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NEW DELHI: In a bid to streamline the functioning of corneal transplantation centres and facilitate wider accessibility to eye donation and transplantation services across the country, the Union health ministry has notified the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Rules, 2025, under the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994.The amendment, issued on…

NEW DELHI: The office of National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval has launched a probe into the unprecedented GPS spoofing IGI Airport has been facing for the past few weeks. NSA is learnt to be coordinating with multiple aviation and defence agencies on this issue as spoofing has been usually common in conflict zones. Due…

NEW DELHI: Delhi’s iconic sports venue, Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium, which was originally built for the 1982 Asian Games and later refurbished at a cost of over Rs 900 crore ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, will likely be demolished and undergo a major makeover, according to sports ministry officials. The ministry is considering plans…

NEW DELHI: Metro rail entities across the country will soon get automatic permits to operate feeder buses connecting metro stations, a move that will address the issue of first- and last-mile connectivity for passengers using the mass public transportation system, reports Dipak Dash. Speaking at a conclave organised by housing and urban affairs ministry, road…

NEW DELHI: Alleging that the speaker of Telangana legislative assembly failed to comply with its order to decide within three months the disqualification petitions against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs who defected to Congress, a contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court which it agreed to hear November 17. Supreme Court had on…

KOLKATA: In a rare political and social gesture, Bengal’s governing TMC Monday publicly felicitated two women from Sundarbans who recently tied the knot – perhaps marking the first time a major political party in India has publicly celebrated a same-sex marriage. The felicitation of Riya Sardar, 21, and Rakhi Naskar, 20, was attended by TMC…

SRINAGAR: Former Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) president Tondup Tsewang Chhospa has written to Union home minister Amit Shah saying Muslim representation in ongoing talks between a high-powered government committee and Ladakhi leaders outweighs that of Buddhists, creating a “clear imbalance in community representation”.“The majority of the representatives engaged in the discussions belong to the Muslim…

Delhi blast (Agency photo) NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Monday detained the owner of a Hyundai i20 car in which an explosion occurred near the Red Fort, an official told news agency PTI.Eight people were killed in the evening in a blast near Gate Number 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station. Delhi Police, along…

Today’s evening news wrap includes updates in national, business, global and entertainment world. In Jammu and Kashmir terror module case, a woman doctor has been held, taking the total arrests to eight. Veteran actor Dharmendra has been hospitalised and placed on ventilator support. Bharatiya Janata Party reacted to Shashi Tharoor’s LK Advani praise, calling Congress…