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Oscar-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan and his wife, Emma Thomas, have been awarded a knighthood and damehood, respectively, by King Charles III of the United Kingdom in recognition of their remarkable contributions to the film industry. The prestigious ceremony was held on Wednesday at Buckingham Palace, where the couple received their royal honours. The Royal Family […]
Gujarat’s judicial backlog continues to grow, with 1,70,963 cases pending in the High Court and 16,90,643 cases in District and Subordinate Courts. In response to a question raised by Rajya Sabha member Parimal Nathwani on Thursday, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal provided a detailed overview of pending cases and vacancies in the judiciary across […]
Jay Shah stepped down as Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on November 30 to assume leadership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) from December 1. The 36-year-old cricket administrator had been serving as BCCI Secretary since 2019. The BCCI has announced a Special General Meeting (SGM) to be held at its […]
India’s first Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, tragically died in a Mi-17 V5 helicopter crash on December 08, 2021. A parliamentary panel report has attributed the accident to “human error.” A military helicopter carrying Gen Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and several other members of the armed forces crashed near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, […]
A man has been arrested near the Vatva toll booth on Sardar Patel Ring Road in Ahmedabad with 12 kilograms of hybrid cannabis valued at Rs 3.60 crore. The arrest took place after a tip-off to the Vatva police led them to suspect the individual’s involvement in drug trafficking. The accused, identified as Yogesh Dashadiya, […]
Om Prakash Chautala, former Haryana chief minister and supremo of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), passed away on Friday at 89. He had been battling prolonged illness and respiratory issues for several years and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gurgaon. According to family sources, Chautala breathed his last around 12 pm […]
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has criticised Hindu leaders for inciting “Ram-temple-like” disputes in various regions across India. The RSS supremo emphasised that “only we can do this because we are Hindus” and pointed out that the Swami Ramakrishnan Mission observes Christmas, drawing attention to India’s diversity. He asserted that India needs to serve as a […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday emphasised that laws established for the welfare of women should not be misused as tools for harassment, intimidation or extortion against their husbands. The Court highlighted that alimony is not intended to equalise the financial standing of former spouses, but to ensure that the dependent woman maintains a reasonable standard […]
The man who had tip-off about the arrest of alleged serial killer, Navalsinh Chavda, has now been arrested, officials confirmed on Thursday. Jigar Gohil, who provided information to Ahmedabad Police regarding Chavda’s whereabouts, is now facing charges in connection with multiple murders linked to the self-styled, occultist, according to Rajkot Rural Police. Chavda, who is […]
The Gujarat unit of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is set to host the ‘Sajjan Shakti Sangam’ on December 22 at Gujarat Vidyapith, a varsity founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920. The event will bring together prominent individuals from various sectors to discuss key issues such as social harmony, environmental conservation and the promotion of […]
An armed mob wreaked havoc across Ahmedabad’s Rakhial and Bapunagar areas late on Wednesday night, attacking police personnel, vandalising public property and terrorising local residents. The incident took place near Noor Mahal Hotel in Rakhial at around 11 pm when a group of armed individuals, wielding swords and knives, confronted local residents. According to a […]
People from regions such as Botad, Barbaka, Jalandhar, Kanchipuram, Patna and numerous other minor Indian cities and towns—most of whom are 35 years of age or younger—are becoming more interested in cryptocurrencies. CoinSwitch, an Indian cryptocurrency exchange and trading platform, said that smaller towns and cities in India are becoming thriving hubs for cryptocurrency trading, […]
A 24-year-old Gujarati man has pleaded guilty to ‘attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity’, the US Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Florida, announced on Thursday. Kirtan Patel who was arrested in July, now faces a minimum sentence of 10 years, with the possibility of life imprisonment. The sentencing date has yet […]
Brooklyn US Attorney, Breon Peace, has announced he will step down on January 10, concluding his tenure as a federal prosecutor. During his time in office, he handled prominent cases including the sex-trafficking trial of singer R Kelly, a fraud indictment against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and the criminal conviction of a US Congressman. In […]
The family of an IIT Delhi PhD scholar who died in a pit collapse during a palaeoclimatology research trip near the Lothal Harappan civilisation site in Ahmedabad, has filed an application with the Ahmedabad Rural Police, requesting the registration of an FIR against those responsible for her death. Surabhi Verma’s father, Ram Khelawan Verma, a […]
At least six people lost their lives and 41 others sustained burn injuries in a devastating fire that erupted following a collision between a truck loaded with chemicals, an LPG tanker and several other vehicles near a fuel station on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on Friday. The incident occurred in the Bhankrota area of Jaipur, with […]
The Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), in collaboration with the local police, carried out a search operation in the western area of Godhra town on Wednesday and apprehended three suspects. During interrogation at the Godhra SP office, the apprehended individuals disclosed that they had recently returned from a 25-day stay in Pakistan. The three suspects—Miyas Usmani, […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday responded to Rahul Gandhi, after the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha held a press conference to address allegations of pushing two MPs from the ruling party. Addressing a press conference, Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said, “Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party MP Rahul Gandhi […]
Following US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s hawkish remarks, benchmark equity indices such as the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 experienced a major correction, settling down by more than 1% each. The 30-share Sensex ended Thursday’s trading session at 79,218.05. This is a 964.15 point or 1.20 percent, decline. The index fluctuated between 79,516.17 and 79,020.08. […]
A no-confidence motion tabled by the Opposition against Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar was dismissed on procedural grounds. The motion, lodged in protest against Dhankhar’s alleged partiality in managing parliamentary proceedings, was ruled inadmissible under Rajya Sabha regulations. During heated House discussions, the opposition, led by the Congress and backed by a number of other […]
