“Compared to one for every 15,000 population in the US, India has only one ophthalmologist for a population of 2,15,000 when every third blind person in the world is an Indian,” said S S Badrinath, world-famous ophthalmologist and founder of iconic Sankara Nethralaya of Chennai, adding: “We have done a lot to eradicate blindness in the country but that’s apparently not enough.”
Badrinath, awarded Padma Bhushan for his life-time work in the field of eye health, was in Nagpur on Saturday to inaugurate an eye hospital run by one of his disciples Prashant Bawankule.

Probably for the first time in the history of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, a student coming from a Hindi medium background has been elected the president of its students’ union. Rohit Kumar Yadav, the newly-elected president, comes from a humble background -- he is the son of a gardener employed with the college.

A minor visually-challenged girl was allegedly molested by her landlord's son in Katwaria Saria, South Delhi.
A case in this regard has been registered at Vasant Vihar police station. The accused fled after the incident and is yet to be arrested.

The incident was reported to the police on Thursday evening when the victim's family approached Vasant Vihar police station to file a complaint against the accused.

According to police, the 14-year-old victim was alone at her rented accommodation at the time of the incident.