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Lucknow, Sep 17: Though the death of Karnataka cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari, who was found dead on the road in the state capital in this May, continues to remain a mystery, the actual cause of his death may soon be known. The forensic science laboratory, which had examined the viscera of the IAS officer, has submitted its report to the CBI, which was probing the matter. According to the police

Gorakhpur, Sep 17: The proprietor of Pushpa Sales, which supplied oxygen to the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College where dozens of children died last month, was today arrested in connection with the case. More than 60 children, mostly infants, had died at the hospital within a week last month.There were allegations that the deaths occurred due to a disruption in oxygen supply over unpaid

Lucknow, Sept 17: Deaths of children, mostly newborn, continued at the infamous BRD Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur town of Uttar Pradesh (UP). Nearly 120 fatalities were recorded in the last 10 days. According to hospital records, 14 babies died within a span of 24 hours on Thursday and Friday. Notwithstanding the nationwide outrage over the death of 30 kids owing to alleged shortage of

Lucknow, Sept 17: Deaths of children, mostly newborn, continued at the infamous BRD Medical College hospital in Gorakhpur town of Uttar Pradesh (UP). Nearly 120 fatalities were recorded in the last 10 days. According to hospital records, 14 babies died within a span of 24 hours on Thursday and Friday. Notwithstanding the nationwide outrage over the death of 30 kids owing to alleged shortage of

Lahore, Sept 17: Pakistanis began casting votes on Sunday for the parliamentary seat vacated by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in a by-election seen as a test of support for the Sharif dynasty ahead of the 2018 general election. Sharif’s ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party hopes a resounding victory in the eastern city of Lahore would show that support for the family was

Seoul, Sept 17: India's star shuttler PV Sindhu overcame reigning world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan 22-20, 11-21, 21-18 in the women's singles final of the Korea Open Superseries on Sunday. Rio Olympic silver medallist Sindhu won in an hour and 24 minutes at the SK Handball Stadium to clinch her third Superseries title of her career. Okuhara had conquered the Hyderabad-born shutter in the

Neemuch, Sept 17: A well-educated Jain couple from Madhya Pradesh has decided to leave behind their three-year-old daughter and property “worth Rs 100 crore” to embrace monkhood. Sumit Rathore (35), who has worked in London before managing his family business in Neemuch, and his wife Anamika (34), an engineer who was employed with a mining major, decided to renounce the material world recently

Neemuch, Sept 17: A well-educated Jain couple from Madhya Pradesh has decided to leave behind their three-year-old daughter and property “worth Rs 100 crore” to embrace monkhood. Sumit Rathore (35), who has worked in London before managing his family business in Neemuch, and his wife Anamika (34), an engineer who was employed with a mining major, decided to renounce the material world recently

New Delhi, Sept 17: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Kevadia, Gujarat on the occasion of his 67th birthday on Sunday. The foundation stone of the dam was laid on April 5, 1961, by the country's first prime minister Jawaharlal Lal Nehru. However, it took 56 years to complete its construction. An official release said the increase in the dam height will facilitate a

New Delhi, Sep 16: Karnataka Police, DIG D Roopa who claimed in a report of bribes being taken by top police officials for alleged preferential treatment to AIADMK leader VK Sasikala in Bengaluru jail, was awarded the President’s Medal for meritorious service on Saturday. In a function held at Raj Bhawan in Bengaluru, Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala awarded the President’s medal to the top cop in