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Indian travellers planning a trip to Vietnam’s popular island destination Phu Quoc have been cautioned about strict visa rules and potential complications arising from passport loss, according to a recent advisory issued by the Embassy of India in Vietnam. The advisory highlights that while Phu Quoc offers visa-free entry to certain foreign nationals, including Indians, […]
Campbell Wilson has stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India, triggering a fresh phase of uncertainty at the Tata Group-owned carrier, which is already navigating a complex turnaround and reputational challenges. According to sources familiar with the development, Wilson communicated his decision to the airline’s board, formally bringing an early […]
A single speech in Idukki has set off a political storm stretching all the way to Gujarat. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, addressing a rally there, called Kerala’s people “educated and clever”. And then he compared Keralites with whom he described as “illiterate” voters in Gujarat. His barbs were directed at both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and […]
It was never just a roof. When the Calico Dome rose on Relief Road in 1962, there was an argument that geometry alone could hold a structure together, without columns, without mass, without apology. More than six decades later, the dome is at the centre of a different kind of argument. One about whether its […]
Attorney General Pam Bondi was barely out the door when the next name started circulating. Kash Patel, director of the FBI, may not last the day. That was the word coming out of Washington on Thursday. Another day, another firing, another name thrown into the void. It has become the rhythm of the Donald Trump administration: […]
Raghav Chadha’s removal as AAP’s deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha is less a reshuffle and more an indictment. Once projected as the party’s articulate, aggressive young face, Chadha now finds himself accused by his own colleagues of political timidity, selective silence and reducing Parliament to a stage for optics rather than accountability. The charge […]
A month seems like a lifetime to Dixit Solanki’s family. They still cannot bring him home, not even his remains. Solanki, just 32, was one of many young men for whom the sea remains what poet John Masefield said was a wild call that may not be denied. A call he had been answering for […]
President Donald Trump took to the nation’s airwaves Wednesday night in his first prime-time White House address since US-Israeli strikes on Iran triggered a fresh wave of Middle East tensions. The White House had said nothing about what was coming. Trump said plenty, not all of it supported by facts. On the ground, the picture […]
Thirty thousand people lost their jobs before breakfast. Oracle reportedly sent the email at 6am on March 31 with no warning, no preamble. Just a message informing employees that the day they opened it was their last. The tech giant called it a broader organisational change. The Internet called it something else entirely. The mass layoff did not […]
If you are applying for a US visitor visa from Chennai, you are already ahead of the queue. While Mumbai applicants stare down a nine-month wait, Chennai is processing B1/B2 interview slots in around three months, the shortest wait among all major Indian cities, according to the latest data from the US Department of State’s […]
In a major policy shift aimed at speeding up land and property transactions, the Gujarat government has amended Section 135D of the Land Revenue Act, 1879, effectively removing the long-standing 30-day public notice period in clear, undisputed cases. Until now, every land or property sale required a mandatory 30-day window after registration, during which objections […]
What happens when a premature baby is born? Hospitals put it in an incubator. Visitors are kindly told, “Please leave.” Nurses check the vitals frequently. Any lapse and their jobs could be on the line. Gujarat’s forest department is doing something similar but not for a baby. The object of care is a living being in […]
Surat’s booming textile hub is running at half its usual rhythm. Powerloom factories across the city have suspended their night shifts, operating only during daytime hours. It’s a direct fallout of a worker exodus and spiralling raw material costs. The decision was made following a meeting of the Federation of Gujarat Weavers Welfare Association (FOGWA) on Monday. Representatives from […]
Reliance Jio has emerged as the top-performing telecom operator in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, delivering superior voice and data services across key performance indicators, according to the latest Independent Drive Test (IDT) conducted in February 2026 under the framework of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The findings highlight Jio’s clear lead over competing operators, […]
US President Donald Trump has said he is considering taking control of Iran’s oil resources, including the key export hub at Kharg Island, even as backchannel negotiations with Tehran continue. Trump has said his “preference would be to take the oil,” drawing comparisons to US plans to maintain long-term control over Venezuela’s oil sector following […]
Millions of people took to the streets across the United States and parts of Europe on Saturday in coordinated “No Kings” rallies, protesting the war in Iran and the policies of President Donald Trump. Demonstrations were reported across all 50 states—from New York City to small towns like Driggs—highlighting the breadth of participation across both […]
Six years after a petition was filed, Gujarat remains the only state in India whose Legislative Assembly does not livestream its proceedings. And the courts are yet to break the deadlock. A scheduled hearing on a public interest litigation seeking mandatory live telecast of Assembly proceedings could not be taken up by the Gujarat High […]
New Covid Variant Is Making Headlines…Here’s What We Know The world had just about started to breathe again. Masks were off. Life had moved on. Covid felt like a chapter closed. But now, reports of another Covid strain have surfaced. Not alarming enough to fear the worst but something that should make us curious. Called […]
Live-in relationships have long existed in a grey zone, socially frowned upon, yet not illegal. Courts are finding themselves in an unlikely role. They are the referees between personal freedom and social pressure. Now, a judgement on this could become controversial and maybe challenged. The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a married man living with an […]
Refugee stories seldom end on a good note. They might start in the middle of someone’s life. Staying becomes impossible. Leaving seems the only option. Twenty-nine-year-old Syrian national experienced this moment. He is living with HIV and is LGBTQ+. Returning to Syria would cost him his life. He came to India instead. Now he is […]
