Vadodara: In a scam straight out of a Bollywood thriller, conmen set up a fully functional-looking branch of a small finance bank for a day, complete with computers, staff-like activity and unsuspecting job applicants, to dupe a Dahod jeweller of gold biscuits worth Rs 28.6 lakh.They branded a rented premises as a branch of a…
Ahmedabad: A Rs 20 digital payment for what was likely a cup of tea has brewed an unexpected legal dispute for an Ahmedabad tea stall owner. His entire bank account was frozen after the miniscule UPI transaction surfaced in the money trail of an alleged cyber fraud case being investigated by Telangana police.Sultan Ahemad Sheikh,…
Ahmedabad: A total of 3,770 students have registered for the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to postgraduate courses in nursing and allied health sciences at govt universities in the state. The CET will determine admissions to postgraduate programmes in nursing, post-basic nursing, optometry and physiotherapy. Exam centres have been allotted across 10 universities in…
Ahmedabad: The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal bench has said that once the I-T department accepts sales and calculates income tax based on them, it cannot say that the purchases were bogus.The tribunal has allowed two appeals filed by an individual trader for assessment years 2019-20 and 2020-21, quashing reassessment proceedings initiated on the basis of…
Ahmedabad: The academic year at Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) commenced on Friday with 101 students from 18 states of India. Suresh Patel, former central vigilance commissioner of India was the chief guest at the ceremony.Chain snatchers target women during rath yatraVadodara: Chain snatchers targeted two women during the Jagannath Rath Yatra in the…
Ahmedabad: A fake profile, a false name, and months of online threats to a 17-year-old girl led the police to arrest a married man from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The accused befriended the teenager on social media, posing as a 23-year-old unmarried Hindu youth named “Sonu”. Once he gained her trust, he allegedly pushed her to…
Ahmedabad: GIFT City is rapidly emerging as a preferred destination for food and beverage (F&B) businesses, with several national and international brands exploring expansion plans following a reduction in VAT and the removal of a special fee. Industry stakeholders said the easing of liquor service norms within GIFT City has also encouraged brands that had…
Mohammed Aiyub Sunasara, Mohammed Shafi Mukhi, Bilal Abid Shera, Mohammed Aiyub Kadiwal, Mohammed Hasan Karadiya (L to R) AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Wednesday arrested five more alleged members of a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)-linked module, claiming the group had progressed beyond extremist propaganda and was actively preparing to carry out improvised explosive device (IED)…
Ahmedabad: After a prolonged dry spell, Ahmedabad finally received a light shower on Thursday, recording an average of 2mm of rainfall. While the brief rain brought some respite from the sultry weather, temperatures remained well above normal and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) indicated that widespread, sustained rainfall was unlikely in the immediate future.The city…
stethoscope on stack of medical text book on doctor desk at room in hospital. Ahmedabad: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday declared the results of the NEET (UG) 2026, with 11.21 lakh candidates qualifying for admission to undergraduate medical, dental, AYUSH and allied health programmes across the country.According to sources, four students from Gujarat…
