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Forget farmers, teachers, doctors, government officers or engineers. The multi-crore rupee fraud committed by Bhupendrasinh Zala of BZ Finance Group has taken in its net cricketers of the likes of Shubham Gill, Rahul Tewatia and Mohit Sharma. More than a week after the scam of promising to double the investments came to light, Zala is […]
As if the death of two persons due to botched angioplasty procedures under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) at Ahmedabad-based Khyati Multispeciality Hospital in November was not a shocker, it has now emerged that private hospitals in Gujarat carried out “treatment” on 47 deceased patients to procure money under the scheme. According to the […]
Nearly 40,000 pre-primary schools across Gujarat remained closed on Tuesday in protest against recent guidelines introduced by the state government. Owners and administrators of these schools presented their concerns to Education Minister Kuber Dindor and Minister of State for Education Praful Pansheriya, warning that further demonstrations in Gandhinagar will follow if their demands are not […]
Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis is set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday. His appointment was confirmed during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s core committee meeting held in Mumbai earlier today. Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Fadnavis attended the BJP’s core committee meeting. […]
Aliya Fakhri, sister of actress Nargis Fakhri, has been formally charged with homicide concerning a deadly blaze at her former partner’s residence in New York City, USA. Authorities claim that Aliya, 43, deliberately ignited a fire in the separate garage of a residence in Queens on November 23, resulting in the deaths of her former […]
Two-time Olympic medalist and badminton star PV Sindhu is set to marry Hyderabad-based Venkata Datta Sai, an executive director at Posidex Technologies, on December 22 in Udaipur. Speaking to the media, Sindhu’s father, PV Ramana, shared that both families have known each other for some time and about a month ago, decided to plan the […]
Chinmoy Krishna Das, a former International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) monk and prominent minority rights advocate in Bangladesh, remains in jail after his lawyer, Ramen Roy, was brutally attacked and hospitalised in critical condition. The attack, allegedly carried out by Islamists, has left Das without legal representation as lawyers fear further reprisals. The incident […]
The sixth edition of Abhivyakti – The City Arts Project, an initiative of the UNM Foundation under the Mehta Family’s Torrent Group, captivated audiences on Tuesday evening with an extraordinary display of talent and creativity. Held at a prominent venue in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, the event drew a large crowd eager to witness a variety of […]
Four workers have died following an explosion at Detox India Pvt Ltd in the GIDC area of Ankleshwar on Tuesday afternoon. Initial reports indicate that a ruptured steam pressure pipe at the company’s M.E. facility was the cause of the explosion, which sent shockwaves across the region. Three of the four workers who died were […]
The Congress on Monday called for a Supreme Court-monitored CBI investigation into the alleged Rs 6000 crore ‘ponzi’ scandal involving Gujarat BJP leader Bhupendrasinh Jhala. Rajya Sabha MP and Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil told reporters at the AICC headquarters that Jhala used his BJP connections to attract innocent farmers, pensioners and members of the […]
Indian-American photojournalist Pervez Taufiq took to Instagram and shared his terrible experience of being subjected to racial taunts from an American woman on an airport transfer bus. On November 24, Taufiq was on a United Airlines transfer bus with his family when a woman made racist comments at him and his family. “We just went […]
Gujarat Congress President Shaktisinh Gohil has called for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged scam at Khyati Multispeciality Hospital in Ahmedabad. The controversy revolves around the hospital’s reported manipulation of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) scheme, luring vulnerable patients from rural areas into undergoing unnecessary medical procedures. Speaking during […]
Gujarat is likely to experience a milder winter this year, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting normal to above-normal maximum and minimum temperatures for the region. The long-range forecast (LRF), released on Monday, suggests that the state may not see the typical chill associated with the season. The IMD has predicted above-normal maximum temperatures […]
A Bangladeshi lawyer defending Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in a sedition case was reportedly attacked at his home by alleged Islamist assailants, leaving him in critical condition. The lawyer, Advocate Ramen Roy, is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), according to ISKCON India. The incident comes amidst escalating tensions in Bangladesh following […]
The Indian rupee slid to a historic low of 84.73 against the US dollar on Monday, marking a 0.2% decline in its worst single-day drop since June 4. The currency reached an intraday low of 84.73 before settling at 84.70, 14 paise weaker than Friday’s close. Strong dollar demand in the non-deliverable forward (NDF) markets, […]
Punjabi singer Karan Aujla, renowned for his powerful voice and popularity among youth, enjoys a massive fan following across India and overseas. However, his upcoming concert in Chandigarh on December 7 has stirred controversy after local resident Professor Panditrao Dharnevar reportedly lodged a police complaint against Aujla, accusing him of promoting harmful content in his […]
The Supreme Court of India on Monday granted petitioners four weeks to respond after the Gujarat government submitted an affidavit concerning the controversial demolition drive in Gir Somnath district. A bench comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan heard four petitions, including a contempt plea, alleging that the Gujarat authorities had demolished residential and religious […]
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged for the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping force in Bangladesh and called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s direct intervention to ensure the safety of religious minorities in the violence-stricken neighbouring country. In the wake of the civil unrest that has rocked Bangladesh since August, when […]
The lawyer for Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has filed to have the indictments against him dismissed, following a pardon issued by his father earlier in the day. In legal documents submitted late on Sunday concerning criminal tax and firearm charges, his lawyer argued that the president’s full and unconditional pardon […]
The Sikh clergy at the Akal Takht on Monday issued a tankhah (religious punishment) for Sukhbir Singh Badal over the “mistakes” made by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and its government in Punjab between 2007 and 2017, instructing him to serve as a ‘sewadar’ and clean utensils and shoes at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. […]
