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A day after doctors at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Odisha’s Burla removed 70 needles from the skull of a sorcery victim, neurosurgeons retrieved another seven during a follow-up surgery on Saturday. Director Bhabagrahi Rath said, “So far, 77 needles have been retrieved from the woman’s head in two surgeries. Fortunately, the needles have not caused any bone injuries, but there are soft tissue injuries on her head.” The patient is under observation and will be checked for other issues for which she visited the sorcerer, Rath added. He noted it is premature to…
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya remained tight-lipped on matters that kept him in limelight in recent times except for fitness in Mumbai on Saturday, his impassive countenance masking his feelings as he tackles myriad challenges both on and off the field. For a player who has been a hot topic of discussion with all that has transpired of late, Pandya sported a pleasant smile and spoke at length on fitness while launching his sports apparel brand. Two days ago, Pandya and Natasa Stankovic officially announced their separation after four years of marriage, and just before that, he lost out to Suryakumar…
Israeli warplanes struck the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida Saturday, a day after a Houthi drone attack killed a civilian in Tel Aviv, the rebels said. In a statement on social media, top Houthi official Mohammed Abdulsalam reported a “brutal Israel aggression against Yemen.” He said the attack targeted “fuel storage facilities and a power plant” in Hodeida “to pressure Yemen to stop supporting” Palestinians in the Gaza war. The Axios news outlet cited US and Israeli officials as saying that Israel carried out the strikes in retaliation for a Houthi drone strike on Tel Aviv. The Houthi attack on…
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce and Industry, Jitin Prasada, had a close shave on Saturday after his car met with an accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district. According to reports, the car in which the Union Minister was travelling was hit by another vehicle of his cavalcade. The Minister’s car reportedly got damaged in the collision. Fortunately, all are said to be safe barring minor injuries to one person. The mishap happened when Jitin Prasada was on a tour to Pilibhit, his Lok Sabha constituency. Following a brief stopover after the accident, the Minister’s convoy headed for its…
The CBI Saturday arrested an NIT-Jamshedpur B.Tech graduate, one of the masterminds, in the NEET-UG paper leak case and two MBBS students who allegedly solved the exam papers for money, officials said. With the fresh arrests, the total number of people held so far by the agency in six cases related to the alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam has now reached 21, they said. They said that the two MBBS students arrested on Saturday — Kumar Mangalam Bishnoi (2nd year) and Deepender Sharma (1st year) — are from a medical school in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, and they solved the…
A woman travelling on a scooter with two children in Pune was punched in the face by an elderly man in a car who was allegedly angry because he wasn’t given space to overtake. The woman’s hair was pulled and she was punched twice with such force that her nose began bleeding extensively. Posting a video narrating her ordeal, Jerlyn D’Silva, a digital content creator, claimed she was on the Pashan-Baner Link Road on a scooter with her children and a man in a car had been speeding behind them for nearly 2 km. She said she stuck to the…
At 16.37 lakh hectares, Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under organic farming in the country and an attempt to give this a boost has fallen prey to corruption, an investigation has revealed. Crores of rupees earmarked to promote the environmentally friendly method of farming, which is good for the soil, crops and even consumers, have allegedly been swindled by local officials. The state government has said it will look into the matter and take appropriate action. In the tribal-dominated Anuppur district, the local administration conducted a thorough investigation and found that the money allocated from the District Mineral Fund…
A Jindal group company’s senior executive facing allegations of molestation by a fellow passenger on a flight has been sent on administrative leave and a third-party investigation has been initiated. “We are deeply concerned about the recent allegations involving a senior executive in our company. We recognise the gravity of the situation and are committed to addressing it with utmost seriousness, care, integrity, and urgency,” Vulcan Green Steel said in a statement. Oman-based Vulcan Green Steel (VGS) is the steel arm of Vulcan Green, which is part of the Naveen Jindal-led Group of companies. In line with the company’s zero-tolerance…
TV star Divyanka Tripathi and her husband Vivek Dahiya returned from their Italian holiday earlier this week. The couple were robbed and they lost belongings like wallets and passports during their holiday. On Saturday, Divyanka shared throwback pictures from the holiday. They happen to be from a vineyard. The actress, in her caption, wrote, “The vineyard experience before…. #IYKYK. Someday you’ll see it all in details on Vivek’s YouTube vlog. Until then… Enjoy these.”Check out the post shared by Divyanka Tripathi here:View this post on InstagramA post shared by Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya (@divyankatripathidahiya)Celebrating their homecoming, the couple shared a joint…
A former teacher at Saint Mary Magdalen School in Wilmington, Delaware, has been accused of sending explicit photos to a former student. According to the New York Post, Alanis Pinion, a 24-year-old eighth-grade teacher, was arrested on Thursday by the New Castle County Police. According to the New Castle County Police, Pinion regularly communicated with her students on Snapchat and allegedly engaged in inappropriate behaviour by sending explicit images to one of them. She was charged with sexual solicitation of a child, endangering the welfare of a child, and indecent exposure. Pinion was arraigned and committed to the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution after failing to…