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Imagine walking through a city where almost every road, neighbourhood and open space is covered in concrete, while trees, lakes and natural green areas become increasingly rare. According to a new satellite-based scientific study, this could become the reality for Ahmedabad by 2045 if the current pace of urbanisation continues without stronger environmental safeguards. The […]
A Gujarati-origin convenience store owner living in the United States has been detained by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the state of Maine, with his lawyers challenging the arrest in federal court while immigration authorities maintain that he has been under a final deportation order since 2011. The man, identified as Dhaval […]
A shocking case has emerged from Ahmedabad’s Vatva area, where a 19-year-old woman has accused an acquaintance of taking away and selling her one-month-old daughter to recover a loan of ₹1 lakh. The complaint, filed with the Vatva police on Saturday, has triggered an investigation into the child trafficking incident. According to the First Information […]
Gujarat has once again reinforced its reputation as one of India’s most entrepreneurial states. A recent report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Labour Market Dynamics in million-plus cities shows that people in Gujarat’s major cities are more likely to start their own businesses than depend on salaried jobs. Rajkot, Surat […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to the island nation of Seychelles has sparked a controversy after questions were raised over the authenticity of an award certificate presented to him. According to the London-based Guardian newspaper, the certificate contained spelling errors, was flagged as AI-generated by online detection tools, and the award itself had been […]
India’s Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) ecosystem continues to expand, but a growing number of investors are failing to stay invested for the long term. Industry data shows that while the total number of SIP accounts has increased steadily, only around one in every 10 SIP accounts has remained active for more than five years. Experts […]
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a petition filed by an income tax informant seeking a substantially higher reward after his information helped the Income Tax Department detect tax evasion worth over ₹8 crore. The court ruled that rewards paid to informants under the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) policy are ex gratia (voluntary) […]
A 22-year-old man was murdered by his own parents in Gujarat’s Rajkot district after repeated disputes over his drinking habits and frequent quarrels at home. Police arrested the couple after a forensic postmortem contradicted the family’s initial claim that the victim had died by consuming acid. The deceased, identified as Ram Bambhava, was a resident […]
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested eight alleged operatives of the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). According to the agency, the accused were allegedly working to establish an active network in Gujarat and were planning terror attacks in the state as well as other parts of the country. ATS officials claimed the accused were […]
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has once again made headlines—not for a film, but for a profitable real estate deal. The actor has sold two luxury apartments in Mumbai’s Mulund West for a combined Rs 12.38 crore, registering an estimated 38% appreciation on the properties he purchased nearly nine years ago. According to property registration documents […]
Russia carried out its deadliest aerial assault on Ukraine’s capital this year, launching a massive overnight barrage of missiles and drones that killed at least 27 people, injured 91 others, and caused widespread destruction across Kyiv. According to the Ukrainian Air Force, Russia fired 74 missiles and 496 drones during the overnight attack, targeting military […]
A growing number of Indian H-1B visa holders are turning to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program as a pathway to secure permanent residency in the United States. The surge in interest is being driven by the promise of greater certainty over immigration status and a grandfathering provision that is set to expire in September 2026. […]
An old video of Siya Goyal, the prime accused in the murder of her fiancé Ketan Agarwal, has resurfaced online, adding a new dimension to the high-profile Pune murder case that has drawn nationwide attention. The viral clip, recorded in December 2025, shows Siya at a nightclub holding what appears to be a beer bottle […]
A dangerous new ransomware campaign targeting businesses across India is spreading through something as simple as an email with the subject line “Sorry.” Cybercrime investigators have warned that opening the seemingly harmless email can give hackers access to an organization’s computer systems within seconds, allowing them to lock critical data and demand ransom payments in […]
The Surat Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Additional) has directed low-cost airline SpiceJet to pay Rs 20,000 as compensation to a Surat resident after his eight-year-old son suffered burn injuries when a cup of hot noodles spilled on him during a Delhi-Surat flight in 2021. The consumer forum found that there was a deficiency in service […]
A Gujarati family from Nadiad in Gujarat’s Kheda district lost their lives in a devastating fire at a motel in the US state of Ohio. The victims, who had been living and working in the United States for the past two years, died after a late-night fire broke out at the motel where they stayed. […]
In one of its most detailed market manipulation investigations, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has shown how digital records can help uncover complex financial fraud. Instead of relying only on trading data and bank accounts, the regulator examined airline bookings, hotel reservations, food delivery applications, employee records, website ownership details, domain registration […]
Hackers have stolen more than 630GB of confidential data from Tata Electronics, one of Apple’s key suppliers in India, and released it online. The leaked files include supplier information, component details and photos of the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro, which is expected to launch in September. Tata Electronics is a major electronics manufacturing company that […]
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that the essential Hindu marriage ceremonies, including Saptapadi (the seven sacred steps around the holy fire), are mandatory for a marriage to be legally valid under the Hindu Marriage Act. The court observed that without these customary rites, a Hindu marriage cannot be considered complete or binding. The ruling […]
Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), the flagship company of the Adani Group, and International Resources Holding (IRH), the Abu Dhabi-based natural resources investment platform and an IHC Group company through 2PointZero, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Odisha to develop an integrated greenfield aluminium project in the mineral-rich state.AEL and IHC, […]
