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The ministry of civil aviation has notified the standards and guidelines for easier access for persons with disabilities to airport infrastructure, the facilities and features that the airlines need to provide and security protocols. The notification on the ‘Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for Civil Aviation’, which was issued on Monday, is in line with the […]
Many of the trusted, veteran builders in the city are now redeveloping their own old schemes after decades. Old societies looking for redevelopment have also been approaching the builders of the schemes. Ahmedabad has been witnessing an increase in redevelopment deals for the past couple of years, but the conversion ratio is very low. In […]
A spark from the air-conditioner turned into a raging fire within minutes. While this would send even adults into panic mode, Veerangana Jhala – who was just six years old then – did not lose her cool. She alerted her parents, then swiftly rushed to the other houses in the Bodakdev apartment and saved the […]
Following a complaint from residents of Mandvi taluka of Kutch district, who oppose Gujarat Heavy’s proposed soda ash plant Chemicals Ltd (GHCL) near the village of Bada, the National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), a member of the Quality Council of India, has disqualified the reputed National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) from […]
The employees at Twitter Inc.’s Singapore office were instructed to clear their desks and leave the building as Elon Musk continues to cut costs globally. One of the persons who spoke on condition of anonymity claimed that Twitter employees were advised via email on Wednesday that they had until 5 pm to vacate the CapitaGreen […]
Pakistan denied on Thursday that a uranium-tainted cargo box that arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport last month was sent from Karachi, claiming that the information was “not factual.” British counterterrorism police began an investigation on Wednesday after border agents at Heathrow Airport last month discovered uranium-tainted goods there. The uranium came from Pakistan, according to […]
In Rajasthan, Dr. Krishnanand Maharaj, founder of “Ladli Ghar”, stated that a two-day para games for the disabled were organised in Jaipur, from January 7 to January 9. Rekha Kashyap, a visionary student of Ladli Ghar Ajmer, has brought glory to the district by winning three gold medals; Mamta Jat has won two gold medals, […]
A duo from India did this, breaking a world record! To beat the world record, they travelled to all seven continents in three days, 1 hour, 5 minutes, and 4 seconds. Visiting all seven continents in the least amount of time is a new Guinness World Record set by Dr Ali Irani and Sujoy Kumar […]
In his opening remarks at the Voice of Global South summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday the “world is in a state of crisis” and told the leaders of developing countries “your voice is India’s voice” and “your priorities are India’s priorities”. PM Modi also shared his strategy for overcoming the problems facing the […]
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt is overjoyed and extremely appreciative to SS Rajamouli for including her in his most ambitious project, RRR. The filmmaker today is gone on the global map and all thanks to Rajamouli Garu. Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and other well-known ace artists’ songs were vanquished by the Naatu Naatu tune, which won the […]
The buzz in Delhi and Gandhinagar is that CR Patil, the Gujarat BJP president, will be rewarded for his role in the party’s record-breaking 156 seats in the state Assembly elections. Patil made all the right noises in the aftermath of the landslide win, duly crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah […]
One of the most well-known actors in Hollywood, Robert Downey Jr, had a career-changing performance in Iron Man and not just for him, but also for the movie’s director Jon Favreau. When the pair finally connected and learned about the Marvel project in 2008, they were in the midst of a dark period. They are […]
The Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP) served a notice requiring the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government to pay Rs 163.61 crore within ten days on January 11. The Delhi government has received a recovery notice for allegedly conducting political advertisements in 2016–17 while posing as official government advertisements. Nearly a month ago, Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor […]
The ordeal that this Amdavadi went through, for no fault, serves as an eye-opener to all. The crucial takeaway being: avoid suitcases with a zipper section on the outer flap. You never know what could make its way in. In a case that dragged on for three years, Sailesh Shah (name changed on request), was […]
Town-Planning Scheme (TP Scheme) is a crucial planning tool used in Gujarat which allows appropriation of land for public purposes such as building street networks, social amenities and other infrastructure. TP Schemes help organize urban growth in a planned manner and taking this purpose to an optimal further, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), on Tuesday, […]
Noting that the Bhagavad Gita is the “mainstay of all ideological perspectives” in India, the draft budget states that the provision of Rs 10 lakh for writing and recital of Bhagavad Gita shlokas in schools for 2023-24 has been made to equip students with understanding of the “Indian philosophy”. The draft budget was presented by […]
Gujarat heaved a big sigh of relief on Wednesday when not a single Covid case was registered anywhere in the state, which came amid fears that the disease was returning in several parts of the world. The state recorded no cases of Covid for the first time in 1,029 days since the outbreak in March […]
An exhibition by Kolkata-based artist Chandana Hore, which depicts the realities of women and their everyday struggle, debuted on Tuesday at the Amdavad ni Gufa in Ahmedabad. She has exhibited pieces from her college years in the exhibition “Strings & Strands.” In the 1990s, Hore attended the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT). “I […]
With the most recent development, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, also known as SAG Awards, are making news. These renowned awards were created to honour the best actors and actresses in movies and television. According to the most recent sources, the OTT juggernaut Netflix has entered into a multi-year collaboration with the Screen Actors Guild […]
The police stated on Wednesday that a 9-year-old boy from Sayli village in the Union Territory of Diu Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli (DDDNH), who had been the subject of a kidnapping complaint for eleven days, had actually been killed as part of a ritual “human sacrifice” carried out to gain money and power. When […]
