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In response to Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s reservation remarks, the Gujarat state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will stage rallies from 41 various locations across the state. Rahul Gandhi had said at Georgetown University in the United States that the Congress might consider “ending reservation when India is a […]
The receding monsoon is causing heavy rainfall in parts of Gujarat, and the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a ‘red alert’ for certain regions, which may experience very heavy to extremely heavy rain over the next 24 hours, up until 8:30 AM tomorrow. Following this, some areas will be placed under an ‘orange alert’, […]
As the coveted Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) is implementing reservations in PhD admissions from the new academic session, there is a story of a three-year long legal battle behind this. It must be recalled that IIM-A was the only institute among the 20 premier Indian management institutes in the country that did not […]
A 21-year-old woman from Gujarat was coerced into slashing her wrists by an online ‘friend’ she had befriended on a popular social media platform. An Instagram ‘friend’ exerted influence on the woman from Shela and allegedly forced her into recording herself naked on video and cutting her wrists. Accused Sahil Satarkar, a resident of Pune, […]
In a shocking and heart-wrenching incident, a primary school principal in a village in Dahod has been accused of raping and murdering a six-year-old girl. The crime, which occurred two days ago, has questioned the law and order situation in the present Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state. Gujarat Congress President Shaktisinh Gohil has condemned the act, […]
An incident has emerged from the Union Territory of Diu, where three students were allegedly assaulted by the school’s Father for chanting “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and “Jai Hind.” Upon learning of the incident, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal promptly approached the district collector’s office and filed a detailed complaint. In response […]
The Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad Metro rail service has carried around 19,600 people in a week since it launched. Based on initial figures, the daily metro traffic for the week varied from 1,840 to 5,460 people. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had inaugurated the service as part of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase II on September 16 and […]
Renowned for being the ‘go-to voice’ at political events, social conventions, art and music forums, as well as literary gatherings, Hina Saxena Jadeja, a 62-year-old distinguished compere and voiceover artist from Gujarat, passed away on Tuesday evening. She had been battling kidney and liver ailments in a hospital on S G Highway. Saxena-Jadeja is widely […]
The Centre has given its go-ahead to ISRO for the Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM). Expected to launch in March 2028, this mission will mark India’s next major step in planetary exploration, taking its research beyond the Moon and Mars. The Cabinet led by PM Narendra Modi has approved Rs 1,236 crore for the VOM, that […]
Gujarat boy Drona Desai, all of 18, has scripted history by amassing a whopping 498 runs in an Under-19 inter school match in Gandhinagar. Desai, who played for his school St Xaviers (Loyola), in the Diwan Ballubhai Cup Under-19 multi-day tournament, took only 320 balls to reach the incredible score that included seven towering sixes […]
Soon after Kiran Rao-directed Laapataa Ladies was declared as India’s official entry for the Oscars this year, social media got abuzz with starkly polarising viewpoints on the merits and demerits of the selection. A majority of netizens denounced the ‘biased’ approach of the jury and felt there were better films to be showcased at the […]
Starting academic year 2025, IIM Ahmedabad will have reservation of seats for its PhD programme. According to the PhD Admission 2025 information brochure, this year’s intake will follow the government’s reservation guidelines. The premier B-school will now reserve seats for candidates from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), and persons with […]
The Supreme Court has come to the rescue of an18-year-old, son of a dalit daily wager from Uttar Pradesh, who was denied admission to IIT Dhanbad for narrowly missing the deadline for depositing his acceptance fee of Rs 17,500. The bench of CJI D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra did not […]
United States President Joe Biden met Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, who is leading the interim government of Bangladesh, and extended his full support to him. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York. A post on X, the official account of Chief Adviser of the […]
British rock band Coldplay are set to perform in India as part of their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ World Tour. The concerts will be held in Mumbai on 18th, 19th, and 21st January next year. Tickets for the shows went on sale via BookMyShow on Sunday and were quickly snapped up. While a lucky few […]
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in particular on Tuesday, accusing the ruling party of doing “grave injustice” to the nation’s youth, especially in Haryana. He asserted that young Indians are being forced to embark on a “journey of […]
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt made a spectacular debut at Paris Fashion Week on Monday. She looked stunning as she walked the ramp, representing the cosmetics brand L’Oreal Paris. She appeared wearing a metallic silver bustier paired with a black off-the-shoulder jumpsuit. She added a pink touch to her lips for makeup. She seemed far more […]
Cases of dengue have been rising in several parts of the country. The country has recorded 35,000 cases of dengue and around 35 deaths this year. Kerala and Tamil Nadu have accounted for the most number of cases; the former with over 4,500 cases and 15 deaths and the latter registering around 4,300 cases and […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that even viewing, possessing, and not reporting child pornographic content is punishable under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act regardless of whether it is shared or transmitted further. In a 200-page judgement, a Bench comprising Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala outlined a […]
A foreign student studying in Ahmedabad has accused the international director of a private university in Shilaj of molesting her. City’s Bopal police lodged an FIR and arrested the 52-year-old accused identified as Mrudang Dave, a native of Vadodara. According to the complaint, the 21-year-old student joined the university in June 2023 from some Pacific […]
