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The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that all Afghan nationals must travel to India only on e-Visa on Wednesday. In an official statement, the Centre said that owing to the prevailing security situation in Afghanistan and the visa process streamlined by the introduction of the e-Emergency X-Misc visa, e-Visa has been made mandatory for Afghan […]
The largest technical university in the state, Gujarat Technological University on Tuesday launched new online courses on Vedic Indian knowledge systems.These 12 new courses include the study of Vedas, ancient architecture, Indian arts, Dharma and religion, Political Science, Arthashastra and global footprints of Indian diaspora among others in collaboration with the Pune-based Bhishma School of […]
Former Chief Commissioner of Income Tax D P Kar has petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ordering a probe against recently retired Revenue Secretary A B Pandey for his alleged involvement with Infosys and dubiously granting many big tenders for the flopped network of GST and new Income Tax portal. In a detailed six-page complaint […]
(Image for representation purpose) Samnath Patel (name changed), working at government school number 23 in Ahmedabad’s Behrampura, was on Tuesday morning asked to report for duty at the Tagore Memorial Hall. A non-teaching official assignment is not unusual for Patel or government teachers, but this coincided with the State Government’s much-touted Shikshak Sajjata Survekshan or […]
The Enforcement Directorate filed a prosecution complaint against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh’s personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde in a money laundering case against the politician for allegedly taking a bribe of up to Rs 100 crore. The probe agency had arrested Palande and Shinde on July 1, claiming […]
Amidst the campaign of Taliban to reconquer Afghanistan gathering pace in the month of June, hundreds of people were losing their lives in the fight and a huge chunk of Afghan nationals was fleeing. A 38-year-old photojournalist for Reuters based in New Delhi decided to cover the story, telling his boss, “If we don’t go, […]
A political slugfest of sorts has broken out between the ruling Shiv Sena and its former partner Bharatiya Janata Party with the arrest of union minister Narayan Rane after three FIRs for his alleged remarks of slapping Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray during his Monday’s rally in Raigad. The FIRs have been lodged against Rane […]
The state administration newly enacted anti-land grabbing laws for disputes concerning private properties however it has rarely enacted laws for encroachment on government land. It is worth noting that in several cases, senior IPS and IAS have been found involved in facilitating land grabbing for private parties for a cut or commission. The Gujarat High […]
For the first time in three months, Bitcoin broke back above 50,000 dollars on Monday as investors piled back into the cryptocurrency on bargain-buying. After bitcoin plunged from a record near 65,000 dollars in mid-April and trading in a range of about 30,000 to 40,000 dollars for many weeks, bitcoin has recovered. The largest cryptocurrency […]
According to a statement issued by US Embassy on Monday, over 55,000 Indian students and exchange visitors to the US have been given student visas this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which is the highest number ever. The statement read, “more than 55,000 students and exchange visitors are boarding planes to study in the United […]
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Heavy rains at Bhavnathpur village in Bihar have resulted in a heavy flood. There is water all around and people are suffering a lot like all of the transport routes in the village have been closed due to water. People cannot even get out of their homes. Even, the government officials did not come to […]
The power utility’s majority shareholder Isolux Corsan filed for bankruptcy in Spain, leaving the local unit to stand for itself. Following this, the power transmission company was put up for sale under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) by its lenders in July last year. Now, Tata Power, Adani, Sterlite and state-owned Power Grid Corporation […]
Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister in her 2021-22 budget speech said that monetising operating public infrastructure assets was a very important financing option for new infrastructure construction. After which a top Government official stated on Wednesday that the Government is finalising Rs 6 lakh crore worth infrastructure assets, including national highways and power grid pipelines which […]
Imagine turning on a radio frequency and you get to hear the stuff in Sanskrit at a tour to Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat. Sounds weird? But it is a reality at the place. In a unique initiative, the RJs at Radio 90 FM have been given training to speak in Sanskrit and provide […]
Skymet Weather Services Private Limited, India’s leading weather analytics firm, had released its monsoon foreshadow for 2021 on April 13, 2021 and is now updating the forecast. Skymet believes that there is a 60% chance of below normal, forecasting Monsoon to be at 94% of the long period average with an error margin of +/- […]
It is indeed a reflection on the cultural sensibilities of our society that 155-year-old historic Stuart Library at Godhra is finding it difficult to continue functioning. The trustees of the library are mulling over the idea to rent the hall to meet the recurring expenses. As interest in reading recedes in general, the membership has […]
Corona pandemic and its aftermath have left several unexpected changes in social behaviour. One such new element is online study. In the era of closed classrooms, online study became a norm that threatens to gain even more momentum as time passes. However, there are several pitfalls of the online study pattern that have come to […]
The draft of the Directors Report of Karnavati club, Ahmedabad for the year 2020-21 has been released on Monday. 10 Directors (being 1/3rd of elected directors) are liable to retire by rotation at the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the club. Here is the list of Directors liable to retire by rotation at the 32nd […]
Around 500 jewellery manufacturers of Rajkot will be on a one day strike on Monday so as to protest the introduction of hallmarking unique identification (HUID) number system by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BSI) for jewellery. The new requirement will slow down the business cycle of the jewellers and put customers’ privacy in danger. […]
