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Six people were dead and nearly 10 others were injured when a private bus collided with a dumper truck on a highway in Gujarat’s Bhavnagar district on Tuesday morning. Superintendent of Police Harshad Patel said that the accident happened near Trapaj village at around 6 am as the bus was travelling from Bhavnagar to Mahuva. […]
Indore, India’s cleanest city, which now aims to become beggar-free, has taken an extreme step to keep its streets free of beggars. Starting January 1, the district administration will register FIRs against anyone found giving money to beggars. District collector Ashish Singh informed the reporters that an order prohibiting begging in Indore has already been […]
Mumbai Indians (MI) owner, Nita Ambani, has expressed her satisfaction with the team’s successful business during Sunday’s 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction. The franchise spent Rs 2.2 crore to sign four players—G Kamalini, Nadine de Klerk, Sanskriti Gupta and Akshita Maheshwari—completing their 18-member squad. The highlight of MI’s purchases was young Tamil Nadu wicketkeeper-batter […]
Gujarat has emerged as the top cotton-producing state in India for the 2023-24 crop year, according to data presented by the Central Government. The state recorded an impressive production of 90.57 lakh bales of cotton, outpacing other major producers such as Maharashtra and Telangana. India’s total cotton production for the same period is estimated at […]
Google has announced the appointment of Preeti Lobana as its new Country Manager and Vice President for India. Lobana succeeds interim head Roma Datta Chobey and takes over from Sanjay Gupta, who was elevated earlier this year to the position of President for the Asia-Pacific region. Lobana has been with Google for eight years, most […]
Punjabi singer Diljit Dosanjh has said that he will not perform in India until the country’s live show infrastructure is enhanced. He made the announcement during his performance in Chandigarh on December 14. In one of the videos circulating online, Diljit expressed in Punjabi, “We do not have the proper infrastructure for live shows here. […]
A constitutional amendment bill to hold Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously is expected to be introduced in Parliament on Tuesday and may be referred to a joint committee of both Houses. A senior government official stated that the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024, commonly known as the “One Nation, One Election” […]
The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has identified up to 642 offshore entities involved in online money gaming for an investigation into potential tax evasion, Parliament was informed on Monday. Sharing the details in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said, “DGGI does not have any reciprocal arrangements with foreign […]
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is expected to visit Beijing in the coming weeks to head the Indian delegation at a fresh round of the Special Representatives dialogue on the broader boundary issue, which is set to take place after nearly five years. In December 2019, the last round of Special Representatives (SR) talks was […]
The Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) has formally requested the return of personal letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, to various individuals, including Edwina Mountbatten, Jayaprakash Narayan, and Albert Einstein. The letters, reportedly taken from the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in 2008 during the UPA regime, were sent to Congress […]
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said that his country’s territory will not be used for any actions harmful to India. He made the remark following a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. During a bilateral meeting between the two leaders at Hyderabad House, Dissanayake hailed India for its assistance to […]
Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, responded to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s accusations against the Congress, asserting that Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had written a letter to Jawaharlal Nehru, emphasising that constitutional amendments were the only way to address urgent issues. During a Rajya Sabha debate on the Constitution, Kharge stated: “On […]
Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy has reiterated his stance on the 70-hour workweek during a recent visit to Kolkata. Describing the city as “the most cultured place in the entire country,” Murthy urged young Indians to work hard and contribute to making India the number one nation globally. Speaking at the Indian Chamber of Commerce’s centenary […]
Customs Officials on Saturday night apprehended a woman with gold jewellery worth Rs 50 lakh at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. The woman, who was traveling with Etihad Airways, caught the attention of customs officers due to suspicious behaviour. Following a detailed inspection of her baggage, authorities discovered gold jewellery, including both 18-carat and […]
Nikita Singhania, estranged spouse of 34-year-old tech professional Atul Subhash, managed to avoid arrest for several days by frequently relocating, using WhatsApp for communication and continuously applying for anticipatory bail after Atul’s family accused her of abetting his suicide. However, her attempt to stay undetected was thwarted when she inadvertently made a phone call to […]
Unregulated drilling of borewells has led to severe water crisis in several districts of Gujarat and high fluoride content has been found in as many as 25 districts, leaving water non-potable. This has been revealed in the findings presented in the Rajya Sabha by the Central Ground Water Board. Over-extraction of water has depleted the […]
Australia has experienced its first decline in migration numbers since lifting COVID-era border restrictions in early 2022, driven primarily by a decrease in international student arrivals. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), net overseas migration fell to 4.46 lakh during the year ending June 30, 2024, marking a nearly 17% drop from the […]
The ‘One Nation, One Election’ bill, aimed at establishing a mechanism for conducting simultaneous elections across the country, includes a provision to address scenarios where an assembly election cannot coincide with parliamentary elections. According to the constitution amendment bill, which is anticipated to be introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, the president has the […]
On Monday morning, Chennai’s airport was buzzing with excitement as thousands of fans gathered to welcome Gukesh Dommaraju, who had just returned from Singapore after winning the World Chess Championship. The 18-year-old chess prodigy made history by becoming only the second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand to clinch this prestigious title. Gukesh received a warm reception […]
On Monday, Gujarat experienced a significant drop in temperatures, marking the arrival of colder winter conditions across the state. Naliya recorded the lowest temperature of 7.8°C, which is 3.1°C below the normal temperature expected for this time of year. The sudden chill was felt in several major cities, with Ahmedabad, Baroda and Rajkot all experiencing […]
