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New Delhi: The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Voting in these five regions will begin on April 9, while the results will be declared on May 4. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on Sunday, […]
By Fr Cedric Prakash For many in India, and particularly in Gujarat, 26 March will always be remembered as a ‘blackday!’ On that day in 2003, in keeping with an election promise, Narendra Modi, the then ChiefMinister of Gujarat introduced, the draconian ‘Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act’. Earlier thatmorning, Haren Pandya, a former Home Minister […]
The Daily Routine Behind Most Cardiac Risk It does not begin with a crisis. It starts with a late night. Then another. Then a skipped walk, a hurried meal, a sleep cycle quietly shrinking. Before long, it is simply life, busy, efficient, unremarkable. And, according to one cardiologist, it is also the most common starting […]
The signs came before the statistics. Nine new municipal corporations in under 15 years. City limits being redrawn. Satellite townships on planning boards. The administrative churn told the story first. Gujarat was outgrowing its rural identity. Now the numbers are showing. The state is on track to become predominantly urban by next year. For the […]
The bombs came first. The bounty followed. In a matter of hours, the United States reportedly delivered two blows to Iran, one military, one political. American forces struck Iran’s most valuable island. Washington then put a price on its new supreme leader’s head. Together, the moves signalled a sharp escalation in a conflict already reshaping the Middle […]
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today commissioned the Haldia Bulk Terminal (HBT) and formally dedicated it to the nation. Designed to handle dry bulk cargo at an annual capacity of 4 MMTPA, the terminal is a fully automated bulk facility on the Hooghly River with direct rail connections – a structural upgrade for bulk cargo […]
It is shocking and sad to see our Prime Minister so weak and bowing to the diktats of Donald Trump, Shaktisinh Gohil, Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, in the Rajya Sabha. has said. According to him, Trump instructs India to stop a war and New Delhi gives in. Trump decides where India should buy […]
The government led by Narendra Modi is systematically dismantling India’s rural economy,Congress Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil said in the Upper House. Speaking on Grameen Vikas(rural development) Gohil said it was tragic that while Gandhi believed the soul of India lived in itsvillages, the present government appeared determined to suffocate that very soul. Even today, […]
He came to India in 1977 as a young Frenchman and never left. Nearly five decades later, Michel Danino finds himself at the centre of a legal storm that may cost him his last institutional foothold in the country he made his home. IIT Gandhinagar has reportedly said a standing faculty committee will review Danino’s guest […]
A seminar meant to celebrate Ahmedabad’s UNESCO World Heritage City status turned into something else entirely. Homeowners arrived with questions. Officials arrived with assurances. The two sides spent much of the afternoon talking past each other. The seminar on heritage management, held on Thursday, was the first consultation of its kind organised by the Ahmedabad […]
Indians have found themselves targets of suspicion and resentment in country after country, their presence in public life increasingly treated as something to be questioned. The latest example comes from Canada. A social media post by Canadian political figure Daniel Tyrie has triggered sharp backlash online. Tyrie questioned why Global Affairs Canada was run completely […]
The Supreme Court of India on Friday expressed reservations about making menstrual leave mandatory, warning that such a law could unintentionally harm women’s employment prospects. Chief Justice Surya Kant said compulsory menstrual leave might “adversely impact employment” because some employers could hesitate to hire women if such a provision were mandated by law. The court […]
As it approaches its 30th anniversary on 11 August 2026, the Adani Foundation, the social welfare and development arm of the Adani Group, has announced a major expansion of its flagship women’s empowerment initiative, Swabhimaan, with the goal of enabling 10 lakh women entrepreneurs across India. The announcement was made at “Swabhimaan – The Rise […]
Every year, families across India find themselves in an unbearable position. A loved one lies in a hospital bed. Breathing, but not living. Conscious of nothing. Dependent on machines and tubes for every bodily function. Harish Rana was 18 when he fell from the fourth floor of his paying guest accommodation in Chandigarh. That was […]
The Trump administration is turning up the trade heat again. It launched two new trade investigations on Wednesday. The first one targeted excess industrial capacity among 16 major trading partners, and another probing imports made with forced labour across more than 60 countries. The moves come after a Supreme Court ruling last month knocked out the […]
Bombs are falling on Tehran. Missiles are striking cities across Iran. And amid the devastation, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stepped forward with an offer. Three conditions, he says, that could end the war. The terms are stark. Iran wants its legitimate rights recognised. It wants reparations for the damage inflicted. And it wants firm […]
Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil raised concerns about a growing number of incidents involving harassment, attacks and difficulties faced by Indian students in Russia. He urged the government to treat such incidents with seriousness and take stronger steps to ensure the protection and welfare of Indians studying and working in foreign countries. Gohil said that […]
Children today are growing up in a world where smartphones and social media are a part of everyday life. Many parents worry about how to keep their children safe online while still allowing them to stay connected with family and friends. Messaging apps are often the first digital platforms children begin using, which is why […]
Slowly and surely Ahmedabad is becoming one of India’s most compelling real estate stories. Steady infrastructure growth, rising investor confidence, and a strengthening economic identity have pushed the city’s housing sales to around Rs 67,000 crore in 2025. That, according to a Credai report, is enough to account for 8% of India’s entire primary residential real […]
India’s drug regulator has put pharmaceutical companies on notice. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation has warned firms against advertising weight-loss medicines. This includes awareness campaigns that could serve as surrogate promotions. The warning comes as global and domestic players are locked in a contest for a share of the country’s fast-growing obesity drug market. […]
