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Elections in Gujarat have always been interesting for two and half decades. Like Lutyens in Delhi is often accused of not knowing what actually is happening in Uttar Pradesh, outsiders do not fathom what really works in Gujarat. Some may vouch that it is the development, others say it is the Acche Din and corruption-free […]
The third wave of corona is expected in the first week or fortnight of September. Individuals who have taken both doses of the vaccine will be less affected by this wave. These are the words of the head of the forensic department of Rajkot Civil Hospital, Doctor Hetal Kyada who performed the autopsy of the […]
In the third of Vibes of India’s 3-part series, Ashvita Singh write about how prepared is Ahmedabad for Covid third wave: There’s widespread speculation in the medical community regarding the arrival of Covid-19’s third wave. Many experts feel we may be able to ward off the worst, given that the cases that were anticipated to rise […]
Research shows Gujarat saw an estimated 480 per cent rise in deaths in April – the highest such spike recorded in a single month in the world. Gujarat always strives for the top spot. Since 2001, it has been eyeing the number one position – be it on the export preparedness index, in cotton production, […]
Festivals are a part of India’s identity; the vibrant outfits, the traditional sweets and the customs are the most exciting part of our culture, which is still intact in the villages in its authentic form and not modernized as in the cities. Vasant Pathshala celebrated Janmashtami at their rural campus situated in Dholka. The festival […]
Shri Parimal Nathwani, president of Gujarat State Football Association (GSFA) reiterated his commitment to strengthening football in the State on the occasion of National Sports Day on 29th August 2021. GSFA is all geared up to kickstart field football in Gujarat, which was subdued due to pandemic, he said. The GSFA is poised to organise […]
Months after the Gujarat Government froze the bank account of an NGO raising funds for an oxygen plant initiated by him, Independent Dalit legislator Jignesh Mevani is finally setting up on Saturday the State’s biggest oxygen plant in his constituency Vadgam in Banaskantha district with the help of his MLA funds. The plant has […]
Key points of the MOU: A FinTech Startup Accelerator, to support growing Indian FinTech’s Joint venture by DevX, Savvy, and Flexworx MoU signed with NSE for collaboration Aimed at driving growth and scaling in Fintech arena FinX Labs, which is a joint venture by Jaxay Shah and Flexworx today announced the opening of its startup […]
As anticipated, 1986 batch IAS officer Pankaj Kumar has been appointed as the new chief secretary of Gujarat. He takes over from Anil Mukim, who served as Gujarat Chief Secretary from 2019. Mukim retired in August 2020 and was given two extensions, each of six months. Pankaj Kumar started his career from Mahuva in Bhavnagar […]
Jio, which has been the largest telecom operator in Gujarat, had continued to remain revenue market share leader in the quarter ending on June 30, 2021. Compared with the previous quarter Jio’s revenue in the state increased by 7% or Rs80 crore from Rs1,045.55 crore in the quarter ending on March 31, 2021, to Rs1,125.73 […]
[Updated] Gujarat Govt asserts it has no political agenda, will move Supreme Court Gujarat High Court on Thursday refused the state’s plea to rectify its earlier order of putting a stay on the operation of key sections of the “anti-love jihad” law relating to interfaith marriages, and the BJP government asserted that there was no […]
The Vadodara police reached Uttar Pradesh today to take custody of two persons currently lodged in Lucknow jail on the charges of diverting money from a charitable trust for alleged illegal religious conversions and to provide legal help to anti-CAA protestors as well as those arrested in Delhi communal riots. The accused — Mohammad Umar […]
The central government has once again increased the FRP paid by sugar mills to sugarcane growers this year. The government has increased the FRP (Fair and Remunerative Price) of sugarcane by Rs 5 per quintal to Rs 290 per quintal for the year 2021-22. Last season, the Modi government had increased the FRP by Rs […]
The BJP Tamil Nadu expelled a YouTuber, Madan Ravichandran and his associate, Venba from the party citing his anti-party activities as the reason. Announcing their expulsion from the BJP, party state general secretary Karu Nagarajan said that both were removed from the primary membership and appealed the party workers to not have any ties with […]
The US web service provider, Yahoo has shut down its news services in India. The decision was taken in purview of changes in the rules of foreign investment limit (FDI). The new rules of the Government of India says that no media outlets in the country are allowed to invest more than 26 per cent. […]
The import curbs at airports and ports in China add to the woes of manufacturers already stricken by an acute scarcity of chipsets for smartphones, leading to the market analysts chopping their 2021shipment estimates for the second time this year. TechArc has reduced its projections by 7 percent extra while IDC mentioned that the trade […]
After the April-May nightmare, is a third wave of Covid-19 coming? There is perhaps not a single family who may not have lost a dear one – be it a relative or a friend – to the second wave. Everyone wants to know if the virus would rear its head again, more so if it […]
In a startling allegation, a Delhi-based Gujarati woman has accused an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator, Mukesh Ahlawat, and his bodyguard of repeatedly raping her. After the police allegedly refused to take her complaint about this, the woman told mediapersons on Wednesday that the AAP MLA from Sultanpuri, whom she knows for 10 years, and […]
Kerela has reported 31.445 new cases and 215 deaths in the 24 hours that ended at 8 am on Wednesday. The number of active cases in the state has reached 1.7 lakh. The active cases in India have dropped down to 3.22 lakh and Kerela accounts for almost half of the active cases at 1.59 […]
The United States has been hit hard once again by Covid Crisis and more than 25,000 Americans are currently admitted to the ICU. The highest number of Americans have been admitted to the ICU since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic. According to the latest figures, there are 1.49 lakh new cases of Covid-19 in […]
