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Kolkata: Raids on a few private blood banks across the state, including at least four in Kolkata, have revealed they have “trafficked” blood components worth approximately Rs 3.5 crore in the past six months. While raided units have been told to refrain from holding any blood donation camp for now, the health department has asked a blood bank attached with a Bhowanipore hospital to temporarily stop all operations. Penal actions are expected on more private blood banks for violations of blood donation procedures, transfer, and other regulations.“Our initial estimation shows that some private blood banks have transacted plasma units worth…

Washington DC , August 4 : US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that Iran has been given a “last chance” to reach an agreement, claiming that Washington paused a planned military strike after receiving requests from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and Iran to pursue diplomacy instead.Speaking to reporters at the Oval Office after signing an Executive Order establishing the first-ever Presidential Military Spouse Commission, Trump asserted that the United States was prepared to launch a major military operation against Iran before diplomatic outreach prompted a pause.”This is a last chance. This is not…

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem (PTI Photo) Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem has found himself at the centre of growing criticism following his disappointing Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow, with questions now being raised not just about his form but also about the support system that surrounded him in the lead-up to the competition.The defending Commonwealth Games champion endured one of the worst outings of his career, finishing ninth after failing to produce a throw beyond 80 metres. Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage clinched the gold medal, while India’s Neeraj Chopra and Yashvir Singh completed a historic South Asian podium with silver and…

Mumbai: An estate agent’s house was burgled and gold ornaments and other valuables worth Rs 16 lakh were stolen in Sion when he, along with his family members, left for a relative’s house. This is the second burglary in a year. Police suspect involvement of some known person as the burglary took place exactly 15 minutes after the victim’s family left the house.The complainant, Nikhil Joshi (36), who is into real estate, said on Saturday he had left his residence around noon along with his parents, wife and two children in their car to visit his aunt in Chakala, Andheri.…

New Delhi: Most of Delhi’s affluent and middle-class neighbourhoods are lagging behind low-income areas when it comes to successful verification and digitisation of enumeration forms, according to Delhi poll panel’s Aug 3 data of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.With just five days to go for the Aug 8 deadline to submit the forms, only 47.8% of them have been verified and digitised in Kasturba Nagar, 49.3% in Jangpura, 51.3% in RK Puram, 52.8% in Malviya Nagar, 55.9% in New Delhi and 60.2% in Greater Kailash.In contrast, many comparatively lower-income and outer Delhi constituencies have crossed the…

Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge defended police actions during protests over a recruitment exam. BENGALURU: A remark by Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge suggesting that those demanding his resignation should first face a “lathi-charge” snowballed into a political controversy on Tuesday, with the BJP accusing the Congress leader of mocking students protesting alleged irregularities in the police constable recruitment exam.Responding to criticism over the handling of protests at an examination centre in Vijayapura, Kharge said only around 120 candidates created disruption while lakhs wrote the exam peacefully. “If you disrupt the examination centre, throw open the gates and dismantle the…

Sunitha Gugulotu in hospital with 87% disability after a major road accident in Saudi Arabia Hyderabad: A Telangana nurse is fighting for her future in Saudi Arabia, where a crippling road accident left her 87% permanently disabled and an unpaid bank loan of nearly Rs 38 lakh has prevented her from returning home for treatment.Gugulotu Sunita, 36, an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse specialist from Urtikammapad village in Chivvemla mandal of Suryapet district, has been stranded in Saudi Arabia since 2025, and her mother Gugulotu Parengi submitted a petition at the CM Pravasi Prajavani programme on July 31, urging chief…

Security tightened outside Udhayanidhi’s residence in Neelankarai, Chennai. CHENNAI/TIRUCHI: Thanjavur police on Tuesday registered a case against former deputy chief minister and MLA Udayanidhi Stalin following a complaint that he made derogatory remarks about women during a protest held in Thanjavur on Monday.The case was registered based on a complaint lodged by the women’s wing organiser of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Police said an investigation was under way.Following the registration of the case and the controversy over the speech, security was tightened outside Udayanidhi’s residence at Neelankarai in Chennai.Police deployed additional personnel in the area as a precautionary measure.Sources…

Ahmedabad: Gujarat govt on Monday appointed Vaibhav D Bhatt as the in charge vice-chancellor of Gujarat Technological University (GTU) after the three-year tenure of vice-chancellor Rajul Gajjar came to an end.According to a notification issued by the education department, Bhatt, who is currently director of the School of Applied Sciences and Technology at GTU, has been given additional charge under Section 11(7) of the Gujarat Technological University Act, 2007. He will serve as in charge vice- chancellor until a regular appointment is made under the Act or until further orders, whichever is earlier.The appointment comes as the process of selecting…

The petition was filed by the residents’ welfare association of DLF Phase 1 A Block seeking action against the alleged installationsThe petition was filed by the residents’ welfare association of DLF Phase 1 A Block seeking action against the alleged installationsThe petition was filed by the residents’ welfare association of DLF Phase 1 A Block seeking action against the alleged installationsThe petition was filed by the residents’ welfare association of DLF Phase 1 A Block seeking action against the alleged installationsThe petition was filed by the residents’ welfare association of DLF Phase 1 A Block seeking action against the alleged…