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The state government has announced the reformulated ‘Naari Gaurav Niti 2024’. The policy ensures equal rights and opportunities for women and men in all state government development activities. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that the objective of the reformed policy is to ensure an enabling environment for women and girls that further promotes just and […]
A man in Japan has slept only 30 minutes each day for 12 years in a bid to “double” his life, claiming it has improved his work efficiency. Daisuke Hori (40) claims that he only sleeps 30 minutes a day in a bid to gain more hours for training. Hori is an entrepreneur, who loves […]
Gujarat Forest Department official has announced that a total of 24 crocodiles have been rescued from various residential areas in Vadodara. Vadodara Range Forest Official Karansinh Rajput stated that the rescued crocodiles will be released into the Vishwamitri River, from where they initially moved into residential areas due to flooding caused by the release of […]
After poor performance in the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has decided that it would contest the assembly elections under a collective leadership. The party has begun implementing its plan and announced its former state unit chief and former union minister Raosaheb Danve as the election coordinator. This is being viewed as a major setback […]
The Global Operations Centre of Central Bureau of Investigation coordinated with INTERPOL NCB- Abu Dhabi to bring back to India a Red Notice subject from the UAE. The subject, Dipakkumar Dhirajlal Thakkar, was wanted by Gujarat police for offences relating to criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, causing disappearance of evidence and offences […]
Rising fees of private universities in India and abroad, and with the US processing student visas faster, giving a boost to student interest, the disbursals in education loans have seen a marked rise in Gujarat. In the first quarter of FY 2025, education loan disbursals went up by 28% in the state, according to the […]
As allegations surfaced on Friday blaming India for flooding in portions of Bangladesh, the Ministry of External Affairs refuted them, calling the narrative “misleading” and “factually not correct.” Responding to a question during the media briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have seen the reports on floods in Bangladesh, its narrative is […]
Bangladesh Nationalist Party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday emphasised the need to begin a new chapter in relations between India and Bangladesh, indicating that this should begin with the extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as her prolonged stay in India could further deteriorate bilateral ties. Reiterating his party’s aim for […]
The Indian embassy in Laos on Saturday reported that at least 47 Indians who were trapped in cyber scam centres in the Bokeo province have been rescued. Indian authorities have issued warnings to its citizens about fraudulent employment offers in Laos and have urged them to do extensive research in order to prevent these scams. […]
The Vishwamitri river rejuvenation project, a mega project of the state government, which was first proposed in 2010, is yet to see the light of the day. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s latest announcement of Rs 1,200 crore for the project to mitigate Vadodara’s flood problem is yet another in the series of assurances given by […]
A row has erupted in Gujarat’s Rajkot after Deputy Collector Chandani Parmar allegedly organised a havan in her office on August 21 to stave off any vighna (misfortune) to the Lok Mela (fair). The mela also known as Dharohar was held on the occasion of Janmashtami. Bharat Jan Vigyan Jatha, an organisation to promote scientific […]
The Gujarat High Court has rejected a plea by self-styled Godman Asaram Bapu who had sought a suspension of his life sentence in a decade old rape case in which he was accused of repeatedly raping a female disciple. A Division Bench comprising Justice Ilesh J. Vora and Justice Vimal K. Vyas found that there […]
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in Rajkot for allegedly killing his mentally-ill mother and later posting a picture with her dead body on social media. The incident came to light when a local resident informed police about the incident and officials arrived at the scene to see the accused, Nilesh Gosai, sitting next to […]
A team of 350 sanitation workers from Surat arrived in Vadodara on Friday to clean the affected areas following the flood, while six columns of the Indian Army continue to conduct rescue operations in the worst-hit regions due to the ongoing flood-like condition. “We have been working here for the last two days,” stated Mahesh […]
The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has received a legal notice from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in New Delhi on Friday, seeking that Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming film Emergency not be released because they claim it will “incite communal tensions” and “spread misinformation.” It claimed that “erroneous historical facts that not only misrepresent the Sikh […]
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday provided in-principle approval to the Rs 1,200 crore Vishwamitri Revival and Redevelopment Project. For over 10 years, there has been talk of this much-anticipated project, which would provide a thorough water management system. He met at the district collectorate with high-ranking officials of the district administration and the Vadodara […]
The country is expected to see one of the wettest monsoon seasons in 30 years between July and August of this year, owing to the prolonged period of rainfall. This indicates well for the sowing of kharif crops and for soil moisture in the months that follow. The amount of rain that has been recorded […]
Industrialist and philanthropist Hasmukh Patel, the owner of Mombasa Cement Company, passed away on Thursday. He was 58. Family Spokesman Samir Bhalo informed that Patel, popularly known as Hasuu, breathed his last at 1 pm while receiving treatment at a Mombasa hospital in Kenya. Bhalo said that he had been unwell for two days, complaining […]
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Friday announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 80% stake in Astro in an all-cash deal for $185 million, implying an EV of $235 million and EV/FY25E EBITDA at 4.4x. APSEZ is India’s largest ports and logistics company and a part of the […]
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has ruled out stepping down, claiming he has neither committed a crime nor caused a scandal and has pledged to fully restore peace in the state with the assistance of the Centre in six months as ethnic violence has started to steadily decline. In an interview in Imphal on […]
