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Shaktisinh Gohil, Member of Parliament from the Indian National Congress in the Rajya Sabha, has urged the central government to start a direct train service between Bhavnagar and New Delhi, highlighting the severe inconvenience faced by passengers from the region. Raising the issue in Parliament, Gohil said Bhavnagar—one of the most important cities in the […]
It has been nearly four days since Iran named Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei as its next Supreme Leader, yet his whereabouts and the circumstances surrounding his elevation remain unclear. He has neither appeared before supporters nor delivered a video address. Neither Mojtaba Khamenei nor his office has issued even a written statement, with state media relying […]
Dhurandhar: The Revenge will hit theatres on March 19, but eager fans can catch the film a day earlier through special paid previews scheduled for the evening of March 18. The sequel, directed by Aditya Dhar, is among the most anticipated Hindi films in recent years. It brings back Ranveer Singh as Hamza, also known […]
President Donald Trump has declared that the US has effectively won its war against Iran, though not “won enough.” Speaking to House Republicans in Florida, he said American forces were “knocking them out very quickly” and were “ahead of our initial timeline by a lot.” He also claimed Iran had been planning to attack Israel and […]
It’s been three years since a 23-year-old Indian student Jaahnavi Kandula died in Seattle. Her family in Andhra Pradesh is still numbed by the shock. Jaahnavi’s younger sister Meghana Kandula, 24, said the memories of her sister continue to haunt the family. But, while the world moved on, the family is not even allowed to […]
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has issued an unconditional public apology, two weeks after the Supreme Court imposed a blanket ban on a Class 8 social science textbook over a controversial chapter on the judiciary. The Supreme Court had earlier ordered the seizure of all physical copies of the book and […]
Demonstrating economic empowerment and community synergy, the Jain International Trade Organization (JITO) USA – DC Chapter hosted a high-impact celebration for Women’s History Month on March 7th. The event, which drew business leaders and professionals from across the Maryland, DC, andNorthern Virginia region, served as a dual milestone: celebrating the entrepreneurialspirit of women and officially […]
For all the speeches, slogans and celebratory posts on International Women’s Day, the reality of women’s political representation in India remains stark: women make up barely 10% of candidates and elected representatives across the country. A report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) reveals that Indian politics continues to be overwhelmingly male-dominated. The study, […]
“Gujarat is supposed to be a dry state, yet liquor is available at the click of a phone,” alleged Arvind Kejriwal as he launched a sharp attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Indian National Congress during a rally in Gandhinagar on Sunday. Addressing the ‘Parivartan Lao, Kisan Bachao Yatra’, the Aam […]
India has emerged as the world’s second-largest importer of arms, accounting for 8.3% of global weapons imports between 2021 and 2025, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The report notes that Ukraine, currently engaged in war with Russia, topped the list with 9.7% of global arms imports during the […]
While the rest of us graduated from pyjama tops to “business casual from the waist up,” one Google manager took a different route entirely. Anchal Mirza, 36, never really let the pandemic take a dim view of her corporate outfits. She wore the corporate attire even when she was working from home. She kept the makeup. And she says […]
The bombs are showing no signs of letting up. And Iran already needs a new supreme leader. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is reportedly dead. Iran is wasting no time choosing a successor. Part of the Iranian media has reported that the choice is Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader’s son. He is reportedly all set to take […]
As Iranian state television reports on the ascension of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader, it refers to him as being wounded in the war. The anchors read reports describing him as “janbaz,” or wounded by the enemy, in the “Ramadan war,” which is how media in Iran refer to the current conflict. This claim has […]
Indian equity markets opened sharply lower on Monday, tracking a global sell-off triggered by soaring crude oil prices, escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and a weakening rupee. The BSE Sensex plunged more than 2,400 points in early trade, while the Nifty 50 dropped over 700 points, reflecting broad-based selling across sectors. The sharp […]
A burial in 1984 set off a legal battle that would stretch across two decades, two courts, and ultimately end at the Gujarat High Court where it has now been firmly shut. The dispute, according to reports, centres on a simple but contested claim: that a Vadodara man had the religious and customary right to […]
Many Indians swear by it: skip dinner, lose weight. The logic seems straightforward. One less meal, fewer calories, job done. Except the body, much like a suspicious mother-in-law, is never quite that easy to fool. Doctors believe the relationship between meal timing, metabolism and weight is far more layered than a simple subtraction problem. Missing dinner occasionally […]
Thirty-four candidates from Gujarat have cleared the prestigious Civil Services Examination 2025, the results of which have been declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Dishant Amrutlal Nisar, 27, from Bhachau in Kutch district, secured an impressive All India Rank (AIR) 19, emerging as the only candidate from Gujarat in the top 100. All […]
Three workers died and another is battling for life after entering an underground tank of an effluent treatment plant (ETP) for cleaning at a textile dyeing mill in Surat, police said. The incident took place at Paras Print Private Limited in the Pandesara industrial area on Thursday night but came to light only after it […]
A US submarine attack has sent an Iranian frigate to the bottom of the Indian Ocean — and now a prominent Indian strategic thinker is asking whether shared military intelligence may have made it possible. The IRIS Dena, an Iranian Moudge-class warship, sank in international waters off Sri Lanka’s coast. The strike was reportedly attributed to […]
Nepal’s streets have been full, this time not with protesters but voters. The same generation that brought down a government came out to choose the next one. Early counting indicated that Rastriya Swatantra Party, led by former Kathmandu mayor and rapper-turned-politician, Balendra Shah, widely known as Balen, was leading in 110 seats. Earlier, the Nepali Congress […]
