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SURAT: In an incident which sent shockwaves through the community of diamond merchants, three unidentified gunmen fired at two employees while they were travelling on a motorcycle to a diamond processing unit and snatched a bag containing rough diamonds worth Rs 50 lakh, at around noon near Umiya Mata Dham in Varachha on Tuesday.

A magisterial court on Tuesday sent four more accused persons in the 'cash for marks' scam to six-day police remand after the CID (crime) sought their custodial interrogation for 10 days.

Pragnya Mohan gave Ahmedabad district something to cheer about as she won the women's category gold medal in 24th Gujarat State Aquathlon Championship at Gujarat Vidyapith. In an event dominated by athletes from Surat, Pragnya clocked 57m 18.50s to claim the gold, beating Surat's Krutika Kahar (1hr 2m 26.63s) and Krishna Pandya

Tanya Morzaria, a class XI student of Rajkumar College, has been selected for the junior Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel award for her excellent performance in shooting at national level in the last four years.

It is a known fact that Surat swimmers are naturally talented. This is proven by two young swimmers from Surat—Anshul Kothari and Pooja Chaurushi—who have taken part in Asian Games in 2010.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) has expressed its willingness to give on rent the Pandurangbuva Kalbhor commercial complex and multipurpose hall at Akurdi to the district court authorities to set up judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) courts.

Aditi Bhatt, Tasnim Mir and doubles specialist Tanisha Crasto bagged double crown each in the Yonex Sunrise All India Sub-Junior (U-15 and U-17) Ranking Badminton tournament which concluded at the Divisional Sports Complex in Mankapur here on Sunday.

Argentinian prodigy Faustino Oro, dubbed the 'Messi of Chess', and Indian GM Pranesh M are among 12 Grandmasters and International Masters joining the GCL Contenders 2025 Knockout Challengers Round. Over 11,500 players initially registered, with top performers now set to compete against these elite players for ambassador spots in the Global Chess League season 3.

Drona Desai achieved a historic milestone by scoring 498 runs in an inter-school cricket match, becoming the highest scorer in Gujarat and joint third-highest in India. His team, St Xavier's Loyola Hall, amassed a total of 844/7 and secured victory by an innings and 712 runs. Desai dedicated his remarkable performance to his coach, Jay Prakash Patel.

In June and July 2019, Civil Hospital – the city’s and state’s biggest tertiary public hospital – had reported 573 OPD cases of viral fever, seasonal flu, dengue, chikungunya, malaria and typhoid. Believe it or not, in the past two months, the hospital has recorded less than 100 cases of these diseases – caused by viral and bacterial infection.

Hunting for some space to park your vehicles? Well, a mobile application may soon assist you in getting that precious spot.

Jain International School edged out Abu Dhabi Indian School, Abu Dhabi 2-1 in the CBSE National Tennis Championship at the JIS courts, Katol Road, Fetri on Friday.

Haryana emerged overall champions with 105 medals, including 40 gold, as curtains came down on the week-long inaugural Khelo India Para Games here on Sunday. Haryana also bagged 39 silver and 26 bronze medals.

Unseeded Laksh Chengappa stormed into the U-17 boys singles final, defeating top seed Abhishek KK 21-4, 21-14 at the Yonex Sunrise State sub-junior (U-15 & U-17) badminton championships in Shivamogga on Saturday.Laksh will take on third seed Nicholas Nathan Raj (PPBA) for the title.

Students of M S University's Faculty of Social Work have come out with an interesting observation during their field work project.

Asian Games gold medallist shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor and two-time Asian 1500m champion PU Chitra will lead a 75-member strong Indian athletics squad in the South Asian Games to be held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from December 1 to 10.

Rahul Dravid's son, Anvay Dravid, has earned a spot in Team C for the upcoming U19 One-Day Challenger Trophy in Hyderabad. The young wicketkeeper-batter, known for his aggressive style, impressed with 220 runs in the Vinoo Mankad Trophy. This tournament offers a significant platform for emerging talent.