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Dr Manmohan Singh, the former Prime Minister of India, passed away in New Delhi. He was 92. Singh was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital after his health deteriorated on Thursday. Manmohan Singh was born on September 26, 1932 in Gah village, located in present-day Pakistan’s Punjab […]
Legendary author Bapsi Sidhwa passed away on Wednesday in Houston, Texas. Sidhwa was a prominent literary figure whose works crossed boundaries and connected cultures. She was 86. Bapsi, a proud Houstonian, a storyteller of remarkable depth and insight, was born in Karachi, grew up in Lahore, and was adored worldwide. Her books touched people of […]
Six individuals, arrested for trespassing into the residence of prominent Telugu actor Allu Arjun and committing acts of vandalism, are students undertaking PhDs, postgraduate studies, and other courses. These people, claiming to be from the Osmania University Joint Action Committee (OU-JAC), are accused of breaking flower pots and throwing tomatoes at Arjun’s house on the […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) received donations exceeding Rs 2,604.74 crore during 2023-24, while the Congress gained Rs 281.38 crore, as per the contribution reports released by the Election Commission. Prior to the Lok Sabha elections on March 31, 2024, the donations mentioned in the reports were still being collected. The Congress claimed to have […]
Gujarat Congress MLA Jignesh Mevani has called for a ‘bike rally’ on December 28, demanding an apology from Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks on Dr B R Ambedkar in Parliament and the resignation of Mahisagar District Collector Neha Kumari over alleged anti-Dalit comments. As part of a national protest, Mevani said the […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday participated in the ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ celebrations at Thaltej Gurudwara in Ahmedabad, honouring the supreme sacrifice of Sikh children, especially the younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, who laid down their lives for the protection of their faith and the nation. The observance, introduced in 2022 and celebrated […]
On Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir Police reportedly resorted to a lathi-charge after protests over a proposed ropeway to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine escalated, leading to a 72-hour shutdown in Katra town. The planned ropeway, designed to connect Tarakote on the outskirts of Katra with Sanjichhat, located just 2.5 km from the Shri Mata […]
Three children under the age of five had a narrow escape on Wednesday at a fair in Vadodara when they were thrown off from the cabins of an amusement ride after the gates unexpectedly opened mid-air. The incident in Vadodara occurred around 8 pm, during the Christmas celebrations at the Royal Mela, a fair set […]
One more FIR has been filed against a Provincial Police Services (PPS) officer, for allegedly sexually exploiting a student at IIT Kanpur. The new charges against Mohammad Mohsin Khan, as well as his lawyer, include criminal intimidation and defamation, police confirmed on Wednesday. The initial FIR was filed two weeks before the recent complaint. The […]
India’s telecom giant Airtel faced a major outage on the morning of September 26, leaving thousands of users grappling with connectivity issues. The disruption, which impacted mobile internet, signal reception and overall connectivity, caused widespread frustration among customers nationwide. More than 3,000 reports of problems were recorded, according to Downdetector, an application that tracks outages. […]
The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the state government, the Ahmedabad Police Commissioner and others regarding a habeas corpus petition filed by a man alleging that his daughter absconded with a priest from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), taking gold and cash and is being unlawfully confined. On Tuesday, the government, […]
The atmosphere is lively at Sakkarbaug Zoo in Junagadh, Gujarat. Animals appear to be in high spirits, eagerly anticipating the arrival of two new residents—a pair of white tigers, one male and one female. The vibrant birds are chirping, the peacocks gracefully display their colourful plumage, monkeys are energetically jumping and even the typically lethargic […]
The Ahmedabad Police acted swiftly and successfully rescued a five-year-old girl who had been abducted from the Sarkhej area, managing to locate her within a few hours of the incident. The abduction occurred on Monday afternoon, around 1:15 pm, when the complainant, a mother with her two children – a seven-year-old son and a five-year-old […]
A man reportedly set himself on fire near the Parliament on Wednesday. The identity of the individual remains unidentified and he suffered serious burns, prompting an immediate transfer to the hospital. A partially burnt two-page note was discovered at the scene, but its contents remain unknown. Petrol was also found at the location. The police […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is investigating the alleged involvement of certain Canadian colleges and Indian entities in a money laundering case linked to the trafficking of Indian nationals across the Canada-US border. The probe was initiated following the tragic deaths of a family of four from Dingucha village in Gujarat, who died from exposure to […]
The state unit of Congress has urged for the immediate reinstatement of boating services at Nalsarovar Lake, a prominent Ramsar site. This follows an alleged drop in tourism after boating was banned due to the Harni Lake incident, where 12 students died in January this year. Talking to media persons on Tuesday in Ahmedabad, Gujarat […]
The BJP and the Congress MLAs in Ahmedabad are at loggerheads over illegal constructions and heritage buildings in the eastern part of the city, even as concerns are being raised over the preservation of heritage buildings. Ahmedabad was accorded UNESCO World Heritage City status in 2017. It all began when BJP MLA from Ellisbridge Amit […]
The Kazakh transport ministry reported on Wednesday that a passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, which was travelling from Baku, the country’s capital, to Russia’s Grozny, crashed in western Kazakhstan. Health officials report that 14 survivors have been admitted to hospitals. “A jet travelling the Baku-Grozny route went down close to Aktau. Azerbaijan Airlines owns […]
In a significant legal ruling, the Supreme Court has barred the Enforcement Directorate (ED) from accessing and copying data from electronic devices seized during raids on Santiago Martin, his associates and employees. This decision could have major implications for how investigative agencies approach the seizure of mobile phones and laptops in future criminal investigations. The […]
As part of an investigation into a news story he wrote, police in Kerala have delivered a notice to a journalist requesting that he provide his mobile phone. The Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ) responded by staging protest marches to the state police chiefs’ and many district police chiefs’ offices on Tuesday. The Malayalam […]
