Africa due to packaging mix-up

Regulators in South Africa have recalled a batch of the popular Yaz Plus contraceptive pill, after a packaging mix-up which means the contraception could be potentially ineffective. Manufacturer Bayer Ltd said women using pills from the affected batch should stop immediately and seek medical advice. A packaging mix-up led to a number of blister packs … Read more

South Africa to deny aid to trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein operation

South Africa to deny aid to trapped illegal miners in Stilfontein operation

South Africa’s government says it won’t help a group of illegal miners inside a closed mine in the country’s North West province who have been denied access to basic supplies as part of an official strategy against illegal mining. The miners in the mineshaft in Stilfontein are believed to be suffering from a lack of … Read more