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Medical interns and junior doctors working in public hospitals in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad ended their strike on Wednesday following a meeting with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The state government last week announced an increase in medical students’ stipends, which enraged them. As a result, the medical students went on strike a few days ago. In less […]
The Expert Committee of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has made suggestions in the medicine curriculum for undergraduate medical students, reintroducing several controversial topics. The updated curriculum reintroduces ‘sodomy and lesbianism’ as unnatural sexual offenses and brings back discussions on the importance of the hymen and the definition of virginity. This change reverses modifications made […]
The World Bank has raised its India’s growth forecast for the current financial year to 7 per cent, from an earlier estimate to 6.6 per cent. The World Bank in the India Development Update report said that the growth was boosted by public infrastructure investment and an upswing in household investments in real estate. The […]
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has raised concerns with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Rohtak flagging objections of its Internal Audit Wing (IAW) regarding a variable pay of Rs 3.2 crore paid by the institute to its director, Dheeraj Sharma, over three years—2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21. The objections come from the ministry’s internal audit […]
A thief was found unconscious in a corridor of a museum in Bhopal, along with his looted artefacts worth around Rs 15 crore. He was reportedly trying to flee with a bag containing the artefacts from the State Museum in the Madhya Pradesh capital. The museum was closed on Monday, and when employees opened it […]
Four Indians have reportedly died in a crash in Anna city in Texas, US. The devastating crash involving five vehicles took place on August 30, when the four Indians were carpooling and going to Bentonville city in Arkansas. Their bodies were charred after the crash led to a fire in the SUV they were in. […]
Taking a dig at the government for the poor condition of roads and dismal flood management in the wake of the incessant rains in the state in the last few days, Gujarat Congress Legislature Party leader Amit Chavda on Tuesday, strongly condemned negligence and corruption in the state machinery that he said had led to […]
Days after the horrifying death of 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the West Bengal government on Tuesday passed the anti-rape bill in a special assembly session. The ‘Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024’ was introduced in the House by TMC leader […]
Unable to find jobs, 3.95 lakh people including 46,102 graduates and post graduates have applied for the job of sweepers in a state-run corporation Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam (HKRN) established for providing contractual manpower. With hardly any other employment available, hundreds of thousands of young men and women desperate for work are applying for the […]
In a surprising turn of events, former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Gujarat state president Gopal Italia has been promoted to the post of head constable by the Gujarat government’s home department. This information was given by Gopal Italia himself through a tweet on social media platform X, that also carries the screenshot of the government […]
In one of rare instances, a father and son duo from Gujarat – Dr Deepak Vyas and Dr Samisth Vyas – took the NEET-PG exam together earlier this year. Dr Samisth completed his MBBS in 2023 and is currently doing his internship, while his 51-yr-old father has close to three decades of experience as a […]
Adani Green Energy Limited (AGEL), India’s largest renewable energy company, and TotalEnergies, have announced a strategic joint venture (JV), equally owned by both entities, aimed at managing a portfolio of solar projects totaling 1,150 MW. The projects are located at the world’s largest renewable energy plant in Khavda, Gujarat. AGEL will contribute its current assets […]
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Bibhav Kumar, a close aide of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing Kumar’s plea seeking bail and also challenging his arrest in the […]
Three personnel of the Indian Coast Guard have gone missing after its helicopter had to make an emergency landing in the sea off Porbandar coast late night on Monday. According to details emerging, four personnel were in the helicopter. It was an Advanced Light Helicopter. The diver has been rescued. However, two pilots and one […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested former principal of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital Sandip Ghosh after hours of questioning at the Special Crime Branch (SCB) office in Salt Lake’s CGO Complex. Three others – his security guard Afsar Ali, and hospital vendors Biplav Singha and Sumana Hazara – were also arrested. […]
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Bharuch and Surat for Tuesday. It has forecast heavy rains at isolated places in Gujarat. The IMD has also issued an orange alert for Narmada, Dang, Tapi, Navsari, Daman, Valsad and Dadra Nagar Haveli. Yellow alert is in place for Anand, Panchmahals, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhotaudepur, […]
A group of Dalit activists on Monday threatened an agitation if the Gujarat government does not meet the demands of the community by September 23. They have submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister Office (CMO) seeking government action over a number of “unresolved issues” of the community. Some of the demands made in the […]
The relatives of two accused in the firing outside Salman Khan’s house have alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to get them killed by underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s henchmen. They have written to the Maharashtra and Bihar governments, seeking their protection. On April 14, two bike-borne men opened fire outside Salman Khan’s residence in the […]
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL) announced on Monday that it has completed the acquisition of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for the Khavda Phase IV Part-A transmission project, following the receipt of a letter of intent from REC Power Development and Consultancy Ltd (RECPDCL). This acquisition bolsters AESL’s position as a frontrunner in India’s energy […]
Over a dozen terracotta statues of Lord Buddha excavated from the ancient Devni Mori site in north Gujarat, have been submerged in floodwaters since the night of Aug 26.The statues, which are over 2,000 years old, were kept in the cellar along with other antiquities excavated from the Devni Mori site in 1963.“In all these years, we have never […]
