Heart surgeries performed on 15 children at Andhra Hospitals

Mothers with their children who underwent heart surgeries at the cardiology and cardiac surgical camp organised at the Heart and Brain Institute, Andhra Hospitals in association with Healing Little hearts, UK, in Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo Credit: RAO GN A team of paediatric cardiologists performed heart surgeries on 15 children at Heart and Brain Andhra Hospitals, said cardiac surgeon, Dr. Nageswara Rao. The surgeries were…

State varsity V-Cs stay away from Governor’s conference

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurating the conference of Vice-Chancellors of State, Central and private universities at Raj Bhavan in Udhagamandalam on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI After the Vice-Chancellors of State universities skipped a conference organised by him at the Raj Bhavan in Udhagamandalam on Friday, Governor R.N. Ravi claimed that the Tamil Nadu government had…

Headmistress, teacher transferred in Tirupattur for celebrating marriage anniversary on campus 

The Department of School Education has transferred the headmistress and a teacher of Government Middle School in Chinna Varigam village, falling under Madhanur panchayat union, near Ambur town in Tirupattur, for celebrating marriage anniversary on the campus during school hours a few days ago.  Education officials said headmistress S. Sarojini and teacher K. Sudhakar were transferred…

Maharashtra BJP chief denies credit war among allies over Kashmir rescue efforts  

Maharashtra BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule. File | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday (April 25, 2025) dismissed reports of a rift within the ruling Mahayuti alliance over credit for the safe return of tourists from Kashmir following the Pahalgam terror attack, asserting that the coalition remains united.   His statement came amid…

Why ‘review committee’ was not being questioned in telephone tapping case, Prabhakar Rao’s counsel asks in High Court

The police were targeting telephone tapping case prime accused and retired IPS officer T. Prabhakar Rao instead of questioning the State government’s ‘review committee’ which was aware and accepted the telephone tapping operations, said senior counsel T. Niranjan Reddy. Presenting contentions for Mr. Rao (who is in USA and sought protection from arrest in the…

Pahalgam terror attack: Baisaran meadow open to tourists for years, police permit never sought, says J&K Government official

Army officials brief Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Pahalgam terrorist attack as he arrives at Baisaran meadow, the site of the attack on tourists, in Pahalgam. File. | Photo Credit: ANI A day after officials from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed an all-party meeting that police permission was not sought for…

DRDO achieves major breakthrough in hypersonic weapon technology

DRDO demonstrated long-duration Active Cooled Scramjet Subscale Combustor ground testing for more than 1,000 seconds. | Photo Credit: PIB The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday (April 25, 2025) announced a significant milestone in the field of hypersonic weapon technology with the demonstration of long-duration Active Cooled Scramjet Subscale Combustor ground testing for…