Visakhapatnam, Aug 23 (IANS) On the occasion of the BRICS Summit, Union Minister Mansukh L. Mandaviya highlighted the importance of fitness and the growing reach of the Fit India Movement during the BRICS Friendship Sunday on Cycling event held in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Ahmedabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Gujarat’s Food and Drug Control Administration has launched a three-day inspection drive across Ahmedabad and other parts of the state after receiving information about the suspected sale of counterfeit or duplicate Nicardia Retard 10 tablets, with officials seizing 1,250 tablets of the suspected medicine and restricting the sale of other medicines worth around Rs 1.70 lakh.
Gandhinagar, Aug 22 (IANS) Greater awareness of depression and mental stress is needed alongside efforts to protect people from infectious diseases, Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya said on Saturday as he inaugurated the 16th annual conference of the Clinical Infectious Diseases Society (CIDS) at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar.
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS): The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, had emphasized that all central agencies, both intelligence agencies and central armed police forces (CAPF) wings, should increase increase their footprints in the “Siliguri Corridor” popularly known as “Chicken Neck” in the Darjeeling district in the northern sector of West Bengal, according to a statement issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Saturday.
Gandhinagar, Aug 22 (IANS) Gujarat Police’s SHE Teams visited more than 2,300 senior citizens across the state as part of a statewide outreach initiative for 'World Senior Citizen Day', meeting elderly residents at their homes to hear their concerns and provide guidance on safety and available assistance.
Gandhinagar, Aug 22 (IANS) As human trafficking investigations increasingly require digital, forensic, and financial evidence, Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) has trained 41 Police Inspectors from Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) across Gujarat in specialised investigation techniques and technology-enabled policing.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s newly appointed national office-bearers at the party headquarters in New Delhi, describing organisational meetings as an opportunity for "new ideas and perspectives" aimed at strengthening the party and deepening its connect with the people.
Ahmedabad, Aug 22 (IANS) India must move beyond its established role as the "pharmacy of the world" and emerge as the "laboratory of the world" by placing research, innovation and artificial intelligence at the centre of its healthcare ambitions, Minister of State (MoS) for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilisers, Anupriya Patel, said at the IIMA Healthcare Summit 2026 in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s repeated emphasis on punctuality goes beyond being advice on the importance of abiding by a schedule to that of reshaping a national habit where generations have been used to holding “stylishly late” and “chalta hai” (anything goes) as normal.
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) Chairman Sunil Sethi on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts towards ensuring global recognition for Indian fabric and local craft.
