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'Bordering on failure': India rejects proposal to expand only non-permanent UNSC membership The Economic Times
The Government General Hospital (GGH) in Vijayawada where a street dog reportedly ran away an amputated limb kept for disposal in the biomedical waste room. | Photo Credit: File photo Officials of the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Vijayawada, who conducted a preliminary inquiry into the incident in which a street dog ran away with an amputated limb, suspect a conspiracy.The dog, which picked up the amputated limb of a patient from the biomedical waste room, allegedly took it outside a couple of days ago. An outsourcing employee of the GGH reportedly recorded the incident on his mobile phone and shared the video footage on social media groups.Suspecting foul play, the GGH officials who conducted the inquiry, questioned why the employee took video instead of alerting the staff concerned.No CCTVMeanwhile, there is no CCTV near the biomedical waste room. “The operation theatre staff handover the biomedical waste to the sanitary staff, who then dump it in the waste room and lock it. However, it is unclear how the dog entered the room and picked up the plastic bag containing the waste,” said a medical officer.“The biomedical waste room is always kept locked. We are inquiring why the room was left unlocked,” the doctor said. Meanwhile, GGH staff claim that there have been internal disputes within the hospital. Some outsourcing staff might have conspired in the incident, they alleged.Speaking to The Hindu, GGH Superintendent Dr. A. Yedukondalu said that the maintenance of biomedical waste room has been handed over to a private agency. “Instructions have been given to install surveillance cameras in the room and to follow a foolproof system for storing and disposing the waste,” the Superintendent said.“We are also inquiring why there was no security at the biomedical waste room when the incident happened,” Dr. Yedukondalu said. Published - May 17, 2026 07:12 pm IST
Elections over, government says no proposal to hike fuel prices The Times of India
The TakeAs the Strait of Hormuz stays largely shut and Washington sends mixed signals, talks run through Islamabad and Moscow.The Strait of Hormuz remains in effect closed with a US naval blockade still in place. About 3,000 Iran-bound containers are stranded in Pakistan as costs rise and Washington’s signals shift. Iran is pushing diplomacy from Moscow to Islamabad. Can talks to end the US-Israel war still move forward?In this episode: Osama Bin Javaid (@osamabinjavaid), Al Jazeera correspondent Episode credits:This episode was produced by David Enders and Chloe K Li with Catherine Nouhan,...
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