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The richest one per cent in India now own more than 40 per cent of the country’s total wealth, while the bottom half of the population together share just 3 per cent of wealth, as per new study data on Monday. On the first day of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos rights group […]
Director SS Rajamouli is enjoying the grand success of his magnum opus period action drama film ‘RRR’ as after winning the prestigious Golden Globe award, the film has bagged two more awards at the 28th edition of the Critics Choice Awards. Earlier, Rajamouli shared a couple of pictures on his Instagram account and expressed heartfelt […]
Disney’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has surpassed stablemate “Avengers: Endgame” to become the highest-grossing Hollywood film of all time in India. According to figures released by Disney, James Cameron’s return to Pandora is still playing in Indian theatres and has a running total of INR 4.6 billion ($56.6 million), surpassing the Russo brothers’ Marvel […]
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, especially in the case of luxury goods such as diamonds, given that Russia provides the highest volume of the mined uncut stone for further polishing. […]
Have you ever been through Bengaluru and seen the famed city traffic? You have undoubtedly missed anything that is significant and frequent. The city will soon have an intra-city helicopter service. This entails an easier and shorter commute from Bangalore International Airport to Hosur in the southeast of the city, as well as an easier […]
Addressing the first batch of Agniveers of the three services, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated them on being the “pioneers of the path-breaking Agnipath Scheme.” He highlighted that this transformative policy will be a game changer in strengthening our Armed Forces and making them future ready for the challenges that lie ahead. The […]
The Managing Director of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), which organised the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, has been relieved of his charge by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Ravinder Bhakar continues to be the chief of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). According to a Ministry order issued […]
The Aditya Birla Group Chairman and well-known industrialist in the nation, Kumar Mangalam Birla, has been replaced as chairman of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. The IIM Ahmedabad Governing Council voted to replace Kumar Birla with Pankaj Patel despite the Central Govt’s backing for Birla’s extension. In 2016, IIM Ahmedabad appointed Kumar Mangalam […]
With 24 of the 180 students chosen in the IAS in the Civil Service Examination (CSE-21) coming from Rajasthan, the state has now surpassed Uttar Pradesh in producing civil servants. Experts credit the state’s strong performance to excellent coaching resources and rising awareness among the youth to take the exam. Rajasthan has given 84 IAS […]
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given his consent for the public participation scheme for Gaushala/Animal Shelter in Gram Panchayats of the state. Also, he has also approved a financial provision of about Rs 1377 crore for site construction and operation in 1500 Gram panchayats in the first phase of the scheme, officials said. Under […]
The Rajasthan government’s two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ began here on Monday to review the performance of all departments. The shivir began with a meeting of the council of ministers at the Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration (HCM RIPA) in Jaipur, presided over by chief minister Ashok Gehlot. Chief secretary Usha Sharma gave a […]
It has been five years since the district court vacated Vadodara’s iconic landmark, Nyaymandir, to shift to the new court building in Diwalipura in March 2018. This piece of Byzantine architecture served as Vadodara district’s “temple of justice” for 126 years. The Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) finally received physical possession of the property earlier this […]
For the Women’s IPL, Viacom18 has earned media rights. The BCCI has received a 951 crore INR commitment from Viacom. This means that throughout the course of the following five years, the broadcaster will pay the BCCI Rs 7.09 crores for each match (2023-27). The news represents a significant advancement for women’s cricket. Jay Shah, […]
Surat is basking in the glory of Dhruvi Jasani—a resident of Lakshmi Narayan Society in Varachha area of Surat. Jasani has recently secured admission at the NASA Academy in the US. Only two people from the entire country have been selected to study at the academy. Besides, Jasani, the other is a boy from Punjab. […]
Kraken, the nickname for the XBB.1.5 SarsCoV-2 variant, is spreading fast across the globe and has already been detected in 29 countries. Despite the World Health Organization’s concern over the variation, Indian doctors do not now see any cause for fear. “Truly there is no way we can guess the severity from communicability,” says Dr […]
The 28th Critics Choice Awards were presented, and SS Rajamouli’s RRR once again brought honour to India by winning two awards. Both the Best Foreign Language Film and Best Song awards went to RRR on Monday IST. M M Keeravaani said, “Every award that Naatu Naatu is getting is special, but the Critics Choice Award […]
“That light of the distant US gas station is your navigational guide. There is no other milestone in this snowy patch,” were the instructions given to 11 Gujaratis, including four of the Patel family, from Dingucha before they embarked on the deadly walk in -35°C on the Canada-US border near Emerson in Manitoba. This last […]
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in the national capital today. In regards to the road show, the Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory. The Delhi Police in a statement said, “Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is organizing a road show having mass public participation on Sansad Marg from Patel Chowk to Sansad Marg-Jai Singh Road […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) stated that Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi may experience severe cold waves through January 17. The IMD said in their latest notification, “Cold Wave to severe cold wave conditions very likely over many parts of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi till 17th January.” Several areas of Northwest […]
The search committee established nine months ago to locate Bimal Patel’s replacement as president and acting director of CEPT University has not yet produced a qualified applicant. In June 2022, Patel’s second 5-year tenure came to an end. Three months before Patel’s term was set to end in June 2022, a search committee made up […]
