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Bone-sparing hip procedure performed on two international patients

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Vijay C. Bose, joint director and senior consultant, Orthopaedics, and Ravi Pachamuthu, chairman of SRM Group, with the two international patients. | Photo Credit: M. Srinath Doctors of SIMS Hospital performed a bone-sparing hip procedure on two international patients. The two patients — one aged 44 from the U.S. and another aged 58 from the…

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CAG flags deviations in Smart City projects from FY 2016 to 2024

September 8, 2026 admin

The CAG audit also found that 13 projects involving an expenditure of ₹76.32 crore were implemented outside the approved Area Based Development zone. | Photo Credit: S.R. RAGHUNATHAN Several projects under the Smart Cities Mission in Chennai were dropped, unplanned work was undertaken, and funds were spent outside the designated Smart City area, according to…

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Raghav Chadha’s name added in Delhi electoral roll; AAP raises questions

September 8, 2026 admin

Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) alleged irregularities behind the addition of BJP MP Raghav Chadha’s name in Delhi’s voter list even as poll officials rejected claims of any irregularities. Mr. Chadha’s name was included in the electoral rolls of the…

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Woman loses five-sovereign gold jewellery to impostor at Tiruvallur GH

September 8, 2026 admin

A 70-year-old woman was allegedly duped of five sovereigns of gold jewellery by a man posing as a hospital employee at the Tiruvallur Government Hospital on Monday. Police are examining CCTV footage to identify the suspect. When the woman, Poongodi, was waiting near the MRI scanning room, a man approached her and spoke to her…

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‘Not enough room’: inside the ‘dabba ghars’ for students in Delhi

September 8, 2026 admin

Christian Colony near Delhi University’s North Campus offers rooms measuring about 6x 12 ft. for students. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The street from Delhi University’s (DU) Arts Faculty towards Vijay Nagar, a student hub, is dotted with posters advertising rooms for as little as ₹3,500 in Christian Colony. One such room is where…

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Jantar Mantar protest: Police serve UP student show-cause notice, revoke it the next day

September 8, 2026 admin

A 20-year-old student of Gautam Buddha University (GBU) was served a show-cause notice on September 4 by the Greater Noida Commissionerate for “spreading anti-government propaganda” and “inciting” university students to join the Jantar Mantar protests. The notice was withdrawn the next day. The notice also asked the student Akshat Tripathi, to show cause as to why…

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Zilla Parishads reorganised in Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, Alluri Sitharama Raju districts of Andhra

September 8, 2026 admin

The Andhra Pradesh government has issued orders for administrative division and restructuring of Zilla Parishads following the formation of new districts. As per the new directives, the Zilla Parishad offices will now function from their respective new district headquarters in Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli, and Alluri Sitharama Raju districts. The restructuring process addresses administrative bottlenecks that arose…

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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes Tibet, EMSC says

September 8, 2026 admin

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos An ‌earthquake of magnitude ⁠5.3 ‌struck Tibet ‌on ‌Tuesday (September 8, 2026), ⁠the ⁠European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The ‌quake was at ‌a depth of ⁠35 km (21.75 ‌miles), EMSC ‌said. Earlier, an earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude hit Mustang district in northwest Nepal on Tuesday (September 8, 2026)….

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Back to blue for India’s hockey players at the Asian Games

September 8, 2026 admin

The Indian hockey teams’ experiment with a change in jersey colour has been partially rolled back and the players will now don the traditional blue at the upcoming Asian Games. The saffron kit, which led to allegations of politicisation and internal tussle within Hockey India, will be the second option. “The Indian Olympic Association (IOA)…

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Postmemory: delineating the impact of trauma on the generation-after

September 8, 2026 admin

The costs of war are multidimensional. Be it the loss of life, the direct and indirect economic implications or the displacement of families, the list is endless. However, when we usually talk about the effects of war, we primarily do so from the perspective of the generation living through it, or from a historical perspective….

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