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Marking a month since the passing of India’s beloved industrialist Ratan Tata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a heartfelt tribute reflecting on Tata’s unparalleled contributions to Indian industry, philanthropy and society. The absence of Tata, a revered figure across generations, is “deeply felt across every segment of society,” Prime Minister Modi said. He noted that […]
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has formally declined to send its cricket team to Pakistan for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, citing security concerns. The Indian board has proposed that all their matches be relocated to Dubai instead. A source from the BCCI told a section of media: “This has been […]
In an irony of sorts, a ‘dry day’ has been announced in the Tapi district of Gujarat on November 20 and 23 keeping in mind the voting and counting in the neighbouring State of Maharashtra. What however does not seem to have been kept in mind is the fact that Gujarat has prohibition which means […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Congress party of distributing “blank copies of the Constitution” at an event in Maharashtra’s Nagpur led by Rahul Gandhi, which ironically focused on the theme of protecting and upholding the Constitution. A video shared by Maharashtra BJP on social media quickly went viral, showing books labelled ‘Constitution […]
Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud received a ceremonial farewell in the Supreme Court on Friday as he retired from judicial service. The event, live-streamed from the Ceremonial Bench, saw a gathering of notable lawyers, including Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Kapil Sibal, who paid tribute to Justice Chandrachud’s contributions to the judiciary. In his […]
Bollywood Actress Athiya Shetty and cricketer KL Rahul, who celebrated their wedding in January 2023, have delighted fans by announcing they are expecting their first child. The couple shared the heartwarming news on Friday through a surprise Instagram post, celebrating the new addition to their family expected in early 2025. In a heartfelt joint post, […]
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi vowed to increase reservation quotas for Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 28 per cent, 12 per cent and 27 per cent, respectively, while addressing a rally in the tribal regions of Gumla and Lohardaga on Friday. Explaining the term Adivasi (meaning original […]
The laptop reportedly used by the ‘fake judge’ Morris Samuel Christian to issue fraudulent court orders has gone missing, local authorities have revealed. Christian, who was present in court after completing his remand, was arrested by Ahmedabad police in October for running a “fake” court in Gandhinagar for nearly six years. During his remand, it […]
Relocating to a different city or country is generally an exhilarating experience. However, it does have a few unexpected financial aspects for you. One of the issues that a person who is moving can have is that they don´t understand the terms of their moving quote and then they find some hidden fees that increase […]
To enjoy their winter vacations more conveniently, passengers flying from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA) will soon have extensive travel options as IndiGo has now introduced four new routes starting from December this year. As part of the airline’s winter schedule, these routes will connect Ahmedabad with Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, Kochi and Kolkata. Flights […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has sent its street vending policy back to the Town Planning (TP) Committee for further revision. Dewang Dani, Chairman of the AMC Standing Committee, confirmed that the street vending policy proposal has been put on hold and referred back for additional study. The revised policy, once approved, will allow registered […]
Bollywood actress Nimrat Kaur has become the focus of media speculation, with rumours suggesting her involvement in the alleged rift between Bollywood’s renowned couple, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The rumours took root after the couple arrived separately at the recent wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, stirring chatter about trouble in their […]
A fire that took place at a spa within the Fortune complex on City Light Road, Surat, claimed the lives of two women from Sikkim on Wednesday evening, officials reported. The women, aged 24 and 30, succumbed to asphyxiation after inhaling smoke, police confirmed, with their bodies later discovered in the spa’s bathroom on the […]
India has accused Canada that it had blocked an Australian media outlet hours after it aired the press conference of External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Canada’s action of blocking the social media accounts and […]
The state of Telangana has implemented a one-year ban on the production, storage and sale of raw egg mayonnaise following a string of food poisoning cases, one of which proved fatal. The Telangana Food Safety Commissioner announced the ban in response to recent cases of severe illness linked to contaminated mayonnaise in street food. The […]
The Indian rupee declined by 6 paise, reaching a new record low of 84.37 against the US dollar, driven by weak domestic equity markets and continued foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows. Forex traders noted that investor sentiment was cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision. Additionally, a rise in global crude oil prices […]
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has said that he is not “anti-business” as portrayed by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), but rather “anti-monopoly” and “against creating oligopolies.” His comments followed an opinion piece in a media outlet the previous day, in which he stated that while the original East India Company […]
A 70-year-old man from Gandhinagar contracted a Zika virus infection, after which he was treated and discharged from the hospital. According to a statement from the Gujarat Health Department on Thursday, the man was discharged from the hospital a week ago after fully recovering, even though the report confirming the Zika virus infection was received […]
Bollywood icon Shahrukh Khan has received a death threat accompanied by a demand for Rs 50 lakh, according to Mumbai police. An extortion case has been filed and police investigations are currently underway. Authorities have traced the origin of the threatening call to a phone number registered in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, leading Mumbai police to summon […]
Every year, November 7 is observed as National Cancer Awareness Day in India. On this occasion, the Gujarat Cancer & Research Institute (GCRI), located within the Civil Hospital campus in Ahmedabad’s Asarwa, marks the third anniversary of its free cancer screening initiative. Launched in October 2021, the programme has screened a total of 36,439 individuals, […]
