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Police in Gujarat’s Patan district have filed an FIR against 15 students from a medical college following the death of an 18-year-old student who was allegedly subjected to ragging by his seniors. The incident took place at the GMERS Medical College and Hospital in Dharpur on Saturday night, with the victim, Anil Methaniya, a first-year […]
Former Delhi Transport Minister and prominent Jat leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Kailash Gahlot, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday, just days before the upcoming assembly elections. Gahlot’s decision to switch parties came shortly after he resigned from his ministerial post and AAP membership. He formally joined the BJP in the […]
A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the explosions and subsequent massive fire at the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL)’s Gujarat Refinery in Koyali, which claimed the lives of two workers on November 11. Vadodara district collector Bijal Shah directed Rajesh Chauhan, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Vadodara Rural, to conduct the investigation. The SDM’s […]
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Chief Advisor, Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday dismissed concerns over recent violence against the country’s Hindu minority, describing it as “exaggerated propaganda” driven by political motives aimed at destabilising the nation. Acknowledging that incidents of violence had occurred, Yunus asserted that they were politically motivated and had been “given a communal colour.” His comments […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that a false narrative can only last for a short time before the facts are revealed, in response to the release of ‘The Sabarmati Report’ film on Friday. In a post on X (formally Twitter), the Prime Minister responded to a remark that suggested that people should watch The […]
The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested a Gujarat resident from Akola in Maharashtra on Sunday in connection with the former minister and NCP leader Baba Siddique murder case, bringing the total number of arrests in the high-profile incident to 25. Salmanbhai Iqbalbhai Vohra, a resident of Petlad in Gujarat’s Anand district, was apprehended from Balapur in […]
Eighteen-year-old MBBS student from a medical college in Gujarat’s Patan district died on Sunday, allegedly after being forced to stand for three hours during a ragging incident with senior students. The deceased was a first-year MBBS student at the college who reportedly fell unconscious after being forced to stand for an extended period of time. […]
Two flares were fired at the private residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu early on Sunday. The Israel Police confirmed the incident, stating that neither Netanyahu nor his family were at home during the attack. Addressing the incident, the police said, “A joint investigation by the General Security Service and the Israel Police was […]
In light of the unstable situation in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his rallies in Maharashtra on Sunday and is returning to Delhi. According to the reports, he will likely convene a meeting to discuss the current situation in the northeastern state. Even as security forces thwarted an agitator’s attempt to storm […]
Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh performed modified lyrics to his hit songs ‘Lemonade’ and ‘5 Taara’ at the Hyderabad show of his Dil-Luminati India Tour 2024 on Saturday, just days after receiving a notice from the Telangana government advising him not to perform any songs promoting alcohol, drugs or violence at the concert. Rather than singing […]
A shootout in the Nehrunagar area of Ahmedabad has left a vegetable vendor fighting for his life. Badaji Marwadi was shot by an unidentified person on Saturday evening. His condition is reported to be critical. Assistant Commissioner of Police (M Division), A B Valand, confirmed the incident. “The shooting occurred on Saturday evening while Marwadi […]
A month before two beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) died following angioplasty at Khyati Multispeciality Hospital in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat Medical Council (GMC) had, on October 4, suspended a paediatrician from Rajkot from practising medicine for one year. The move came after allegations that he had falsified medical records […]
The British rock band Coldplay announced a second concert in Ahmedabad on Saturday after tickets for their recently announced January 25, 2025 show sold out within minutes. A second concert, scheduled for the following day (January 26, 2025), was added but quickly sold out as well. Tickets for Coldplay’s highly anticipated fourth concert in India, […]
The much-awaited 6th edition of the Abhivyakti Art Festival is set to captivate audiences from November 21 to December 8, 2024. Taking place at the Gujarat University campus and ATIRA in Ahmedabad, the festival promises a mesmerising exploration of emotions, creativity and storytelling through music, dance, theatre and visual arts. This year’s theme, “Stories from […]
A 29-year-old university student has described a troubling encounter with Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, claiming it left him “thoroughly freaked out”. The student, Vidhay Reddy, said the chatbot not only verbally abused him but also urged him to end his life. The incident has prompted a response from Google, which dismissed the chatbot’s output as […]
The village, Borisana, 35 km from Gujarat’s Ahmedabad District, mourns in grief and anger after the death of two residents—Mahesh Girdhar Barot, 45 and Nagar Motibhai Senm, 59, who succumbed to cardiac arrest after unnecessary angioplasty procedures conducted on November 12 without their informed consent. Both men were beneficiaries of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri […]
A horrific fire at Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi on Friday night claimed the lives of 10 newborns. While investigations are ongoing, initial reports point to a short circuit in an oxygen concentrator as the likely cause. However, eyewitness accounts suggest negligence may have played a role in the tragedy. Bhagwan Das, a […]
A woman from a high-rise residential apartment in Bopal, Ahmedabad succumbed to burn injuries after a fire engulfed several floors of posh Iscon Platinum Apartment late on Friday night. Meena Shah lost her life. No other fatalities were reported even as over 100 persons were rescued. A few were sent to nearby hospitals as they […]
US President-elect Donald Trump, who has a great rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is anticipated to build on the gains gained during his first term and keep fortifying ties with India. Lisa Curtis, the former deputy assistant to President Trump and senior director for South and Central Asia at the National Security Council from […]
Gujarat’s battle with diabetes is getting worse, as evidenced by the 33 percent increase in anti-diabetic medication sales over the previous five years. According to data from Pharmarack, the Moving Annual Total (MAT) sales of anti-diabetic drugs increased dramatically from Rs 728 crore in October 2020 to Rs 970 crore in October 2024. This suggests […]
