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Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Health
- Daily Mirror
Boy, 7, has three-inch nail removed from his brain after horror accident
A young boy was playing when he fell onto the exposed nail which plunged into his head - but he was saved thanks to heroic trauma surgeons who removed the object from his brain A seven-year-old boy had a three-inch nail removed from his brain after accidentally falling on it while playing. The child was taken to a local hospital in Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh, India, after the accident in which the nail plunged into his head. His worried family didn't know how long the nail was but knew that the incident was serious. Due to his worsening condition, the boy was transferred to a trauma centre in Lucknow, the capital and largest city in the Indian state, where he was examined by trauma surgeons. Horror MRI and CT scans showed that the tip of the nail was poking into his brain. The child had to undergo a high-risk operation which lasted a gruelling 10 hours. During the operation, surgeons used advanced microsurgical techniques and neuro-navigation technology to extract the nail without damaging any critical blood vessels. A post-op photo shows the iron piece measured a whopping 8cm. Dr Sandip Tiwari, who heads the trauma surgery department at King George's Medical University, said: "The investigation revealed that the nail had missed a major blood vessel by a fraction, which was nothing short of miraculous. "After consulting experts, we decided to proceed with a highly complicated surgery." After the operation, the boy was placed in intensive care to recover under observation. Doctors say he is now out of danger after the accident on May 16. Local reports say the surgery is expected to be described in an international medical journal due to its complexity. Earlier this year, doctors in India performed a groundbreaking surgery by operating on a boy who had two extra feet attached to his stomach. The 17-year-old, who was born with four legs, underwent surgery at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi to remove the additional limbs. The rare and complex procedure was carried out by a team of skilled doctors at the prestigious hospital in the Indian capital. Last year, we reported one-year-old twins who were born joined at the head were separated using a complex procedure. Minal and Mirha underwent a technical three-month process involving two surgical stages, with virtual reality playing a pivotal role in the procedure. The youngsters from Pakistan were parted following a landmark operation in Turkey.
Express Tribune
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Minal Khan warns against stealing the bride's spotlight
Minal Khan, beloved Pakistani actor and former child star, has never been shy about sharing her thoughts, and her latest advice has sparked a conversation around South Asian wedding fashion etiquette. As she celebrated her brother Maaz Khan's wedding recently, Minal took a moment away from fittings and festivities to deliver a gentle but firm message for all the sisters of grooms out there: Don't outshine the bride. A video of Minal trying on her barat outfit went viral, not just because of the stunning designer ensemble, but because of the candid advice she gave during the fitting. "Please don't wear your own wedding dress to your brother's wedding," she said, half-laughing but clearly serious. "Wear something festive, but keep it balanced." In Pakistan, it's become increasingly common for sisters and close relatives of the groom to go all-out with their outfits, sometimes even wearing their actual bridal dresses to wedding functions. While this glam-overload may make for great Instagram photos, it often draws criticism for overshadowing the bride, something Minal subtly but firmly advised against. The internet, of course, had opinions. Many applauded Minal's take, calling it a much-needed fashion sense in a world of growing bridal competition. Others pointed out, cheekily, that at Maaz's valima, Minal and her twin sister Aiman looked nearly identical to the bride, both donning heavily embellished dresses in the same colour family. "Please let the bride shine on her valima, too," joked one comment under the viral clip, while another asked, "Is the bride only a bride until the barat?" Despite the gentle roasting, most fans saw the humour and honesty in Minal's advice. After all, she's speaking from experience, both as a celebrity who knows the camera never lies, and as someone who's lived through the chaos and glam of desi weddings. Maaz recently tied the knot, and while all the wedding events quickly made their rounds on the internet, snapshots from the valima featuring the sisters went especially viral, for better or for worse. At the reception, Minal stunned in a gold maxi adorned with fine sequins, dabka, and embroidery, paired with diamond jewellery from her own wedding. Aiman opted for a mint green silk ensemble with subtle embroidery and loose hair.
