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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced his plans of resigning and electing a new leader at the helm, days after being granted relief from the Supreme Court. ” Two days later, I will resign as Chief Minister. I will not sit on that chair till the people announce their verdict. Elections in Delhi are […]
Adani Total Gas Ltd (ATGL) has obtained financing of $375 million from global lenders to expand its City Gas Distribution (CGD) business, the company announced on Friday. The company stated that the maiden financing of $375 million concluded with international lenders includes an initial commitment of $315 million, with an accordion feature to increase the […]
A study carried out by the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) across 705 districts in the country has revealed that women respondents in just 32 per cent of these districts felt they were able to maintain a work-life balance, emphasising the persistent challenges related to unpaid domestic labour. The report, titled “Women’s Empowerment at […]
The controversy surrounding the alleged use of contaminated ghee in the making of sacred laddu prasadam for the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Tirumala intensified on Friday after the temple trust’s reiteration of the allegations made by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the body overseeing the temple’s operations, stated that ghee […]
The US-based firm Cantor Fitzgerald has begun coverage of Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (AESL), giving it an ‘Overweight’ rating and setting a target price of Rs 2,251, indicating a potential 130 per cent increase from Thursday’s closing price. Cantor Fitzgerald noted that Adani Energy Solutions is trading at a 60 per cent discount to its […]
The Assam Women Journalists’ Forum (AWJF) on Thursday conducted a training session on “Reporting Climate Change and Gender” as part of its inaugural initiative in partnership with the Department of Communication and Journalism at Gauhati University. It has been observed in recent years that several regions of the country have experienced devastation due to climate […]
In another instance of selective leniency by the law enforcing bodies, a minor son of a builder in Ahmedabad, detained in connection with a hit-and-run accident in the city’s Bopal area on Saturday, was let off by the Juvenile Justice Board for allowing him to take his BBA exam. A manhunt has been launched to […]
Industrial need for water in Gujarat is likely to rise three times by 2050. The Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) has forecast a dramatic rise in industrial water demand over the next 25 years. The report says even if aggressive water-efficient manufacturing practices are implemented, the industrial water demand is expected to nearly double. However, […]
West Bengal Medical Council on Wednesday evening announced the cancellation of the medical registration of the former and controversial principal of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital Sandip Ghosh. Meanwhile, the Kolkata Police also announced the suspension of inspector Abhijit Mondal, the former SHO of Tala Police Station. Both Ghosh and Mondal are currently in […]
The first trial run of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project will begin in 2026 between Surat and Bilimora in South Gujarat. The high-speed rail corridor, PM Modi’s pet project, which spans 508-km between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, has 92% of its alignment constructed as an elevated track. Of the 12 stations on the corridor, eight are […]
In pursuance of its election commitment, the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre accepted and cleared the proposal of a high-level committee that has advocated holding Lok Sabha polls simultaneously with state polls. The committee studying the proposal for One Nation One Election was headed by former president Ramnath Kovind, and it submitted its 18,626-page […]
First school children and their parents then MGNREGA officers and now a patient. The list appears to be increasing in all the wrong way as far as the BJP’s membership enrollment drive in Gujarat is concerned. A patient, who went to civil hospital in Visnagar to get an injection, was asked to share an OTP […]
Pagers used by hundreds of members of militant outfit Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people — including an 8-year-old girl — and wounding thousands more. The Iran-backed group blamed Israel for the deadly explosions, which targeted an extraordinary breadth of people and showed signs of being a long-planned […]
On the second day of the fourth Global Renewable Energy Investors Meet (RE-Invest) 2024 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel launched ‘Mission 100GW of renewable energy in Gujarat’ aimed at installing 100GW of renewable energy (RE) by 2030 in the state and help achieve India’s target of attaining 500GW capacity. The Central theme of […]
Torrent Power has announced investment of 64,000 crore for green or renewable energy projects having employment potential for 26,000 people. Reaffirmed its commitment towards green and sustainable future, it has submitted two ‘Shapath Patras’ to the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy at the 4th Edition of RE-Invest at Gandhinagar. RE-INVEST is being organised […]
As Arvind Kejriwal’s successor, Atishi Marlena Singh, popularly known by the first name Atishi, has a tough job at hand to steer the party to victory in the upcoming assembly polls. The lone woman minister in the Delhi Cabinet, the Kalkaji MLA, Atishi, 43, holds the maximum portfolios in the AAP government, including key departments […]
Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 74th birthday on Tuesday.The Governor presented a shawl to Modi, who was on a three-day visit to his home state. Acharya Devvrat conveyed greetings on behalf of the citizens of Gujarat and wished him good health, longevity, and well-being.Patel […]
A 20-year-old Agra woman has alleged rape inside a car on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway by two men, who had reportedly called her to Lucknow to hand over some educational certificates against a payment. The incident happened about four months back, but the woman said she felt difficulty in lodging an FIR with Agra police as […]
Though Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is pushing for early elections in the state, he will need to convince the election commission (EC) of the need for the same, and it may be tough. The EC may not easily give in to the demand because a stable government in majority won’t be dissolved unless expressly required […]
A jailed BJP MLA’s son in Gujarat has won a cooperative bank election in Gondal town of Rajkot district. Jyotiradityasinh Jadeja alias Ganesh, son of BJP MLA Geetaba Jadeja, is in jail for allegedly attempting to murder a Junagadh-based Dalit man and National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) leader. He won election to the board […]
