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The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) Friday released the first part of the Monograph series, Not Yet 25—a nostalgia piece on the concept, design and construction of the institute built by architect Louis Kahn, through the photographs taken by legendary photographer late Pranlal Patel, who was a frequent visitor to the campus in its […]
Gujarat is a “dry” state, but some state police officers very definitely aren’t. Action is pending against four police officers who participated in the smuggling of alcohol. On suspicion of spying on the technical surveillance team of the state’s monitoring cell set up to take action against the bootleggers, two police officers in Bharuch were […]
People in Uttar Pradesh were ready to give lakhs in bribes to get a job as a clerk or even a sweeper but would not use the same money to open a paan or sweet shop, said Urban Development and Energy Minister in the Yogi Adityanath administration AK Sharma, in Ahmedabad. Marketing itself as the […]
A Goa-bound chartered flight from Russian capital Moscow with 240 passengers on board was diverted to Uzbekistan in the wee hours of Saturday following a bomb threat. The flight (AZV2463) operated by Azur Air was diverted before it entered the Indian air space. The flight was scheduled to land at the Dabolim airport in South […]
Stating that challenges for the law enforcement have undergone a substantial evolution from being ‘geographical to ‘thematic’, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked policing forces to focus on urban policing, capacity building, police technology, critical infrastructure security and securing digital goods. The minister who chaired the inaugural session of the 3-day Annual Conference […]
The new moon will be closest to Earth on Saturday since the year 992, and the next day, there will be a naked-eye conjunction of Venus and Saturn near the moon. When the sun and moon are in a position known as a conjunction, which is when they have the same celestial longitude, a new […]
The first joint exercise between the special forces of the Indian and the Egyptian Army, ‘Exercise Cyclone – I’ started on 14 January at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, said the Ministry of Defence. ‘Cyclone – I’ is the first exercise of its kind bringing the special forces of both the nations on a common platform. The exercise […]
Reed Hastings, who co-founded Netflix and has served as its CEO for more than 20 years, is stepping down and appointing Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters to take over. The company’s public face in Hollywood is Sarandos, who was already co-CEO, while Peters, who was formerly chief operating officer, has been in charge of its […]
Ankit Rawal, who worked for a private company in Gujarat, was hit and killed by a speeding truck in the early hours of Friday near Asola Phata at Dewulgaon Raja in Buldhana district. According to the police, Rawal and 10 to 12 other passengers on an Aurangabad-bound private luxury tours bus were able to escape […]
An official reported on Friday that police in Mumbai busted an illegal call centre by detaining 11 people who had been defrauding American citizens by promising them lucrative returns on their investments. The unnamed contact centre operating out of Wadala (East) was known to defraud customers by requesting that they deposit $500 to $1,000 into […]
After receiving assurances from the government that their complaints would be addressed, the disgruntled wrestlers ended their protest late on Friday night. The first step in this process was the resignation of Wrestling Federation of India Chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who had come under fire. After a breakthrough was made during a second round […]
Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 15 per cent drop in its net profit to Rs 15,792 crore for the third quarter, according to a company’s stock exchange filing. The net profit of Rs 15,792 crore in October-December 2022 compares to Rs 18,549 crore a year back. Revenue from operations rose to Rs 2,20,592 […]
Highlighting the security forces’ framework of neutralising terror activities in Kashmir valley, former Chinar Corps commander Lt Gen Anil Bhatt (Retd) said the troops eliminated three nephews of Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed’s chief Masood Azhar within a few days of entering India. Lt Gen Bhatt (Retd) was Chinar Corps commander in 2018, when the Indian […]
Swiggy on Friday laid off 380 employees as part of a “restructuring exercise” citing challenging macroeconomic conditions, with its CEO Sriharsha Majety saying that over-hiring was a case of “poor judgement” where he should have done better. Majety, Co-Founder and CEO, also apologised to the affected employees and said the “extremely difficult decision” was taken […]
CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Friday that Google will lay off 12,000 jobs across the globe , becoming the latest tech giant to retrench staff en mass amid the global economic downturn. In an email to employees, the Indian-origin CEO said that ‘I have some difficult news to share. We’ve decided to reduce our workforce […]
The BBC on Friday defended its controversial series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a ‘rigorously researched’ documentary that sought to highlight important issues, a day after the Indian government condemned the programme as a ‘propaganda piece’ lacking objectivity. A BBC spokesperson said in a statement that “The documentary was rigorously researched according to the […]
Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership in a fractured world, the World Economic Forum’s founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab said India is a bright spot amid the global crisis. After attending an India reception on Thursday evening during the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023, Schwab stated that India is promoting a just […]
The government on Friday made it mandatory for social media influencers to disclose their “material” interest in endorsing products and services and violations can attract strict legal action, including ban on endorsements. The regulations are part of continuing efforts to curb misleading advertisements as well protect the interests of consumers amid the expanding social influencer […]
Passenger traffic at Jaipur International Airport has witnessed a record growth of 15 per cent in December as compared to November last year. A total of 4,96,770 passengers travelled through Jaipur Airport in December, of which 4,53,884 were domestic and 36,597 were international travellers. According to airport officials, per day average passenger traffic in November […]
Bajrang Punia, Olympian wrestler and 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist on Friday said that they are fighting against the Wrestling Federation of India and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur to hear their demands. Ace wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Sakshee Malikkh, Ravi Dahiya and […]
