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The Indian Council of Medical Sciences (ICMR) has threatened legal action against Banaras Hindu University (BHU) over a study that suggested Bharat Biotech Ltd’s COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, had adverse side-effects in up to a third of recipients. ICMR Director General, Dr. Rajiv Bahl, criticised the study for its design, which lacked a control arm of […]
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) apprehended four suspected terrorists linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) at Ahmedabad airport on Monday. The suspects, all Sri Lankan nationals, were identified as Mohammad Nusrat Ahmed Ghani (33), Mohammad Faris Mohammad Farooq (35), Mohammad Nafran Naufer (27) and Mohammad Rashdeen Abdul Karim (43). They were […]
The Kolkata police have booked the West Bengal governor’s OSD, pantry staff and peon for allegedly trying to stop a woman from filing a sexual harassment complaint against the governor, C V Ananda Bose on May 2. An FIR was filed under IPC sections 341 (wrongful restraint) and 166 (public servant disobeying law) on May […]
The escalating issue of stray dogs has become a daily concern across the state, with a recent surge in dog-related injuries. Seven individuals, including a one-year-old girl, have been hospitalised at Sayaji Hospital following attacks by stray dogs. In a separate incident, a dog attacked six residents of a housing society in Gotri, leading to […]
Hundreds of Indian students studying in Canada’s Prince Edward Island are protesting against the threat of deportation following recent changes in provincial laws. The protest, which has entered its second week, is being described by the students as a “now-or-never situation”. Despite the significant number of Indian students studying in Canada, the Ministry of External […]
In the advance prevention and detection of illnesses, Genomic diagnostic is very helpful. As everywhere, India too has witnessed a huge rise in genetic disorders,. Genomic testing, also known as genetic testing, analyzes a person’s genome to identify gene or protein changes that may cause health problems. It can be used to diagnose a variety […]
As the Lok Sabha polls in Punjab approach, scheduled for June 1, senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former minister, Bikram Singh Majithia, has launched a scathing attack on the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While speaking to a news media agency, Majithia accused Modi of favouring Gujarat over Punjab and implementing policies […]
Vibhor Anand, an accused in the NEET Paper leak scam, is finally under police net. A team of Godhra taluka police detained the accused from Darbhanga in Bihar. He was hiding at his in-law’s place. Vibhor Anand, a native of Bihar, is residing in Vadodara, Gujarat. He called himself a consultant. During the ongoing investigation […]
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), nearly one-third of the total value of drugs seized by it across the country have been from Gujarat. Data released by the poll panel say that drug seizures amounted to a total value of Rs 3,958.85 crore between March 1 and May 18. This amounts to nearly […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted high temperatures and heatwave conditions in parts of Gujarat in the next five days. On Monday and Tuesday, heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail in pockets in the districts of Surendranagar, Porbandar, Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Anand, Banaskantha, Valsad, and in Kutch. The heatwave is likely […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and other officials were killed in a helicopter crash en route to the provincial capital city of Tabriz, one of the largest cities in Iran, Raisi had gone to East Azerbaijan early Sunday to inaugurate a dam with Ilham Aliyev, the president of the Republic of […]
Gujarat is reeling under an intense heatwave and people have been advised to avoid stepping out in the heat unless absolutely necessary. Imagine the plight of factory workers in steel mills and foundries! There are over 65,000 small-scale factories, employing over 2.5 lakh workers, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. Ceramics and steel are just two […]
After 11 years of investigation involving 10 investigating officers – nine from the Gujarat police and one from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the murder case of Rashmi Bhave, whose throat was slit with a surgical knife, still remains unsolved. Testimonies were gathered from 157 witnesses and 255 documentary pieces of evidence were analysed […]
Voting is underway in the crucial fifth phase of India’s 18th general election. The voters in forty-nine constituencies in six states and two union territories will vote to select the candidate to represent them for five years in the Lok Sabha. Fourteen are from Uttar Pradesh, thirteen from Maharashtra, seven from West Bengal, five from […]
The income tax (I-T) department served a notice to a tea-seller in Patan ordering him to pay a penalty of Rs 49 crore for illegal transactions amounting to Rs 34 crore in his account. Facts came to light that two brothers, to whom he had been serving tea for around 10 years, had used his […]
GST Commissioner Chandrakant Valvi, has purchased land spanning an entire village in Kandati Valley, Satara District in Maharashtra, estimated to be over 600 acres. According to reports, Valvi, a resident of Nandurbar and currently the Chief Commissioner of GST in Ahmedabad, along with his family and relatives, has purchased the entire village of Jhadani village near […]
Three people, including the assistant manager of Patanjali Ayurved, received fines and six-month prison sentences from the chief judicial magistrate in Pithoragarh for sellig sub-standard soan papdi. According to the report, a food safety inspector flagged issues with Patanjali Navratna Elaichi Soan Papdi at Lila Dhar Pathak’s shop in Berinag, Pithoragarh, in 2019. As per the […]
With Ahmedabad getting roasted at over 44 degrees Celcius on Saturday – the highest temperature recorded this season – it is a grim reminder of the fast pace at which the city has lost its trees. A recent student project at CEPT University showed that part of a road under the shade of a tree […]
The Kyrgyz foreign ministry has assured that the situation was completely under control hours after the Indian mission in the country advised its nationals to stay indoors, following reports of mob violence targeting foreign students in Bishkek. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that he is monitoring the welfare of Indian students in Bishkek. “The […]
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that if the NDA returns to power, it would bring the Uniform Civil Code. He also said that “we will shut down shops that produce mullas”, and put an end to Muslim reservation. Addressig a public meeting in Raghunathpur in Siwan on Saturday, senior BJP leader […]
