In what could be a possible game-changer in the delivery of health services in rural areas, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a first-of-its-kind experiment transported blood samples for over 36 kilometres from a remote primary health centre (PHC) in Tehri district of Uttarakhand to the district hospital. The drone was able to accomplish the …
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The Mumbai local is arguably the most congested and crowded suburban railway system, anywhere in the world. The sheer number of passengers travelling on the system makes it prone to accidents. In fact, it is increasingly becoming a ‘death trap’ for commuters. BCCL/ REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE A total of 18,423 people were killed and 18,847 people were injured in suburban train-related …
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In a tragic incident, around 15 monkeys died possibly due to heatstroke in Joshi Baba forest range in Bagli, Dewas. The group met the tragic fate as another group of monkeys allegedly controlled the nearby water source and didn’t allow the group to access it. Forest officials have even admitted burning the decomposing carcasses of some monkeys fearing that they …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be bestowed with the Maldives’ highest honour “Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen” during his visit to the country, Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid announced. PM Modi will reach the Indian Ocean archipelago on Saturday in his first bilateral visit after retaining power in the Lok Sabha polls. “The Most Honourable Order of the Distinguished Rule of Nishan …
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It has been nearly a month since super cyclonic storm Fani wreaked havoc along the coast of Odisha. While the death toll was minimal, thanks to a massive evacuation of nearly 12 lakh people the trail of destruction the cyclonic storms have left behind are massive. BCCL The infrastructure damage the state has suffered due to Fani will take at …
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In an embarrassing incident, officials of the Food and Civil Supply Department were left red-faced after a porn clip played in the middle of a meeting. The meeting was chaired by Mugdha Singh, the secretary of the department, at the NIC room in the secretariat on Monday. “In the middle of the video conference, an obscene clip started playing on …
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An Assam police commando was stabbed to death by unidentified attackers in Makum area of Assam’s Tinsukia district early on Monday. Girish Dutta (37) of the Assam Commando Battalion, an accomplished police trainer, was posted at the Police Training College in Dergaon and had come home in Makum only a day before. Photo: TIME8 Dutta was returning home with his …
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Food-delivery app, Zomato, on June 3, made changes to its parental leave policies. For women across the 13 countries it has presence, Zomato will be offering 26 weeks paid leave, or will follow the government mandated policy, whichever is more. In a landmark move, the 26-week leaves will be extended to men as well. “One core issue that leads to …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday named Nirmala Sitharaman, previously the country’s defence minister, as the next finance minister, while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah will become home minister. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Nirmala Sitharaman Is The First Woman Finance Minister Of India BCCL Nirmala Sitharaman is appointed as the new finance …
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The present week in the national capital has no less than been a torture given the unabated rise in the temperatures. The heatwave has gripped the entire North India region with temperatures touching over 44 degree Celsius. Delhi’s temperatures have soared to such an extent that the Indian Meteorological Department (MeT) has issued a “red-colour” warning for the national capital. …
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