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Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday criticised the Central government, alleging that it had written off loans worth crores of rupees owed by wilful defaulters who have left the country, while banks continue to suffer from the burden of non-performing assets (NPAs). During a debate on the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, Gujarat […]
Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani on Thursday visited Dwarka amid the ongoing controversy over the Swaminarayan sect’s disputed literature regarding Lord Dwarkadheesh. The controversy has ignited opposition from followers of Sanatan Hindu Dharma. During his visit, Nathwani offered prayers at the Jagat Mandir, had a darshan of Lord Dwarkadheesh, and visited the Sharda Math, where […]
Cash withdrawals from ATMs will become more expensive from 1 May, as reports indicate the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved a rise in interchange fees for such transactions. According to a business daily, the central bank has sanctioned a Rs 2 increase in ATM interchange fees for financial transactions and a Re 1 […]
A major development near the Narendra Modi Stadium at Motera signifies the intense preparations for the 2036 Olympic Games. According to a news report, roughly 650 acres of land, home to three ashrams—including the controversial Sant Shree Asaram Ashram—will be acquired for the creation of the Sardar Patel Sports Enclave, Olympic Village, and state-of-the-art sports […]
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani has shared a video of a group employee, Kay Mehta, performing a bungee jump in Rishikesh while harnessed with his wheelchair. “Most people do it for the thrill. Kay Mehta, our own Adanian, did it to make a statement,” Adani said in a post on Thursday. He further remarked that […]
Veerathon 2025, a half-marathon event titled “Run for the Nation’s Pride,” took place in Dehradun on Sunday. Organised by Metamorphes Foundation and NBT, the event featured multiple race categories catering to all ages and fitness levels, from seasoned runners to adventure enthusiasts and casual participants. The event aimed to support the transformation of ancestral homes […]
Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Nimuben Bambhaniya on Wednesday informed that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), the flagship scheme of the Central government, has benefitted nearly 14 crore people in Gujarat over the last four years. She provided this information while responding to a question from […]
Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL) on Wednesday announced that ‘The Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery’ at the Science Museum in London has welcomed seven lakh visitors in its first year. The gallery was inaugurated on March 26, 2024, by Gautam Adani, Chairman of AGEL. The exhibition, sponsored by AGEL and curated by the […]
A total of 40 students at Mota Munjiyasar Primary School in Gujarat’s Amreli district injured themselves after a classmate encouraged them to cut their hands in exchange for money. According to a report, a seventh-grade student from Bagasara instigated the incident by offering his classmates Rs 10 to cut their hands with a pencil sharpener […]
The Supreme Court has put on hold the Allahabad High Court’s controversial order that held that “grabbing breasts” and “breaking the strings of a girl’s pyjamas” didn’t constitute rape or attempt to rape. There has been public outrage following the judgment which is being perceived as highly insensitive. Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra ruled that […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday conducted raids at the residences of Congress General Secretary and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in connection with the Mahadev betting app case. According to Baghel’s office, officials from the central agency arrived at his homes in Raipur and Bhilai before his planned departure for a […]
Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar have introduced their ambitious plan to host the 2036 Summer Olympics, with the estimated costs ranging from Rs 34,700 crore to Rs 64,000 crore. Named ‘Review Meeting – Preparedness towards Amdavad 2036’, this document was presented in Gandhinagar this week during the brainstorming session of the high-level coordination committee concerning the Olympic […]
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath believes a Muslim family will feel safe among a hundred Hindu families. He said the same can’t be said about Hindus who don’t feel secure in Muslim-dominated regions. He supported his viewpoint citing the inflammatory situation in Bangladesh which saw minorities being targeted recently and attacks launched on temples. Hindus have been targeted […]
Three Gujarat police personnel died and one was critically injured in a road accident in Sirsa district, Haryana, on the Bharat Mala Highway early on Wednesday morning. The vehicle, en route from Ahmedabad to Punjab for an investigation, collided with a stationary trailer near Sakatakheda village, close to the Vadingkheda petrol pump. The deceased have […]
Waghodia BJP MLA Dharmendrasinh Vaghela has come under scrutiny after a rape accused was seen dancing at an event hosted by his charitable trust in Amodar village in Vadodara. The accused, identified as Aakash Gohil, was captured on video during the Saturday night programme. Footage circulating on social media shows Gohil on stage at a […]
Gujarat Police on Tuesday returned Rs 2.07 crore to nine victims of cyber fraud. State Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi handed over the cheques for the recovered amounts under the ‘Tera Tujhko Arpan‘ project. Officials said the funds were retrieved from individuals accused of participating in various cybercrimes, including investment scams, fraudulent applications, fake links, credit […]
The ongoing survey for the Dharavi Redevelopment Project has surpassed the scope of the previous survey conducted in 2007-08, documenting over 63,000 tenements so far, officials announced on Tuesday. The current survey has exceeded the earlier benchmark of approximately 60,000 ground-floor tenements. Unlike the previous effort, the present survey covers ground and upper-floor structures, existing […]
A local court in Ahmedabad has sentenced Imran Sharif Sheikh Moshin, also known as Bakra Farid Sheikh, to seven years in prison for cow slaughter. The ruling was announced on Monday and welcomed by Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi, who described it as a “historic decision”. Sanghavi took to social media to express […]
A US journalist was unintentionally added to a Signal group chat where senior American officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, discussed planned strikes against Yemen’s Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed on Monday. President Donald Trump announced the strikes on March 15, but The Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg disclosed […]
In political ideology, Bhupendra Patel and Yogi Adityanath are joined at the hip. Called Bulldozer Baba, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath has been unrelenting in his stance on cleaning up criminal pockets in UP. It has earned him the nickname Bulldozer Baba. Gujarat’s Chief Minister Patel has earned a similar reputation. They call him “Dada […]
