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The Adani Group has won four gold awards across different categories. According to a press release, the Group has won the award for the Corporate Social Crusader of the Year, the Green Advertiser of the Year and its’ Pankha film has been crowned with two gold awards for being the best film in the categories […]
Passengers flying from Surat International Airport are expected to get a faster and seamless experience at the Aiport with Digi Yatra facility expected to start soon. The Surat International Airport took to social media to announce that the installation of Digi Yatra is under progress and it will be operational very soon. It said that […]
The Banaskantha Police were granted an eight-day remand of the father-son duo accused in connection with the blast at a firecracker warehouse in Deesa that claimed the lives of 21 people, including seven children, on Tuesday. Banaskantha Superintendent of Police (SP) Akshayraj Makwana said that both suspects were formally arrested late Wednesday night and subsequently presented in […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for celebration of the Waqf Amendment Bill, which he believes is a “watershed moment.” India’s Prime Minister assured it would empower marginalised communities and encourage transparency in the management of Waqf properties. “The passage of the Waqf (Amendment) Bill by both Houses of Parliament marks a watershed moment in […]
Steadiness is not an adjective associated with investors. They are the first to sense a storm. In a rush to secure their wealth, panic leads to chaos shaking up the markets. The potential economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs was expected. And so, in an overreaction, quite similar to the one witnessed during […]
The Waqf Amendment Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha after a 12-hour intense debate, with a vote of 288-232. The legislation is set to be presented in the Rajya Sabha later in the day. The bill seeks to modify the law from 1995 that regulates Waqf properties. The contentious elements in the revised bill encompass the obligatory […]
“Mama.” This was the first word spoken by three-year-old Naina, one of the survivors of the devastating blast at an unlicensed firecracker warehouse in Deesa. We might not have been with her but it’s impossible not to feel her voice, filled with innocence and fear. With a bandage around her head, she asked for her […]
The much anticipated Donald Trump tariff has been announced, with the US President imposing a 26% reciprocal tariff on India. He called the reciprocal tariff kind, adding that the US would charge countries around half of the levies they put on Washington. India imposes a 52% tariff on US imports, he said. “The Prime Minister […]
The doing away of Section 40, which allowed boards to convert any land into Waqf property, is the most significant change introduced by the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024. During a recent debate in Parliament, Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju referred to this provision as the “most draconian” aspect of the Waqf Act. He presented the […]
Mundra Port, the flagship shipyard of billionaire Gautam Adani-led Adani Ports, has become the first India dockyard to handle over 200 million metric tonnes of cargo volume in 2024-25. In a statement, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) said that during March 2025 it handled its highest ever cargo volume at 41.5 MMT, […]
Nilamben Parikh, Mahatma Gandhi’s great-granddaughter, died at her residence in Navsari Tuesday morning. She was 92. Her son, Dr Sameer Parikh, who works as an ophthalmologist in Navsari, told the media that she passed away “without pain and in peace”. Dr Parikh said, “My mother did not suffer from any ailments but since the last […]
A massive explosion in an illegally operated firecracker warehouse in Deesa, Gujarat’s Banaskantha district, resulted in the deaths of over 20 people, 18 of whom were from Madhya Pradesh. Seven children were among the dead, according to the numbers available before this article went live. One injured worker, who sustained 60-70 percent burns, was transferred to Ahmedabad for […]
At least 21 people were killed and several others injured in a fire caused by an explosion at a firecracker warehouse in Deesa town of Banaskantha district of North Gujarat on Tuesday. The firecracker warehouse was turned into a factory and was running illegally. Majority of the victims are migrants from Madhya Pradesh. The factory […]
In another four years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be about 79. But that shouldn’t comfort leaders from his political rival camp. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has brushed aside theories that India’s PM, now 74, is nearing retirement and that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) will choose his successor. PM Modi will turn 75 in […]
Flaying the Centre for approving offshore mining in Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cancel the tenders issued for these mining blocks. He also mentioned that besides Gujarat, Kerala and Andaman & Nicobar will suffer since their fisherfolk will be deprived of livelihood. In his letter to the PM, Gandhi said […]
If English bard Samuel Taylor Coleridge were alive, he might have rephrased his famous line “water, water everywhere… nor any drop to drink” from his poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, to simply say “every drop to drink” in a fitting homage to Devarakonda Krishna Bhaskar. For the unversed, Bhaskar, the district collector of […]
Former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday attributed the ongoing conflict in the state to a combination of factors, including drug-related issues, illegal immigration, and deforestation. In a post on X, Singh criticised Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, questioning whether he was aware of the increasing number of illegal villages in the state. […]
Scores of diamond workers in Surat took to the streets, with some launching an indefinite strike to demand a relief package and a pay raise amid the ongoing slowdown in the sector. The situation has resulted in salary cuts of up to 50%. The diamond workers staged a peaceful rally from Katargam to Kapodara Hira […]
The BJP is expectedly planning the party’s leadership transition assiduously and is making the right statements, as could be gauged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s warm endorsement of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in a public forum. India’s Prime Minister likened the RSS to a majestic banyan tree that stands as a symbol of India’s eternal culture and […]
Nidhi Tewari, a 2014 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, has been appointed as the Private Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved her appointment with immediate effect, as per a memorandum issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on March 29. Who is Nidhi Tewari? Tewari, […]
