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Army Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Skin Bank To Treat Severe Burn Injuries

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2024, New Delhi

The Indian Army has launched a first-of-its-kind skin bank facility that aims to revolutionise the treatment of severe burn injuries and other skin-related conditions for service personnel and their families.

41% Of Indian Workers Have 2 Or More Sources Of Income: Report

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday June 18, 2024, New Delhi

About 41 percent of Indian workers now have two or more sources of income, the highest among 18 surveyed countries, as there has been a substantial rise in salary satisfaction among the Indian professionals, a report showed on Tuesday.

1.5 Lakh Posts Under Safety Category Remain Vacant: Railways In RTI Reply

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2024, New Delhi

Out of around 10 lakh sanctioned posts under the safety category in the Indian Railways, more than 1.5 lakh are vacant, the Railway Ministry has said in response to an application under the Right to Information Act in March.

In Jolt To Congress, Haryana MLA And Daughter To Join BJP Tomorrow

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2024, Chandigarh

In a jolt to the Congress in Haryana where assembly polls are due in October, the party's senior leader Kiran Choudhary and her daughter Shruti Choudhary will join the ruling BJP on Wednesday.

Rahul Gandhi Resigns From Wayanad Seat, Retains Raebareli

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2024, New Delhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has resigned from the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat of Kerala and retained the Raebareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Tuesday.

PM Modi On Third Term, Canada Wants To Engage On "Very Serious Issues"

Reported by Kadambini Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday June 18, 2024, New Delhi

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed hope that with Prime Minister Narendra Modi back for a third term, talks with India can resume on "some very serious issues around national security and keeping Canadians safe and the rule of law".

Nothing Against Muslim Community In Movie "Hamare Barah": Bombay High Court

NDTV Newsdesk | Tuesday June 18, 2024

Underlining that the Indian public was "not gullible or silly", the Bombay High Court on Tuesday said it watched actor Annu Kapoor-starrer "Hamare Baarah" movie and found nothing objectionable in it that was against the Quran or the Muslim community.

Why Infosys Offered Staff Incentives Up To Rs 8 Lakh To Move To New Campus

NDTV News Desk | Tuesday June 18, 2024

Information technology giant Infosys is giving employees incentives up to Rs 8 lakh to relocate to its new campus in Karnataka's Hubballi. The move to shift to Hubballi is aimed at increasing its presence in tier-2 cities.

Video: 7 On 1 Bike In UP, Girl Sits On Pillon Rider's Shoulders

Reported by Tanishq Punjabi | Tuesday June 18, 2024, Hapur, Uttar Pradesh

Not three, not five but seven people were seen on one motorcycle in a video, which has now gone viral on social media.

"Oh, You Defeated Me": Naveen Patnaik To BJP MLA In Odisha Assembly

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2024, Bhubaneswar

BJD president and former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday greeted newly elected first-time BJP MLA Laxman Bag, who defeated him in the recently concluded Assembly polls from Kantabanji seat in Bolangir district.

Drunk Man Rams SUV Into Woman, Policeman In Mumbai, Arrested: Cops

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2024, Mumbai

A man driving in an inebriated state hit a woman and on-duty policeman with his SUV on a busy road in Khar here, police said on Tuesday.

77% Of Rural Households In India Now Have Tap Water Connections: Government Data

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2024, New Delhi

About 77 per cent or 14.88 crore rural households have been provided with tap water connections till now, according to official data.

Train Services Fully Restored At West Bengal Crash Site Where 10 Died

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2024, Kolkata

Train services on both the up and down lines at Rangapani near West Bengal's New Jalpaiguri station were fully restored on Tuesday, a day after a goods train rammed into the Kanchanjunga Express from behind, killing 10 people.

Homeopath Pays Rs 16 Lakh For MBBS Admission, Gets Fake Degree, Files Case

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2024, Mehsana, Gujarat

A case has been registered against four persons for allegedly cheating a homoeopath in Gujarat's Mehsana who paid Rs 16.32 lakh to get admission to a medical course in Uttar Pradesh but received a fake degree instead.

PM Modi's Monthly Radio Broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat' To Resume From June 30

Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2024, New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said his 'Mann Ki Baat' monthly radio broadcast will resume from June 30 and urged people to share their ideas and inputs for it.