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Hyderabad: The L.V. Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) here has said it has become the first in the world to achieve 20,000 corneal transplants. The not-for-profit and non-government institute crossed the landmark in the 25th year of…
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Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday ordered a probe after over 100 bodies were found in a channel of the Ganga in Unnao district, an official said. Thirty bodies were recovered from the river's channel till late Tuesday but by…
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Two gold bars worth Rs 5.50 lakh were seized by customs officials from a passenger who arrived at the airport here from Kuala Lumpur today. The man, hailing from Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu, had arrived here by the Malindo flight early…
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New Delhi: Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and disclosed that his company will spend USD 250 million (over Rs 1,500 crore) to fund innovations in software and services in India. The chief of India's second…
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NEW DELHI: The government today defended its surprising move to sack top missile scientist Avinash Chander as the chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation or DRDO. "I recommended this. We didn't want somebody on contract…
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Dubai: Bollywood actresses Parineeti Chopra, Alia Bhatt among other prominent women from the region were honoured for their contribution in fields of art, cinema, entrepreneurship, and education at the fifth GR8! Women Awards. 'Lunchbox'…
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh BJP today announced formation of a four-member committee to oversee the Legislative Council polls and ensure victory of party candidates in the January 23 biennial election. "A four-member committee having BJP…
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New Delhi: Cracking the whip on those polluting Yamuna rive, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday passed a slew of directions including a fine of Rs 5,000 on individuals spotted throwing waste or religious items in the river as it…
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Mumbai: Indian IT bellwether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Tuesday admitted that one percent of its total employees (techies) would be fired this fiscal (2014-15) for non-performance or failure to specialise in a particular domain…
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Jaipur: Seven people have died and 19 tested positive for swine flu in Rajasthan this year, forcing the state government to put its health department on alert, an official said Wednesday. The deaths have been reported from Banswara,…
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