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Woman receives bilateral hand transplant at Delhi hospital after brain-dead person donates limbs

A COMPLEX procedure and an act of generosity have enabled a young mother of two to undergo bilateral hand transplant at a Delhi hospital after a brain-dead donor’s family consented to donating the upper limbs, officials said. The woman had lost both her hands in a chaff-cutting machine accident, they said. According to a statement issued by the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, this is the second such bilateral hand transplant performed at the facility. The transplant offered the patient, who had been completely ..

India tops global AI health adoption at 85%, far ahead of US, UK: Report

MUMBAI : INDIA has emerged as the global leader in the adoption of artificial intelligence for personal health, with a striking 85 per cent of consumers already using AI-powered tools -- far ahead of major developed markets, a new report revea..

Apple names John Ternus as next CEO Tim Cook to become Executive Chairman

UNITED States tech giant Apple has announced that John Ternus, senior Vice President of hardware engineering, will succeed Tim Cook as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026, concluding a long-running succession process that the board approved unanimously. Cook -- who has led Apple since 2011 -- will transition to the newly-created role of executive chairman, where he will engage with global policymakers and assist with select company matters. Arthur Levinson -- Apple’s non-executive ..

Coconut-harvesting robot is changing farming in Kerala

By Mervin Preethi : In a quiet neighbourhood in Kozhikode, Kerala, a young boy turned his balcony into a makeshift theatre. At that time (2013), Ashin P Krishna was in Class 6, but this innovation planted a seed that would one day grow into so..