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Gujarat’s semiconductor landscape is set to grow even larger and better following a $20 billion investment commitment by Vedanta-Foxconn, a joint venture between the Vedanta Group and Taiwanese chipmaker Foxconn. For a period of ten years, the government will provide subsidies for land acquisition, capital investment, stamp duty refunds, fixed water tariffs, and electricity tariff […]
With heightened geopolitical tensions around the globe ever since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, trade routes and commerce have been badly hit. Sanctions have meant a slow-down of production and a near stop of demand. This is especially true in the case of diamonds, given that Russia provides the highest volume of the mined uncut […]
An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit Gujarat’s Kutch district on Monday morning, the Institute of Seismological Research (ISR) said. There was no report of any loss of life or damage to property, district authorities said. The earthquake was registered at 6.38 am with its epicentre 11km north-north east of Dudhai village in the district, the […]
The recently concluded annual conference of DGPs and IGPs organised by the Intelligence Bureau at Delhi studies emerging security challenges and opportunities along with experts, field functionaries and academia. This year, papers presented by top cops underlined the immediate attention that must be put into harnessing China and its “grip in the region.” More than […]
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear petitions challenging the Center’s decision to block a BBC documentary – ‘India: The Modi Question’ on February 6, 2023. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud, justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala, and senior advocate C U Singh took note of the submissions of […]
Guiding the ball past the point fielder, Soumya Tiwari ran frantically for the winning run that ensured India’s seven-wicket win over England in the U-19 T20 World Cup final in Potchefstroom, South Africa. Midway through her run, she raised her arms and waved towards the dressing room. Coach Nooshin Al Khadeer somehow managed to say: […]
Shares of Adani group companies witnessed mixed trends in early trade on Monday, with flagship Adani Enterprises surging 10 per cent even as most of the group firms fell, a day after it released a 413-page response to allegations of wrongdoing brought by a United States-based short seller, Hindenburg Research. Four of the Adani Group […]
Senior BJD leader and Odisha’s Health and Family Welfare minister Naba Kisore Das died in hospital Sunday evening, hours after he was shot at from point-blank range by a police officer at Brajrajnagar in Jharsuguda district. According to police sources, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Gopal Das opened fire at Naba Das at Gandhi Chowk near Brajrajnagar […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the first Mann Ki Baat of 2023 on Sunday. The monthly radio show hosted by the Prime Minister is in its 97th episode. Calling 2023 a year of ‘People’s Padma’, PM Modi said, “A sizable number of Padma awardees come from tribal communities and people associated with tribal society. Tribal […]
The Junior Clerk Exam paper was leaked on Sunday, and the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) apprehended the suspect before the word got out. They allowed 9.53 lakh aspirants to arrive at the exam centre to be confused, according to SP Sunil Joshi of ATS, who added, “we were keeping an eye on the Paper Leaking Gang and after […]
Rajasthan Forest department is preparing to move a couple of sloth bears at the Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) following the successful reintroduction of tigers there. The two are anticipated to be transported from the Jalore district communities of Sundha Mata and Jaswantpura. Field director, STR, RN Meena said, “The proposal has received a nod from […]
Rajasthan United suffered a 2-1 loss in the I-League on Saturday at the Ambedkar Stadium thanks to Tiddim Road Athletic Union (TRAU). TRAU scored two goals in the 14th and 40th minutes from Salam Johnson Singh and Komron Tursunov, while Rajasthan United responded with Shaiborlang Kharpan (19th). In the first ten minutes of the game, […]
At the third convocation ceremony at Gujarat University of Transplant Sciences (GUTS) on Civil Hospital campus, Saturday, a total of 171 were conferred degrees by state health minister, Rushikesh Patel. In his speech, the minister informed that the Civil Medicity Campus has adopted a model of organ retrieval and transplant at the same place, thereby […]
To mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Japan, the 11th Japan Festival was inaugurated by Hiroshi Suzuki at AMA on Saturday. The festival will be on till February 2. It has been jointly organised by the Japan Information and Study Centre at Ahmedabad Management Association (AMA) in association […]
The petitioner seeking Gujarat high court directions to the state government and Centre to permit the use of Gujarati in addition to English in high court proceedings complained to the HC that though the state government is vociferous in public about its support for the local language, it does not support the case and did […]
About 5 km away from the chief minister’s office, a man died due to the severe cold on Friday night. The 38-year-old man, Vikram Solanki, an autorickshaw driver, was found dead near Charedi village in Gandhinagar on Saturday morning. A passerby saw the body lying on the side of the road near a slum in […]
Director of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay Prof Subhasis Chaudhuri Saturday said that depression is one of the main issues being faced by today’s youth. Prof Chaudhuri was speaking in his address at the 17th convocation of Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT), Gandhinagar. “The thing we find today as really […]
Gujarat Health minister Rushikesh Patel on Saturday inaugurated a “skill lab for surgery” of the ear-nose-throat (ENT) department at GMERS Hospital, Sola in Ahmedabad. The centre is a first-of-its-kind for Gujarat. Dr Neena Bhalodiya, head of ENT department at GMERS Hospital, informed that there are only five to six such ENT labs across the country, […]
The quick response codes (QR) that are widely used in payment systems, logistics and commercial tracking will have many more horizons opening up as its new design comes up. According to the Japanese engineer, Masahiro Hara, who invented the QR code system in 1994, the new generation of the code system, which will be unveiled […]
