Top Headlines: Patient dies during live demo surgery at AIIMS, sparks ethics row

MORE » Patient dies during live demo surgery at AIIMS, sparks ethics row The death of a patient who was operated upon by a Japanese surgeon as part of a live surgery workshop at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi last week has rekindled a debate on the ethics of organizing such workshops and the rights of patients on whom the procedures are carried out. 70 Vyapam accused seek Prez nod to kill selves Seventy doctors and medical students accused in the Vyapam scam and lodged in Gwalior Central Jail have in a letter requested the President to allow them to commit suicide, saying they have been behind bars for long and their "future is dark". They alleged they are victims of "judicial disparity". Govt promises organ donation policy in a week Calling for a mass movement to promote organ donations across the country and save lives, Union health minister J P Nadda on Saturday said the government would take steps within a week to develop a policy mechanism and address the institutional gaps.

CITIES MORE » Mumbai bikers to rally for their hardy old scooters Last monsoon, Kunal Rao bid goodbye to his first wife. Even though she had broken his collarbone once, it had been a difficult farewell. Cops under lens after Kolkata campus murder Thousands marched with Krishna Prasad Jana's body in Sabong on Saturday even as the murder of the college boy by alleged Trinamool supporters ignited a storm of protest across the state. 5 Jharkhand women lynched in midnight 'witch hunt' Mandar (Ranchi): Five women were branded as witches and stripped and lynched in a village assembly at Kanjiya Maraitoli village under Mandar police station on the outskirts of the state capital in the intervening night of Fridayand Saturday. The women were all in their 50s. Police identified the assailants and arrested 27 of them. Many of the arrested assailants are students of Mandar College.

TECH MORE » Boost for 'Make in India': Foxconn to invest $5 billion in Maharashtra Foxconn founder Terry Gou said the company, the world's largest contract maker of electronic products, was looking for local partners for the planned facility in Maharashtra. 11 hardest Google job interview questions It's one of the most competitive companies in the world to get a job with –- so what are Google's interview questions like? What Steve Jobs taught me about being a son and a father Among the morals I scribbled down in my mind one that stood out began with a story involving Steve Jobs.

SPORTS MORE » EPL: Woe for Walker as Man United make winning start Man United secured an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Tottenham in their opening Premier League game of the season thanks to an own goal from Kyle Walker. England thrash Australia in fourth Test to regain Ashes England defeated Australia by an innings and 78 runs on the third day of the fourth Test to take an unbeatable 3-1 lead in the five-match series and so regain the Ashes.

BUSINESS MORE » Deposit rate cuts help Central Bank net rise 6% State-run Central Bank of India on Saturday reported a marginal 6 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 203 crore in the June quarter on account of reduction in cost of deposits and lower provisioning for bad loans. India's forex reserves lose shine as gold prices plummet Weakening gold prices and a strengthening dollar dented Indian foreign exchange reserves (forex) in the week ended July 31. Punjab & Sind Bank Q1 net more than doubles to Rs 43cr Punjab & Sind Bank on Saturday said its net profit for the first quarter of 2015-16 more than doubled to Rs 43.16 crore from a year ago.

ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Actor's wife spotted hiding cosmetic surgery Oh, what a tangled web Meow weaves. 'Phantom is not an unsafe film' The easier and more predictable thing to do after 28 years of being in the film business is to make safe films that have higher chances of being successful. Celebs who allegedly had sex in public We put together celebrities who have allegedly had sex in public and some have been caught too! Read on to find out who!

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