Day: January 16, 2020

20-yr-old man gets new lease of life after heart transplant at AIIMS

First heart transplant at govt-run hospital in Rajasthan

4:29 pm January 16, 2020

Jaipur: The Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital here on Thursday became the first government-run hospital in the state to conduct a heart transplant surgery, an official said. According to the hospital administration, the heart, two kidneys and liver of a 25-year-old man hailing from Rajsamand district, who was declared brain dead by a doctors’ committee, […]

3 dead as car turns turtle on Lucknow-Agra Expressway

4:19 pm January 16, 2020

Kannauj: Three people lost their lives when their car hit a divider and turned turtle on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway on early Thursday morning, police said. Additional Superintendent of Police Vinod Kumar said the ill-fated car was going to Lucknow from Gurgaon when the accident took place at the Fugaha cut on the Expressway around 6.30 […]

Man confesses to murder on live tv programme, arrested

4:17 pm January 16, 2020

Chandigarh: A man wanted for killing a woman friend on New Year’s eve at a hotel here was arrested from a television studio after he confessed to the crime while on air, police said on Thursday. The accused, Maninder Singh, was wanted by the police for allegedly killing Sarabjit Kaur (27), a nurse at a […]

ED issues fresh summons in Air Asia PMLA case

ED summons Air Asia executives, CEO Fernandes in PMLA case

12:05 pm January 16, 2020

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned senior executives of Air Asia including CEO Tony Fernandes for questioning in connection with a money laundering case, officials said on Thursday. The agency had registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against the airline and its officials in 2018. Officials said while […]

JNU again extends semester registration date

11:59 am January 16, 2020

New Delhi: Amid registration boycott by a section of students, the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) again extended the deadline to register for the next semester till January 17. “The registration deadline for ongoing winter session has been extended up to January 17 without late fees. However, registration will continue till February 9 by paying late […]