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New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked a panel of doctors in AIIMS to put on hold the medical procedure of termination of 26-week pregnancy of a married woman. A bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud took note of the submissions by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati that the foetus, in the 26th week of gestation, is likely to be viable.Bhati, who represented Centre, said that preventing a child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth is a punishable offence under Section 315 of IPC and doctors undertaking medical procedure to terminate…

Shimla, Oct 10 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Tuesday said the government would withdraw, on humanitarian grounds, cases registered against the people who violated Covid-19 norms during the pandemic.Instructions had been issued to the officials concerned in this regard, he said.Sukhu said the pandemic was difficult for everyone and to prevent and contain it various measures had been taken and restrictions were imposed on the common man.During this period, hundreds of cases were registered for violation of norms. The government, adopting a humanitarian approach, will now withdraw such cases.–IANSvg/vd

Kiev, Oct 10 (IANS) As Russia continues its war against Kiev, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a decree to spend at least 21.6 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 on national defence, local media reported on Tuesday.The presidential decree, which put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defence Council, stipulates that Ukraine’s defense spending next year will reach no less than $46 billion, rpeorts Xinhua news agency citing local media.The document instructed the government to prioritise the financing of the defense sector in the 2024 state draft budget based on the…

Lhasa, Oct 10 (IANS) Climbers have safely descended Mount Shishapangma in Tibet after avalanches left four dead or missing and two injured, according to the authorities on Tuesday.A total of 19 alpine rescue professionals were sent by the regional sports bureau soon after the avalanches occurred on October 7, reports Xinhua news agency. The two injured were out of danger and sent back to Nepal as of Tuesday.Two avalanches occurred at 7,600 meters and 8,000 meters in altitude. One American climber and one Nepalese climber were killed, and another American and Nepalese climber are missing.All climbing activities in the area…

Lucknow, Oct 10 (IANS) Patients with chronic ailments such as diabetes, or who have undergone major surgery recently, have 40 per cent chance of dying by suicide as compared to people who are not ill. These are the findings of various research papers.The sudden death of patients suffering from chronic ailments or recuperating after major surgery, has a possible mental illness connection, and such patients give signals before they die, say experts.”If you acknowledge the signals, deaths can be averted,” said Dr Adarsh Tripathi, senior faculty member at department of psychiatry, at the KGMU.He said, “Such patients coming to our…

Shimla, Oct 10 (IANS) Human activity has increased groundwater pollution, particularly through agricultural runoff in Punjab, making it unsafe for drinking and raising health risk, according to a new research released by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi on Tuesday. In a paper published in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research, the researchers showed that in the last two decades, the groundwater demand has increased due to the absence of monsoon.The groundwater department and local farmers have to exploit groundwater from deeper geological strata which are enriched in heavy metals and few are radioactive, having serious health impacts.“We aimed…

Varanasi, Oct 10 (IANS) The doctors of Sir Sunderlal Hospital (Banaras Hindu University) have performed the first successful endoscopic surgery on a one-year-old boy, diagnosed with bilateral renal stones.It is believed to be the first such surgery of a child. Many hospitals had refused to perform the surgery on the child because of his age and complexity of the surgery.Pankaj Mishra, a resident of Kuwar Patti Village in Meja of Prayagraj district, had brought his one-year-old son to the Sir Sunderlal Hospital.The child, weighing 7.5 kg, was diagnosed to have bilateral renal stones (left side-1.6 cm, right side- multiple 1.6…

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) As people the world over continue to raise awareness about mental health issues with mental health being a “universal right”, here are some new features to maintain your mental wellbeing in Apple devices that are supporting millions of iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch users around the world.Research shows that reflecting on one’s own mental state can help build emotional awareness and resistance.The new ‘State of Mind’ feature on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch allows you to log your momentary emotions and daily moods, seeing valuable insights on what might be contributing to your state of…

London, Oct 10 (IANS) Three men of Indian descent, who coerced a woman into getting in their car in UK’s Leicester city last year, have each been jailed for 10 years, police said.Ajay Doppalapudi (27), Vahar Manchala (24) and Rana Yellambai (30), who were sentenced at the Leicester Crown Court on October 6, were found guilty of kidnapping the woman, following a trial in September. The three had approached the victim, who had been on a night out at Leicester city centre, in the early hours of January 16 last year. The victim got into their car, an Audi, believing…

Islamabad, Oct 9 (IANS) In a major blow to Pakistan’s efforts at inviting international investments in Balochistan, project manager of the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) Shabahat Mirza was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Balochistan’s capital Quetta on Sunday. Pakistani newspaper, The News International reports that the PMDC official was traveling to the Sor Range in a car along with his driver, Muhammad Zakir, when a bicycle bomb exploded in a crowded market area near a police station in Quetta. While Mirza died on the spot, his driver was critically injured.Balochistan’s interim government announced an “all-out…