Jaishankar blasts Canada for gangland visas, warns of Newton's law

Jaishankar blasts Canada for gangland visas, warns of Newton's law

Tuesday, 07 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday slammed Canada for continually issuing visas to people with connection to organised crimes for political purposes and cautioned there will be pushback against what is happening "out there." Newton's law of politics will apply there also, he said. Terming them as gangland visas, he...

Tents, fans, ambulances set up at booths to help voters beat heat

Monday, 06 May 2024 | PTI | Bengaluru

With just two days left for the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, the Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements to increase voter turnout amid the soaring temperatures in the 14 constituencies that go to the polls on May 7. The first phase of the general elections in...

Blue corner notice issued against Prajwal Revanna: Karnataka Home Minister

Monday, 06 May 2024 | PTI | Bengaluru

Karnataka Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara on Sunday said a Blue Corner notice has been issued and Interpol’s help is being taken to bring NDA’s Hassan Lok Sabha candidate Prajwal Revanna, who is facing sexual harassment cases, back to India. A Blue Corner Notice is issued by the international police cooperation...

Congress playing with fire by attempting Hindu, Muslim divide: Rajnath

Monday, 06 May 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Rahul Gandhi has “no fire but the Congress is playing with fire” by attempting to create a Hindu-Muslim divide for electoral gains, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said here even as he asserted that the NDA will cross the 400-seat mark in Lok Sabha polls and the BJP will improve its...

Rotavirus jabs do not cause outbreaks in NICUs: Report

Monday, 06 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Rotavirus vaccines do not cause significant outbreaks of the disease in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), according to a report to be presented at the ongoing Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2024 Meeting, being held in Toronto. The findings are important, study authors say, because many NICUs avoid vaccinating against rotavirus due...

Researchers develop plant based biocompatible bandage

Monday, 06 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

A team of Italian researchers has developed a biocompatible bandage made of plant-based materials that, loaded with vitamin C, can accelerate the healing process of burn wounds. Published in the journal ACS Applied Bio Materials, these findings offer potential for the development of similar products to treat various types of skin...

Low organ donation: States told to monitor cases of brain stem deaths in ICU patients

Monday, 06 May 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The Center has instructed States to monitor cases of brain stem deaths in ICU patients, citing poor identification and certification of such cases as a factor contributing to low organ donation rates in the country. The advisory aims to boost organ donation rates, which are currently less than one donor...

Courts should not act as mere tape recorders, says SC; flags role of public prosecutors

Monday, 06 May 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

Courts have to take a participatory role in a trial and not act as "mere tape recorders", the Supreme Court said here and lamented that there is "practically no effective and meaningful cross-examination" by public prosecutors of any hostile witness during hearings of criminal appeals. The apex court said a judge...

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