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From the time the pandemic began, scientists and researchers across the globe have been trying to find antibodies that can provide immunity against Corona virus. A recent study by Imperial College London has inferred that high levels of T-cells from common cold coronaviruses can guard against COVID-19. Immunity against COVID-19 is a complex subject and […]
Photo Credits: Hanif Sindhi All the harrowing memories of the nasty second Covid-19 wave have returned to haunt Ahmedabad, the epicentre of the fresh surge, with 67 members of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIMA) and 29 medical professionals of the two civil hospitals testing positive for the virus. But the big relief is that there […]
In a daring loot, three miscreants fired four rounds at courier men passing near the Hyatt hotel near Income Tax Circle on Monday evening and decamped with gold and silver ornaments as well as Rs 4.5 lakh cash they were carrying with them. One of the courier men sustained injuries in the firing and has […]
Gujarat Minister of Road and Building, Mr Purnesh Modi today said that Gujarat will implement the vehicle number rotation policy. Announcing the new policy at a news conference in Gandhinagar today, Mr Modi said that the state government decided to implement this policy after receiving numerous representations by vehicle owners. He said that vehicle owners […]
Photo Credits: Hanif Sindhi The Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday urged the states and Union Territories to keep an eye on the active Covid cases as the situation is still “dynamic and can change at any time”. The health secretary, in a letter to states and UTs, mentioned that while the country is […]
Gujarat High Court on Monday asked the Insurance companies to disclose the amount of compensation that farmers under their crop insurance are liable to get against their loss. The HC said this during the hearing of a plea filed by the farmers from Surendranagar district, wherein they alleged that they were denied the compensation under […]
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation on Saturday added 21 more Covid-19 micro containment zones in the city, taking the latest tally to 177. As many as 147 houses with a population of 567 were declared as micro containment zone on Monday, the AMC informed Vibes of India (VoI). The corporation identifies micro containment zones in areas that […]
Marginal drop of 2% in daily Covid cases was recorded in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, with the state adding 6,097 fresh infections. With today’s update, the state’s active cases tally reached 32,469. Gujarat also recorded two deaths – one in Surat and one in Rajkot, and 26 Omicron infections on the last 24 […]
The Centre is all prepared to meet the infrastructural and vaccine requirements of Gujarat and five other states of the country that are leading in the number of coronavirus cases, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in a virtual Covid-19 preparedness review meeting on Monday. Besides Gujarat, health ministers of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra and the Union Territory […]
The excitement is palpable. Gujarat has finally found its spot in the IPL. There will be an official Ahmedabad IPL team this season and Gujaratis across the world are already grooving about it speculating highly in the satta market whether it will be Hardik Pandya or Shreyas Iyer who will captain this brand new team. […]
India is on the brink of Covid third wave. Since the new variant of Covid-19 ‘Omicron’ has entered the country, the cases have risen rapidly. With this, big names of politics have started coming under the Covid radar. The most recent victim of the virus is Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. On Monday, he declared that […]
Gujarat has been witnessing a steady rise in cases of coronavirus for the last 20 days. The growing number of cases has once again caused a stir among the people. To curb the situation, the government has closed schools from classes 1 to 9 as about 1100 students are infected with the virus – the […]
After years of squabbling, the United States has finally okayed the entry of Indian mangoes this season in the American market. Indians, fond of desi varieties like Alphonso (hafus), kesar and others will be able to savour the native taste instead of the Pakistani, Caribbean and Mexican varieties of the fruit. The Indian government has […]
In a bid towards an equitable society, the judiciary has deemed identification documents and thereon dry rations to women, men and transgenders involved in sex work. Hitherto, in the absence of ration or Aadhar cards, sex workers were left either at the ration dispenser’s will or left to fend for their provisions without the subsidised […]
A bungalow belonging to an NRI couple in Garden Enclave Society, near Tambu Police Station, Law garden, was robbed today morning in which the couple ended up losing valuables worth Rs 1.30 lakh. The caretaker, Kartikeya Vyas, resident of Sharda Society in Paldi, filed the complaint. The bungalow belongs to Kartikeya’s elder brother Himanshuraay Vyas. […]
The UK becomes the seventh country to pass the 150,000 milestone, following the US, Brazil, India, Russia, Mexico and Peru. Unfortunately, Indian doctors are among the largest numbers to have succumbed to the virus. The first country in Europe to reach this grim milestone, Saturday saw a further 313 deaths pushed the tally to 150,057. […]
Five states, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur, and Uttarakhand, go to the polls beginning February. And while the winner will no doubt rule the roost (literally), a whole lot of potent answers about the Indian democracy lies with the losing side. Who lost, why, will the Opposition be a robust one and/or will the winner […]
A malfunctioning space heater filled New York’s high-rise Bronx apartment building with smoke on Sunday morning leaving residents in a state of panic and breathlessness. The blaze killed 19 people, including nine children. Trapped residents broke windows for air as soon as smoke rose from a lower-floor apartment where the fire started. Victims were found […]
Ahmedabad continues facing the wrath of stray dogs. In the past year, there have been 46,322 cases of stray dogs biting people. The AMC had given free injections to the people who were bitten by the dogs, whereas in private hospitals and clinics, a full injection course would cost Rs 5000. Many agencies have been […]
Those twenty minutes on a Ferozepur flyover have revealed the underbelly of arguably the greatest street-fighter whoever made it to the office of the prime minister of India. As Amit Shah famously suggested to Satya Pal Malik, the man appears to have clearly misplaced his marbles. And that cannot augur well for our already over-heated polity. […]
