Baltimore: The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday.

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission has removed the upper age limit for those appearing in NEET-Under Graduate 2022 exam, officials said on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka on Wednesday logged 181 fresh COVID-19 cases and two deaths. These took the fresh infections and fatalities to 39,43,108 and 40,006 respectively, said the Department of Health.

Mangaluru: Prohibitory orders under section 144 of Cr.PC around schools and colleges under the jurisdiction of Mangaluru Police Commissionerate has been extended till March 12 amidst the Hijab row.

Bengaluru: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the GST compensation cess period has already been extended till March 2026 to enable the Centre to repay loans taken to compensate all states for the year 2020.

Bengaluru: Tamil Nadu Religious and Charitable Endowment Minister P K Sekar Babu's daughter Jayakalyani met Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Wednesday and sought police protection for her and her husband.

Madikeri: Deputy Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and former minister UT Khader of Wednesday visited the family of martyred soldier Althaf and expressed his condolences to the family.

New Delhi: World Cup-winning India fast bowler Sreesanth on Wednesday retired from all forms of domestic cricket, drawing curtains down on his tumultuous career.