LPG price hiked by Rs 25.50

After price hikes in milk, petrol, and diesel, LPG price hiked by Rs 25.50.

Veteran Gujarati actor Arvind Rathod passed away

Veteran actor Arvind Rathod has passed away on Thursday morning.

AAP leaders’ convoy attacked in Gujarat

No political party has taken the Gujarat 2022 elections as seriously as AAP. Their young team is traveling across the State and enorlling new members. Today on thier way to Leriya village in Visavadar taluka of Junagadh district in Gujarat, the AAP car convoy which included the cars where Gujarat AAP president Gopal Italia and […]

The Buzz Bazaar 30 June

Coincidence or a a part of a bigger design? The appointmemnt of Mukul Goel in UP is being viewed as a move that establishes that unlike Gujarat where the DGP is also chosen by the High Command in Delhi, atleast the UP DGP is chosen by the State Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.Uttar Pradesh is a […]

New survey exposes India’s thoughts on religious diversity

Indians take pride in the diversity, tolerance and freedom of all religions, but have little in common and prefer to live separately, states a new Pew Research Center survey. The findings are relevant, given that India is home to most Hindus, Sikhs and Jains, has one of the majority Muslim populations in the world and is also home to millions […]

Maharashtra government transfers seven IAS officers

Shri. Praveen Pardeshi, IAS (1985) has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Marathi Bhasha Department, Mumbai. Shri. Ranjit Kumar, IAS (2008) Director (IT), Mantralaya, Mumbai has been posted as Joint Secretary to Chief Secretary Office, Mantralaya, Mumbai. Shri V.P.Phad, IAS (MH:2011) CEO, ZP, Osmanabad has been posted as Member Secretary, Marathwada Statutory Development Board, Aurangabad. […]

Nagaland declared as a disturbed area by GoI

GoI invokes AFSPA and declares the whole of the State of Nagaland as a ‘disturbed area’ for a period of six months with effect from 30th June.

PM Modi to address doctors tomorrow

The Prime Minister is to address doctors community at 3 PM tomorrow at a program organized by IMA (Indian Medical Association) on National Doctors Day.

Covid second wave takes down doctors grievously

798 doctors, out of which 128 in Delhi and 115 in Bihar died during the second wave of Covid-19 across the country, as per the report by the Indian Medical Association.

Amul increases milk price by Rs 2 per litre

Prices for Amul milk to rise by 2 Rs per liter from tomorrow.

Retd. DGP Tirthraj Deshraj Dabas passes away

DGP Tirthraj Deshraj Dabas aged 62, of IPS 1984 batch, responsible for the encounter of Latif has passed away today morning due to cardiac arrest.

Actor Naseeruddin Shah hospitalised

Thespian actor Naseeruddin Shah was hospitalized today in Mumbai’s Hinduja Hospital for pneumonia. The actor’s manager says, “A large patch was found inside his lung”. His condition is stable and he is responding well to medical treatment.

Dragon Man: The Missing Link in human evolution?

The year was 1933, while building the Dongjiang Bridge in the Harbin Province of China, a labourer found a strange human skull, too large to be a modern man. Recognising its importance, he hid it away to prevent the Japanese from getting their hands on it. Shortly before his death in 2018, he revealed its […]

Inflation hits Dakor temple. Cost of prasad now Rs 100

The cost of prasad offered at Dakor temple, in Kheda district, Gujarat increases by 10 times. Prasad will now be available at the cost of Rs 100, instead of Rs 10.

An Indian diplomat’s love poem to Latin America gets an Italian twist

Abhay K sees the world in a constant rhythm, and when he pens down this experience what you get is a book that opens the borders of time and place. India’s 21st Ambassador to Madagascar is a Bihari who didn’t confine himself to geographical boundaries. Poets can find magic in mundane and his published work—The Seduction of […]

The Buzz Bazaar 29 June

Guj. IAS circles expect more officers to get impaneled in the next round The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved empanelment of IAS officers for holding Secretary level or Secretary equivalent posts at the Centre with a total of 40 officers of 1987, 1988, and 1989 batch impaneled on February 11, 2021. The buzz is that […]

Assocham welcomes fresh Rs 6.28 lakh crore fresh stimulus to boost Covid ravaged economy

Aiming to boost economic activity and to support the sectors that are severely hit because of the pandemic in the country, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday had unveiled a mega package. Business and industry leaders have welcomed the package pegged at Rs6,28,993 crore. Welcoming the package, the trade and industry captain from Gujarat have […]

5paisa.com launches new app version in 8 languages

To reach out to more retail investors, India’s leading broker 5paisa.com on Tuesday announced an improved mobile application that allows users to choose from eight languages to trade and track their stock exchange transactions. The 5paisa.com application already has seven million downloads, will now be available in English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali. The new app […]

Pakistan develops an anti-Covid vaccine with help of China

Private power generation companies’ dues head to a four-year low

State government dues to private coal-based private power generation companies (or independent power players – IPP)  are expected to be at four-year low, leading industry analysis and credit rating firm the Crisil said in its study. “Liquidation of receivables from state power distribution companies (discoms) following the central government’s Aatmanirbhar stimulus and better payment cycles […]