Telecobalt machines found lying idle for months: CAG

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India observed inordinate delay of 15 to 19 months in identification of sites for construction of bunkers in four government medical college hospitals (GMCH) for the purpose of installing telecobalt machines for the treatment of cancer. Inordinate delay in undertaking turnkey works resulted in non-installation of telecobalt machines…

Pahalgam attack LIVE: U.S., U.K. urge for calm amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will urge his Indian and Pakistani counterparts not to escalate, his spokeswoman said Tuesday, as tensions soar between the arch-rivals after a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. “We are reaching out to both parties and telling, of course, them to not escalate the situation,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce…

How is the Pope elected?

There are elections and then there are elections. Why does this one then, garner so much interest and fanfare? It could be because the election to the Holy See (derived from the Latin sedes for seat), which gives the Roman Catholic church a new leader or Pope, has enough secrecy and intrigue to warrant…

Congress deletes ‘gayab’ post on PM Modi after backlash; Venugopal cautions leaders to adhere to party line on Pahalgam

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi with party General Secretary (Organization) K.C. Venugopal, party MP Mukul Wasnik, party Gujarat President Shaktisinh Gohil and other leaders during a Co-ordination Committee meeting, on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Tuesday (April 29, 2025) asked its leaders not to speak out of order and…