Kolkata: The state health department has summoned the authorities of all 73 private blood banks in the state to submit a signed declaration stating they would follow all blood-safety norms set up by the National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC) and the State BTC. The move comes in the wake of the department finding 12 private…
Videos of ration cardholders at the Savoi Verem reporting having received a supply of low quality wheat from the civil supplies department went viral on Thursday Videos of ration cardholders at the Savoi Verem reporting having received a supply of low quality wheat from the civil supplies department went viral on Thursday Videos of ration…
Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has launched a dedicated rescue initiative to help homeless people living in public spaces and shift them to safe, fully equipped shelter homes.Under the initiative, citizens can report homeless individuals taking refuge on footpaths, under bridges, at religious places, bus and railway stations, public parks and other open spaces, by…
2 city players selected in national team for Asian Dodgeball Championship 2026 2 city players selected in national team for Asian Dodgeball Championship 2026 2 city players selected in national team for Asian Dodgeball Championship 2026 2 city players selected in national team for Asian Dodgeball Championship 2026 2 city players selected in national team…
Pune: Five members of a family from Shirur taluka allegedly sold “fortune-in-a-flash” dreams to at least 39 people and duped them collectively of Rs20.34 crore on the promise of doubling their money in chit fund schemes within a year.The accused collected money from the victims between 2020 and Nov 2024, but allegedly failed to return…
SGPGI Trauma Centre Building Lucknow: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences will host emergency medicine specialists from India and abroad for a series of hands-on workshops focused on advanced trauma care, resuscitation and critical-care skills during a four-day international conference beginning Thursday.The conference – called EMPARV – is being anchored by department of Emergency…
Hanumangarh cops inspect deserted and vulnerable locations flagged as potential drug-use hotspots under the district’s Safe City drive Jaipur: A deserted building, vacant plot or garbage dumping ground may appear to be just another neglected corner of the city. But for Hanumangarh police, such places are increasingly turning into dots on a live crime map,…
Shah targets Congress over Vande Mataram stance, vows BJP campaign in Parliament and states New Delhi: Upping the ante against Congress’s decision to stick to singing only two stanzas of Vande Mataram, home minister Amit Shah on Thursday exhorted people to rally against the opposition party’s stand and said BJP will take its campaign to…
In 1911, Norwegian whalers released 10 reindeer on South Georgia for food and hunting When Norwegian whalers brought ten reindeer to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia in 1911, the plan was simple: provide a steady supply of fresh meat and give workers a reminder of home. A century later, that small livestock release had…
HDFC Bank raises record $1.8 bn via dollar bond issue MUMBAI: HDFC Bank has raised $1.75 billion through a dual-tranche dollar bond issue from its GIFT City branch to fund overseas lending and general banking operations.The issue comprises $500 million of three-year notes at 5.15% and $1.25 billion of five-year notes at 5.4%, settling Aug…
