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Bihar: policy to curb screen time of kids on anvil

PATNA, Feb. 24 -- The Bihar government is mulling a comprehensive policy to curb screen time and social media exposure for minors, describing it as a silent threat to the next generation. Deputy chief... Read More


Govt eases scholarship rules for children of unorganised workers

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- The government has eased norms to allow children of eligible unorganised workers to avail of both welfare-based and merit-based scholarships and rules are being amended to give e... Read More


Recce by day, burglary by night; two held

LUCKNOW, Feb. 24 -- Two vegetable vendors who allegedly used their daily rounds to target locked homes were arrested by a joint team of the Crime Branch and Madiaon Police on Monday. Police recovered ... Read More


KGMU's paediatric surgery dept performs first robotic operation on 7-year-old

LUCKNOW, Feb. 24 -- After the introduction of robotic surgery for the first time in the Pediatric Surgery Department of the King George's Medical University (KGMU) here, the doctors performed the firs... Read More


18-min green corridor aids urgent liver transplant at KGMU

Lucknow, Feb. 24 -- liver transplant was performed at King George's Medical University (KGMU) after the organ of a brain-dead donor was transported from Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical... Read More


Skewed sex ratio fuels violence against women, trafficking: SC

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Emphasising that a skewed sex ratio can have grave social consequences, including increased violence against women and trafficking, the Supreme Court on Monday called for a stern... Read More


Repeat guests become hotel chains' new growth engine

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- As branded hotel occupancy in India nears decade highs, hotel chains are shifting focus from acquiring new guests to 'farming' existing ones through enhanced loyalty programmes. ... Read More


Sebi will look into brokers' concerns on RBI norms

Mumbai, Feb. 24 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) will look into representations by stockbrokers seeking a rethink of new norms issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that requir... Read More


Vertis InvIT plans to double AUM to Rs.52k cr in two years

New Delhi, Feb. 24 -- Vertis Infrastructure Trust, an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) backed by global investment firm KKR and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, plans to double its assets under ... Read More


Five dead, 45 hurt as double-decker bus overturns on Purvanchal eway

LUCKNOW, Feb. 24 -- Three children were among five passengers killed when an overcrowded double-decker private bus overturned near the Purvanchal Expressway toll plaza in Lucknow on Monday afternoon, ... Read More