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Water contamination sickens 50 in nine Ahmedabad societies
Ahmedabad: Fifty residents of Ahmedabad’s Ghatlodia area fell ill with symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting, of whom 11 were hospitalised, after contaminated water from a drainage system entered a drinking water pipeline,…
- India
Ahmedabad police apprehend 166 Bangladeshis for illegal stay
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad police have rounded up around 300 suspected Bangladeshi nationals, of which 166 were confirmed to be living illegally, officials said on Wednesday, June 3. Crime Branch Joint Commissioner of…
- India
Gujarat hospital staff examine Laddu Gopal idol, video draws mockery
A 58-second video from a hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat, has gone viral on social media after it showed staff conducting what appeared to be a medical examination of a Laddu Gopal idol,…
- India
Gujarat model has blown out: Akhilesh on UP power situation
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday, May 28, slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the power situation in the state, alleging that the much-touted “Gujarat model” had failed.…
- India
Assam becomes first northeastern state, 3rd in country, to pass Uniform Civil Code
Assam: The Assam Assembly, on Wednesday, May 27, passed the contentious Uniform Civil Code (UCC), making it the first northeastern state and the third Indian state, after Uttarakhand and Gujarat, to implement…
- India
Gujarat cops arrest 8 for theft of gold worth Rs 2.58 cr from Akasa Air cargo
Ahmedabad: Eight persons were arrested for alleged involvement in a pre-planned racket to steal 2.1 kilograms of gold jewellery worth Rs 2.58 crore from the cargo of Akasa Air in Ahmedabad, a…
- India
Man with pending LOC slips past Hyderabad airport immigration, flies to Mumbai
Hyderabad: A man from Gujarat, against whom a Look Out Circular (LOC) was pending, managed to evade immigration authorities at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad and flew to Mumbai,…
- India
EC announces Rajya Sabha polls for 24 seats on June 18
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday, May 22, announced polls for 24 Rajya Sabha seats on June 18 following retirement of incumbents, including former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and Congress…
- India
Simultaneous polls could save Rs 7 lakh crore: Joint parliamentary panel chief
Gandhinagar: India can save Rs 7 lakh crore if Lok Sabha and state assembly polls are held simultaneously, and that money can be used for development purposes, P P Chaudhary, chairman of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad firm bags Rs 469.52 cr orders from Adani Group
Hyderabad: Hyderabad-based Bondada Engineering on Monday, May 18, announced that it has secured multiple orders worth Rs 469.52 crore from Adani Group for the execution of the Balance of System (BOS) package…
- Hate Crime
Gujarat: Dalit groom attacked for riding horse in wedding procession
Ahmedabad: A group of upper-caste men allegedly attacked and abused a Dalit groom using casteist slurs over him riding a horse during his wedding procession in Madi village of Gujarat’s Mehsana district.…
- India
India will ensure zero casualty during heat waves: Shah
Ghaziabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday, May 14, said his ministry has prepared a plan to ensure that no lives are lost in the country during heat waves in the…
- India
Four dead, 10 injured in Gujarat bus-tanker collision, fire
Surendranagar: Four passengers were charred to death and 10 others suffered burn injuries when a bus caught fire after crashing into a tanker in Gujarat’s Surendranagar district in the wee hours of…
- India
‘Ya Allah bachao’: Gujarat cops tie man to bonnet, thrash him over ‘cow slaughter’
Hyderabad: A video purportedly showing Gujarat police tying an accused man to the bonnet of a police vehicle and beating him with sticks has gone viral on social media, days after three…
- India
No fuel price hike in India for over 4 years despite global crises: Hardeep Puri
Surat: Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday, May 1, said that India has maintained stability in petrol and diesel prices for four years and 60 days despite…
