IPC has issued a new guidance document asking hospitals to strengthen monitoring and reporting of adverse events linked to medical devices. (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: A faulty insulin pump that delivers too much insulin, an infusion pump that gives medicines too quickly, a pulse oximeter showing incorrect oxygen levels or a defibrillator failing during a…
Central government employees living or posted outside the CGHS-covered area can now make a one-time choice to join the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), even if there is no CGHS Wellness Centre in their city. NEW DELHI: Central government employees living or posted outside the CGHS-covered area can now make a one-time choice to join…
Students gathered in large numbers at IIT-Bombay main gate to protest against the death by suicide of BTech student NEW DELHI: Student representatives at IIT Bombay have issued an official statement following the death of student Sahil Wakode, saying they do not condone cheating or any form of academic misconduct, while calling for reforms to…
Image credit: X/ Jaishankar NEW YORK: Slovakia on Monday backed India’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, with foreign minister Juraj Blanár saying India, as a leading country of the Global South and an emerging power in the Indo-Pacific, should have a place at the UN’s top decision-making body.The remarks…
Shivani Chauhan survived a road-rage incident on Gurgaon’s Golf Course Road in which a man in a car chased her and knocked her off her moving bike. Her injuries will heal, but riding a bike will not be the same again for Shivani Chauhan, who survived a road rage incident in Gurgaon last week in…
Maj Gen Mohit Seth took over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) relieving Maj Gen SS Slaria who has moved to Headquarter Northern Command. JAMMU: Lieutenant General Mohit Seth will take over as the new General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army’s Nagrota-based White Knight Corps (16 Corps) on Oct 1. He will replace Lt…
NBA legend Charles Barkley. Image Credit: Basket Network St. Mary’s Academy in New Orleans received a $1 million pledge from former NBA star Charles Barkley after two of its students made a unique breakthrough in mathematics. Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson, then high-school seniors, developed a new proof of the 2,000-year-old Pythagorean theorem using trigonometry….
Supreme Court Friday pointed to five “evils” associated with the ban on liquor NEW DELHI: Holding that fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution cannot be interpreted in a restrictive manner, Supreme Court on Monday held that a person’s personal liberty cannot be invaded except in accordance with the procedure established by the Constitution, even if…
NEW DELHI: Frowning upon grossly inadequate infrastructure and huge vacancies in National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and appellate NCLAT, Supreme Court Monday said the situation is unacceptable as these two tribunals have to daily deal with Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code matters involving thousands of crores of rupees.“They are govt’s lifeline now. All nationalised banks, banking…
An additional financial burden of Rs 7,000 crore wo- uld be imposed on NHAI in creating and managing the shelters New Delhi: National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Monday moved SC seeking to absolve it from the court-assigned responsibility of creating infrastructure along 72,000-km network of national highways (NHs) to shelter stray cattle and animals,…