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Laparoscopic diagnostic surgery device which promises to enhance surgeon's colour vision

The 20th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (WCES 2024) was held in October at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre.

Advanced medical facilities available in five tribal districts of Manipur: CM Biren Singh

Amid the Kuki-Zo bodies' claims of deprivation and lack of development in tribal areas, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on Thursday said that for the first time, five hill districts would have access to advanced medical facilities.

Robot-assisted gallbladder surgery on woman with severespinal curvature

Fortis Hospital Anandapur has set a new clinical benchmark in the realm of GI and robotics surgery by successfully performing the first ever documented robot-assisted gallbladder surgery on a 74-year-old woman with severe spinal deformity.

Inclusive development, peace and universal well-being while nurturing environment is at the heart of Indian philosophy: VP

The Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, has said that inclusive development, peace, and universal well-being while nurturing the environment is at the heart of Indian philosophy.

Maha parties woo independents who may play kingmakers

The BJP-backed Mahayuti and the Congress-backed opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have both officially claimed that they will win enough assembly seats to form the next Maharashtra government easily.

Mahayuti govt will be formed again in Maharashtra, BJP winning in Jharkhand: MP CM Yadav on exit polls

The BJP-backed Mahayuti and the Congress-backed opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have both claimed they will easily win enough assembly seats to form the next Maharashtra government.

Digitisation may have influenced how we communicate and work, but pens remain an indispensable tool

With schools, colleges and other educational institutions gradually re-opening, the nearly five-decade-old Kolkata-headquartered Linc Ltd, formerly Linc Pen & Plastics Ltd, which makes one of the top three writing instrument brands in India, is gearing up to tap new price segments and new geographies outside India through innovation.

Adani spent ₹2,000 crore to defeat MVA: Sanjay Raut

'Gautam Adani colluded with Eknath Shinde, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and Devendra Fadnavis to grab land and tenders through corruption', Raut alleged

Stable inflation bedrock for sustained growth: RBI Governor

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday emphasized the critical role of fiscal-monetary coordination in navigating India through a series of external economic shocks.

Market erases all gains, Nifty falls below 23,300

At close, the Sensex was down 422.59 points or 0.54 per cent at 77,155.79, while the Nifty fell 168.60 points or 0.72 per cent at 23,349.90

Solar commissioning at a new high, albeit with new challenges

A number of solar projects had been hanging fire for more reasons than one.

Adani Group stocks lose ₹2.3 lakh crore in market capitalisation

Coming as an aftermath of the bribery charges by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and a US District Court, the Adani Group stocks lost Rs 2.3 lakh crore in market capitalization on Thursday.

Around 7.96 million users leave Jio in Sept; BSNL's users spike: TRAI data

Reliance Jio saw 7.96 million users leave the telecom operator in September, data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) showed on Thursday.

Australian tourist dies after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos, raising toll to 4 including American

An Australian teenager has died after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos in what Australia's prime minister on Thursday called every parent' s nightmare.

North Korea and Russia agree to expand their economic cooperation

North Korea and Russia reached a new agreement for expanding economic cooperation following high-level talks in Pyongyang this week, the North's state media said Thursday, as they continue to align in the face of their confrontations with Washington.

Canadian Cabinet minister steps down as his claim of Indigenous identity is disputed

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that his employment minister was leaving his post after weeks of questions about his past claims of Indigenous identity.

Russia and China oppose changing Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission

Russia and China on Wednesday opposed a U.S.-led campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti helping police to tackle escalating gang violence into a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

Australia's parliament considers legislation banningsocial mediafor under 1 Gs

Australia's communications minister intro duced a world-first law into Parliament on Thursday that would ban children under 16 from social media, saying online safety was one of parents' toughest challenges.

42 Shias killed in attack in Pak's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

Three vehicles carrying locals were ambushed by militants in Kurram Agency inthe province

Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental missile in an attack for the first time in the war

Ukraine says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile overnight targeting Dnipro city in the central-east of the country, which, if confirmed, would be the first time Moscow has used such a missile in the war.

Israel insists on right to target Hezbollah in any cease-fire deal

The development came as an airstrike hit the historic Syrian town of Palmyra, killing 36 people

Why US handed over landmines to Ukraine in big policy shift

The US decision to send anti-personnel landmines to Ukraine was triggered by a change in Russian battleheld tactics favouring infantry over mechanised units, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade.

POIi Ce report reveals assault allegations against Hegseth

A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report made public late Wednesday.

Putin plays with fire in his new doctrine

Of late, Vladimir Putin has shifted Russia's nuclear doctrine to a more directly and openly retaliatory posture in response to any attack by Ukraine or any NATO country using longer-range US missiles.

US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there's no link to a hostage release

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the war in Gaza because it was not linked to an immediate release of hostages taken captive by Hamas militants in Israel in October 2023.

Imran spoils for a fresh battle

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is bracing for a confrontation on November 24 as it has called a massive rally in Islamabad demanding the release of its leader, Imran Khan.

Skilling Renewables

India stands at a critical juncture in its energy transition journey, aiming to achieve 500 GW of renewable capacity by 2030.

Democracy Dismantled

The sentencing of 45 pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong under its controversial National Security Law signifies a turning point in the former British colony's political and legal history.

Nuanced narratives

Israel for all its questionable positions on Palestine is a rare, healthy, and thriving democracy. As the world's most sanctioned nation by the United Nations, Israel has still not allowed the international opprobrium to coalesce, and consequently to regress into a single-party nation. while there are laws that directly or indirectly discriminate against the native Arab Israelis (largest minority composing 21 per cent of the population), yet the Arabs/Palestinians in Israel have equal voting rights with political space afforded for exclusive Arab parties