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This specialised unit, boasting 50 beds and housed within the multi-purpose super-specialty building, is a strategic move to address potential emergencies during the ongoing nine-day Navratri festival.Last week, Gujarat was shaken by the untimely demise of two individuals – a 24-year-old from Junagadh and a 19-year-old engineering student from Jamnagar. Both tragically lost their lives while participating in the traditional Garba dance.Adding to the distress, the civil hospital reported five deaths attributed to sudden cardiac failure in just a 48-hour period leading up to Wednesday noon. With a tally of at least 11 untimely fatalities in the Saurashtra region since…

On the first death anniversary of the leader in Kannur early this week, a journalist Sujith Nair had interviewed Vinodhini Balakrishnan which appeared in a leading vernacular daily Malayala Manorama.As per the report, Vinodhini Balakrishnan claimed that her two children had requested CPI(M) state secretary M.V.Govindan to take the mortal remains of their father to Thiruvananthapuram and then to their home town in Kannur, but that could not happen.When Congress state president K.Sudhakaran made this an issue and started serious discussion, Bineesh Kodiyeri- the younger son of Kodiyeri Balakrishnan – took to social media saying even after his death, his…

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Services PMI Business Activity Index rose from 60.1 in August to 61.0 in September, signalling a sharp upturn in output that was one of the strongest in over 13 years.With workloads rising and capacities experiencing mild pressure, job numbers continued to increase at a historically high rate.Services firms retained positive expectations for activity, with sentiment improving to its highest level in over nine years, the survey stated.September’s expansion in output was commonly associated with effective marketing, favourable demand conditions and strong influxes of new business.”The latest PMI results brought more positive news for India’s…

Sydney, Oct 5 (IANS) England captain Heather Knight has been confirmed as the captain of the Sydney Thunder side in the upcoming season of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), said the club on Thursday. Heather will be taking the leadership role from the retired Rachael Haynes. Heather was previously a member of the Thunder side which won the WBBL title in 2020-21 season. Scoring 446 runs in her 16 appearances, she remains in the top 10 run scorers in Thunder’s WBBL history.It also means Heather will be re-united with former England head coach Lisa Keightley at the club. Heather…

New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Around 42 per cent Indians plan to buy a premium smartphone (Rs 30,000 and above) this festive season, and 5G, latest processor and RAM are the top specifications while making the purchase, a new report showed on Thursday.With respect to channel preference, up to 86 per cent could purchase via online, with Amazon as the top preferred platform, according to Counterpoint Research.About 31 per cent of Indian consumers mention upgrading to the latest technology as the key reason for the smartphone purchase.Samsung, Apple, Xiaomi and OnePlus are the most preferred brands this festive season.“With the…

They are the first marine reserves in the southeast South Island, which increases the area of marine reserves around mainland New Zealand by more than two-thirds, said Conservation Minister Willow-Jean Prime in Dunedin, reports Xinhua news agency.This spectacular coastline from Oamaru to Southland is home to some of New Zealand’s most endangered species, like the yellow-eyed penguin, northern royal albatross and New Zealand sea lion, Prime said.It includes estuarine and tidal lagoons, rocky reefs, offshore canyons, giant kelp forests and deepwater bryozoan or lace coral thickets, and an array of marine life that were under pressure from human activity, she…

The fintech unicorn’s losses (excluding ESOP cost) reduced by 10 per cent from Rs 1,167 crore in FY21-22 to Rs 1,047 crore in FY 22-23, the company said in a statement.“Five years since launch, we believe that CRED — and prudent financial behaviour — are becoming a habit for the top 1 per cent. Our focus remains on rewarding the creditworthy with more products that improve their lives and lifestyles,” said Kunal Shah, Founder, CRED.The company registered a 77 per cent increase in TPV (total payment value) to Rs 4.4 lakh crore in FY23 from Rs 2.5 lakh crore in…

“Change in criminality, name and criminal action is all defined through the legal process and we will follow the legal process. Everybody will follow the legal process, whenever you have the relevant judgment and whatever it entails,” he said in reply to a query at a news conference here on Thursday.He was asked as to how the status of a party is affected if it was named as an accused in a charge sheet.After hearing in the Supreme Court on former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s bail petitions on Wednesday, there were some media reports that the Enforcement Directorate…

The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) noted that it had been a busy period for firefighters, with blazes gripping multiple areas across the state, including the Bega Valley, Mid-Western, Hunter and North Coast, reports Xinhua news agency.Three properties were confirmed destroyed in the Bega Valley region due to a mega bushfire in Coolagolite.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns visited the region on Wednesday afternoon, calling people to prepare for a “horror summer”.”We are one week into October, and we’re experiencing mid-summer conditions, multiple days above 30 degrees, high winds. Bushfires love this environment, and it’s devastating for…

The ‘Trainwreck’ actress, 42, shared pictures of herself scrunching up her face as she wore a hospital gown in a carousel of images that also included pictures of her in a short, figure-hugging dress taken when she attended a comedy event in 2012, reports femalefirst.co.uk.The actress captioned the set of images, posted on Instagram: “Warning 20 somethings. I looked like this at your age. Life is coming for you.”Mum-of-one Amy posted the same set of photos to her Instagram Story.The actress captioned them: “Girls in your 20s guess what? I looked like you too. Life is coming for you b******.”Amy…