
Hyderabad: The governing council of the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences which met under the chairmanship of chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday, approved purchasing of medical equipment worth Rs 24.25 crore. The funds will be used for procuring 25 haemo-dialysis machines, linear accelerator with IGRT, CT stimulator, brachytherapy unit along with building and upgradation of the blood bank. The chief minister has also laid the foundation...

10:51 AM, Dec 13, 2011

London: Jailed Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif's lawyers are set to appeal against his conviction in the spot-fixing scam and, if successful, it could lead to his release from prison. Jailed for a year by Southwark Crown Court after being found guilty of conspiring to cheat and conspiring to accept corrupt payments, Asif is serving jail-time with former Test captain Salman Butt (30 months), who was convicted of the same charges....

09:04 AM, Mar 16, 2008