Day: July 30, 2025

Porunai Hospitals, a multi-speciality hospital, puts Tirunelveli in the spotlight with the successful completion of the region’s first-ever advanced Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) lobectomy – a breakthrough in lung lobe resection! This complex, minimally invasive procedure-once limited to large metropolitan healthcare centres-is a pioneering step towards making advanced thoracic care accessible to patients in South Tamil Nadu. Minimally invasive VATS lobectomy at Porunai Hospital using small incisions and a camera to reduce lung trauma and speed up recovery By achieving this significant milestone, Porunai Hospitals alleviates the need for conventional…

Anant National University, in collaboration with the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, United States (also known as Penn GSE), hosted the Indigenous Consciousness Education Research Methodology Convening on 25-26 July 2025 at the Anant campus. The convening brought together leading scholars, education policy experts and practitioners to explore Indigenous Consciousness research methodologies, establishing the foundation for an India-based research project – Indigenous Consciousness Methodology Education Research Project (ICER). Anant National University & Penn GSE Host ICERM 2025 to Develop India-based Indigenous Research Project The convening marked…

Groundbreaking done for four new campuses across the city Group to open over 100 new schools in India and abroad in 10 years The Ryan Group of Schools, one of India’s most trusted and expansive K-12 education networks, marked a significant milestone with the groundbreaking ceremony for four new campuses in Bengaluru. The event was inaugurated by Dr. A.F. Pinto, Founder-Chairman, and Mr. Ryan Pinto, CEO of the Ryan Group, in the presence of dignitaries, educators, local partners, and members of the Ryan community. Chairman Dr. A.F. Pinto and CEO…

A new study, entitled TOPSPIN, coordinated by the Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) New Delhi, in collaboration with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, and Imperial College London, examined 1,981 patients with uncontrolled hypertension across 32 hospitals in India. The findings showed that three two-drug combination therapies – Amlodipine plus Perindopril, Amlodipine plus Indapamide, and Perindopril plus Indapamide – were equally effective and safe in lowering both ambulatory and office blood pressure. TOPSPIN is the first-ever randomised study to test the choice of first-line two-drug…

VinFast, the Vietnamese EV maker, has done it again. First it was in the port city of Haiphong, turning a swamp into a state-of-the-art factory. Now, the company is attempting a similar feat in southern India, where the contours of its second major plant are beginning to emerge. Over a year ago, the land outside Thoothukudi was little more than sun-baked scrubland. Today, assembly lines stand ready, the machinery set to stamp, weld and paint the first Vietnamese-designed electric cars meant for Indian roads. VinFast factory in Hai Phong city,…