Surat: The managing committee election of the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) was held on Saturday, recording a low voter turnout of 15.88%. Of the 13,043 eligible voters, only 2,072 cast their votes, in line with the typically low participation seen in the chamber’s elections, members said.Of the total votes polled, 214…
Guwahati: Assam Police on Saturday arrested two persons in Kokrajhar district for allegedly storing country-made weapons.Acting on specific intelligence inputs regarding the concealment of the illegal firearms, a joint team of Assam Police and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) launched a search operation in the suspected location, leading to the seizure of the weapons.The police…
Lucknow: Researchers at the Isabella Thoburn College have developed a low-cost indoor air filtration system using industrial fly ash and agricultural biomass to tackle toxic kitchen air pollution.The innovation has been developed by research scholar Farheen Zehra under associate professor Alfred Lawrence and published in a journal of the American Chemical Society.According to the researchers,…
Rajkot: The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Devbhumi Dwarka Police conducted a raid at Jalaram Dairy in Jam Khambhaliya and busted an alleged case of dairy adulteration.During the operation, police seized and destroyed suspected adulterated dairy products and chemical substances worth Rs 2.37 lakh. The dairy owner, 43-year-old Ketan Asani, was detained for questioning.Following the…
Jaipur: The health department Saturday directed 678 govt doctors, absent from duty without authorisation for years, to personally appear before the directorate by May 5 or face disciplinary action.A senior official said the department issued a revised list of doctors who have remained absent for long periods on May 1.Any doctor named in the list…
NEW DELHI: Indian Railways on Saturday rolled out from Modern Coach Factory (MCF) at Raebareli the 100th Vande Bharat train, marking a major milestone in the journey that started in 2018 with only two such trains.Prior to induction of this 16-coach chair-car trainset into regular passenger service, the train will undergo oscillation trials to validate…
An Indian-origin man is in a critical condition after suffering severe burns while rescuing his sister from a fire that tore through a restaurant in Australia’s Adelaide Hills.47-year-old Baljeet Singh is being treated in the burns unit at the Royal Adelaide Hospital after sustaining burns to around 70 per cent of his body in the…
MUMBAI: Kotak Mahindra Bank Saturday confirmed that it is looking at Deutsche Bank’s retail business, which is on the block, while stating that it has dropped out of IDBI Bank acquisition race because of the valuation and it would be ‘difficult to swallow’.Responding to queries at an earnings press conference Ashok Vaswani, MD & CEO…
In a candid moment, Malaika Arora opens up about her shifting perspectives on romantic connections, noting their fleeting essence and the lack of certainty they bring. She shared an unexpected discussion with her son, Arhaan Khan, who voiced his reluctance towards marriage and parenthood, citing the planet’s well-being as a primary concern. Malaika Arora has…
This day asks for effort, not shortcuts. Saturn pushes you to work harder for your targets, and while it may feel unfair, it also gives results you can trust. Put your head down and do the job.Courage helps. You’ll notice that once you start, momentum builds. A tough phone call, a delayed task, or a…
