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When the dead don’t get the dignity of a few feet of land to rest, you know that the city’s governance is in complete disarray. Believe it or not, a community crematorium at Makarba doesn’t find itself in the civic body’s town planning scheme. According to a report, a plot reserved for the crematorium has […]
In a significant ruling, a sessions court in Ahmedabad on Saturday, held that under the Domestic Violence Act, a married woman in a live-in relationship with another man does not stand to benefit from the relief guaranteed by the same. The sessions court at Mirzapur rural court quashed summons issued to the man and his […]
It is in times of uncertainty that gold is doubly touted as a “safe haven” for those looking for shelter from the more traditionally volatile investments, like stocks. Compared to such an investment, where even the biggest blue-chip companies can (and have) failed, an investment in gold often seems less risky. Confirming that “old indeed […]
A day after students gathered at the main administrative building of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, seeking to submit a letter containing their demands to the director, the IIT on Saturday issued a statement providing information on the internal committee set up to investigate the alleged suicide of 18-year-old student Darshan Solanki. This […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remark that he had come to the inauguration of the Dawoodi Bohra community’s Saifee Academy in Mumbai not as the PM but as a “family member” underlined his long association with the Shia sect, a sizeable number of whom have roots in Gujarat. Since he was the Gujarat Chief Minister, Modi […]
If there was a milestone that the BJP was eyeing in Gujarat after winning the state Assembly polls with a record margin of 156 seats in December last year, it was to be at the helm of the coveted milk cooperative, Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited, popularly called Amul Dairy — the first […]
Doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Bhubaneswar successfully replaced both hip joints and knee joints in a single surgery for a 37-year-old woman suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. The single surgery meant that the patient could start walking in three days and was discharged seven days after the surgery. Normally, the joints are replaced […]
In a fresh twist in the murder of 24-year-old Nikki Yadav, police have found that the accused, Sahil Gehlot (24), was not just her live-in partner but her husband too — the couple solemnised their marriage at a temple three years ago but didn’t tell their families. Sources said the two had not invited their […]
Villagers in Kaniyel, Daskroi taluka of Ahmedabad, were taken aback when they stumbled upon an ancient step-well and idols, earlier last week. The unearthing, at nearly 30 feet into the ground, was made while digging to lay the foundation of a temple on private land. “The step-well was found after two days of digging at […]
The Congress has said that the BJP is “free to probe” allegations of a nexus between Ahmedabad-based industrialist Gautam Adani and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband, businessman Robert Vadra. Ajay Maken, the national general secretary of the Congress, said what is stopping the BJP from launching the probe. “Whether it is 2G, or Commonwealth Games, or […]
The Ahmedabad unit of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, along with veteran journalist Sheela Bhatt, will dedicate to the public the Kanti Bhatt Memorial and Reading Room at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Khanpur premises on Tuesday, February 21. Sheela Bhatt, wife of the late Kanti Bhatt who is one of the most prolific and well-known Gujarati […]
As part of the 75th Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Sagar Parikrama Phase III program from Gujarat to Maharashtra will begin tomorrow, at Hazira Port, Surat. It is an evolutionary journey in the sea across the coastal belt demonstrating solidarity with all fisherfolk, fish farmers and concerned stakeholders saluting our great freedom fighters, sailors, and fishers. […]
After the BJP landslide victory in the Gujarat Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi party failed to secure its place in the business advisory committee for the first budget session of Gujarat. The 10-member committee is set up by assembly speaker Shankar Chaudhary, including Amit Chavda, the only member from the opposition. In the assembly elections […]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 18 Saturday said that the entire pending Good and Service Tax compensation will be cleared. GST Council reduced the GST on liquid jaggery, pencil sharpeners, and certain tracking devices, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. “We have announced today that the entire due on the pending balance of the […]
The Annual Spice Meet 2023, the flagship event of the Federation of Indian Spice Stakeholders (FISSH), will take place for the first time in Mumbai on March 3 and 4, 2023, at the Hotel Leela, Sahar Andheri. The federation is a national organisation with its headquarters in Unjha, Gujarat. It was established by experts, key […]
The first nuclear power plant in North India will be built in Haryana, in the village of Gorakhpur in Fatehabad district, 150 kilometres north of the national capital, according to Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh. According to a statement from the Department of Atomic Energy, Union Minister of State for […]
It’s now official. In the Disney+ reality series Rennervations, Jeremy Renner and Anil Kapoor will co-star. In a tweet on Friday, the Ram Lakhan actor formally acknowledged his role in the global endeavour. Anil Kapoor announced his upcoming Hollywood project when responding to director Shekhar Kapur, with whom he had collaborated on the 1987 movie […]
Picture-in-picture mode for video calls is apparently being made available to all iOS users by the Meta-owned messaging service WhatsApp. Users can now multitask during a WhatsApp call without their video pausing thanks to this functionality in the new update. The new update also adds the ability to attach a caption to the documents and […]
In a statement directed at Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Shiv Sena-UBT President Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday that the party’s “bow and arrow” symbol had been stolen and that the thief needs to be taught a lesson. Thackeray was addressing his supporters in front of his Bandra home, “Matoshree,” before presiding over a gathering […]
In connection with a case involving illegal operations by the outlawed group Popular Front of India (PFI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at seven places in Rajasthan on Saturday, an official said. Many locations in Kota, as well as one each in the districts of Madhopur, Bhilwara, Bundi, and Jaipur, saw raids on […]