Hindustan Times
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
CRPF jawan's Pakistani wife gets last-minute relief from deportation, returns to Jammu
Minal Khan, a Pakistani national married to a CRPF jawan, was granted last-minute relief from deportation by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday. Minal, who had married Munir Khan online, had left Jammu for the Attari border when her lawyer informed her about the court's decision. 'Munir Ahmed, who is a CRPF constable, got married to Pakistani national Meenal Khan, 2.5 months ago. She came to India on a visiting visa and then applied for a long-term visa,' advocate Ankush Sharma told ANI. '…She had appeared for the interview for a long-term visa, and positive recommendations were sent to the MHA for giving her a long-term visa.' After India revoked visas of Pakistani nationals, barring a few under special categories, in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, Minal was sent back from Jammu for deportation to her country of origin. Also Read | 'Gave birth 14 days ago': Pakistani woman pleads against her deportation "The Pahalgam attack happened, and she didn't have a long-term visa, so she was sent to Attari border...a case was filed in the J&K High Court, and the hearing took place, the court passed an interim that, she was sent back to Jammu. She reached Jammu yesterday around 3am..," Sharma told ANI. Earlier, Minal had urged the Indian government to let families stay together. Also Read | Rahul Gandhi demands martyr status for Pahalgam attack victims "We should be allowed to stay with the family," PTI quoted Minal Khan as saying. "We condemn the barbaric killings of innocents in the attack. They should be punished severely." As many as 786 Pakistani nationals, including 55 diplomats, their dependents and support staff, besides eight Indians with Pakistani visa, have left India through the Attari-Wagah border crossing in the last six days following a government order in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, PTI reported, citing officials. A total of 1,465 Indians, including 25 diplomats and officials, besides 151 Pakistani citizens with long-term Indian visas have crossed over to India from Pakistan through the international border crossing located in Punjab since April 24. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on April 25 called up the chief ministers of all states and asked them to ensure that no Pakistani stays in India beyond the deadline set for leaving the country.
India Today
01-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
CRPF jawan's Pakistani wife on deportation bus gets last-minute relief
India's decision to cancel visas of Pakistanis has brought to the fore several interesting cases. If there was a man from the twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi staying in India for 17 years and voting in Indian elections, there is the case of a Pakistani woman married to a CRPF jawan and residing in Jammu. The CRPF is one of the paramilitary forces deployed in Jammu and Kashmir for counter-insurgency operations, to prevent cross-border smuggling and maintain law and order. Eyebrows are being raised on the online marriage of the CRPF jawan with the Pakistani woman and her overstaying her Khan from Pakistan's Punjab met Munir Khan online, and they grew close. An online nikah was performed in May 2024, according to a PTI came to India in March 2025 after waiting for nine years for a visa, according to a report in Greater short-term visa expired on March isn't clear how Minal stayed back after March 22, but she received a notice to leave India after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attacks. However, following the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people, including tourists, Khan was served a notice to leave India. The government set a deadline of April 29 for all Pakistanis whose visas had been cancelled to return to had boarded the bus of deportees, but her lawyer, Ankur Sharma, got her last-minute KHAN'S DEPORTATION ORDER STAYED BY COURTMinal Khan had left Jammu for the Attari-Wagah border to cross over to Pakistan when her lawyer called to inform they had secured a court stay on her deportation to Pakistan, according to Greater newspaper said that her lawyer was also a BJP Khan's application for extension of her visa, made before the Pahalgam attack, was pending with India's home ministry, according to its Minal appealed to the government to allow families to stay together."We should be allowed to stay with the family," PTI quoted her as saying. "We condemn the barbaric killings of innocents in the attack. The perpetrators should be punished severely.""We have followed all the rules. I had applied for a Long Term Visa after my short-term visa expired in March. We were told that it would be cleared. But after the attack, I'm being separated from my husband. Like me, several children are being separated from their mother or father. This is inhuman. We pray to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deliver justice to us," Greater Kashmir quoted her as RAISED OVER PAKISTANI MARRIED TO CRPF JAWANThe stay on Minal Khan's deportation came even as the Centre allowed Pakistani nationals to return to their country via the Wagah-Attari border until further orders. The latest directive from the Home Ministry modified an earlier order that had declared the border would be closed on April 30."The order has been reviewed and, in partial modification, it is now ordered that Pakistani nationals may be allowed to exit India to go into Pakistan from the Integrated Check Post at Attari till further orders, with due clearance," the order had announced last week that all visas issued to Pakistani nationals, except those under a few special categories, would stand revoked on April 27, and that they must leave the country by April the six days following the Centre's directive, as many as 786 Pakistani nationals, including 55 diplomats and their support staff, have left India via the Attari-Wagah border. From Pakistan, 1,465 Indians have crossed over into Minal Khan's case came to be reported, people questioned how a CRPF jawan was allowed to marry a Pakistani woman. Some alleged it was "marriage-trapping".Others pointed out the fact that she was here even after her short-term visa expired on March 22."Isn't it scary" asked a person on X, while another asked if "more of the Army/CRPF jawans have connections with Pakistan". Calling the issue serious, the person asked for an NIA have been dozens of instances of cross-border romance, which have also been celebrated by Bollywood in the form of movies like Henna (1991) and Veer-Zaara (2004). It's true love knows no borders. But the marriage of a Pakistani woman to a CRPF jawan from Jammu and Kashmir has raised concern. advertisement
