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After a long search, the 12-member team of the Mumbai Crime Branch recovered a firearm – allegedly used for firing outside Salman Khan’s home earlier this month – from Tapi river in Surat.Senior police inspector Daya Nayak also travelled to Surat for the search operation. Apart from police officers from Surat, local divers and fishermen […]
A new study published by the International Neurotoxicology Association has found a link between air pollution and the risk and severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sleep apnea is a common and serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. The study suggests several ways by which the two are linked. Exposure to […]
To mark Earth Day, which was observed on Monday, Gujarat’s first woman civilian licensed skydiver, Shweta Parmar, completed a solo descent from 13,000 feet in Thailand with a message for a plastic-free planet. She unfurled a ‘End Plastic’ flag as this year’s Earth Day theme was ‘Planet vs Plastics’. The theme advocates for reduction of […]
The severe heat wave of 2010 caused 65 deaths – the maximum the city has seen from heat stroke. A year later, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), the Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Gandhinagar, and other stakeholders put into place a Heat Action Plan (HAP). According to AMC’s figures, no deaths from heat stroke […]
With peak summer picking up fast in most parts of the country, the demand for ACs, coolers and refrigerators have also soared.Industry players are looking at the best summer in last 10-15 years with the sector expected to record a more than 30% growth over last year. Last year, the AC market grew 15%, while […]
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s party, People’s National Congress (PNC), has won the island nation’s parliamentary election held on Sunday by a large margin. This victory may harden the President’s pro-China stand which would have negative implications for India. The PNC, which contested 90 out of the 93 seats in the Maldivian parliament Majlis, has won […]
With Canada introducing a new rule to restrict the number of students staying back in the country for work after their studies, thousands of students from Gujarat planning for the same will be affected.From May 15 this year, international graduates of Canadian college programmes delivered through a public-private curriculum licensing arrangement will no longer qualify […]
Principal Opposition party Congress in Gujarat received a major jolt after the nomination of party candidate from Surat Lok Sabha seat Nilesh Kumbhani was rejected by the district returning officer, following alleged signature discrepancies of the proposers.The party was in for a double whammy when the nomination form of Suresh Padsala, the substitute candidate from […]
Several pre-schools across Gujarat are facing the prospect of closure due to the lack of a registered rental agreement. The Education Board has made it mandatory for pre-schools to register themselves for which they have to submit a registered rental agreement. The objective is to ensure that they will be better regulated. Many pre-schools operate […]
Top Indian jewellery brands are reaching out to customers among the wealthy Indian diaspora in the US. They are doing so though expansion in the US is challenging given the economic and geopolitical situation. Brands are focusing on luxury and premium segments. Dallas, New Jersey and Chicago are the preferred destinations because of the large […]
Fat pay packages are generally the norm for students graduating from the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in the country. Not this year. This placement season companies are both hiring fewer graduates and offering lower salary packages. Students towards the end of the line are receiving offers with annual packages below Rs 10 lakh. […]
India’s 17-year-old Grandmaster D Gukesh made history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament. This makes him the youngest challenger ever for the world title. He will compete against China’s Ding Liren, the reigning world champion, for the championship later this year. Gukesh, who hails from Chennai, scored nine out of a possible 14 points after […]
The Gujarat High Court has issued a show cause notice to Oreva Group asking why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against it. The division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Anirudhha Mayee was left fuming on Friday while hearing the suo motu PIL pertaining to the bridge collapse after senior advocate Jal Unwalla, […]
Inspired by their children, three Jain couples will embrace monkhood in Gujarat on Monday. They will take the diksha at the Sabarmati Riverfront under the guidance of Acharya Yogtilaksuri. The event will be one of the biggest diksha ceremonies to be held in recent times. Bhavesh and Jinal Bhandari from Ahmedabad, Jaswant and Dipika […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s visit to India has been temporarily postponed, according to a news report. Musk was scheduled to visit India on April 21 and 22 to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and announce his plans to enter the Indian market. While the specific reasons behind the postponement remain undisclosed, reports suggested that Musk’s […]
Google on Friday, April 19, 2024, marked the beginning of the first phase of the general elections in India with a doodle that featured an inked finger. When clicked it led the users to top stories on the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls. The Google doodle comes on the day the world’s largest […]
If this wasn’t a serious matter, it would be quite funny. A school principal in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao was seen by an assistant teacher when she was undergoing beauty treatment in the kitchen of a primary school. Sangeeta Singh was getting a facial done instead of taking her scheduled academic session. The assistant teacher, Anam […]
The Kshatriya ire against Union Fisheries Minister Parshottam Rupala is unlikely to die down any time soon even as Friday marked the last day of filing nominations. Rupala is the BJP’s candidate from Rajkot. Rupala, a Kadva Patel, invited the wrath of the Kshatriyas following his address at a programme organised by the Valmiki community […]
Voting has begun for 102 parliamentary seats across 21 states/UTs in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Polling is underway in all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and all 5 in Uttarakhand, besides 12 of 25 in Rajasthan, 8 of 80 in Uttar Pradesh, 6 of 29 in Madhya Pradesh, […]
World Liver Day is observed on Friday, April 19, 2024. Experts say that it is poor lifestyle, especially eating habits, that has led to a rise in liver disease cases in the city. There has been a 30% increase in liver disease cases this year from last year. Some of the major causes for liver […]
