Light
Dark
The image of a simple, frail old woman to whom great leaders were seeing bowing in respect, will remain etched in memories forever. Heeraben Modi’s simplicity and the aura of spirituality that she exuded were her greatest strengths. Heeraba died Friday at the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre in Ahmedabad at 3.30 […]
Leaders of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress and the Opposition BJP exchanged barbs on Thursday over the cancellation of a scheduled concert of singer Arijit Singh in the New Town area near Kolkata. The BJP alleged that the February 18 concert was cancelled as Singh had recently sung rang de tu mohe gerua, which has […]
His mother’s demise early Friday morning brought Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Gandhinagar for the last rites. Heeraba was 100 and as Modi himself has stated, “the source of all his learning.” He tweeted early this morning that in her he saw the Trinity: a tapasvi, a karmyogi and being dedicated to good deeds. While […]
India wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant suffered multiple injuries when his BMW car collided with a road divider on the Delhi-Dehradun highway on Friday. The 25-year-old, who was going home in Roorkee, was taken to a local hospital. He suffered injuries on his head, back and feet but is in a stable condition. “Pant met with an […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi often highlighted his mother Hiraba’s influence in shaping his life as he rose from a humble tea seller to become India’s prime minister. When Hiraba entered the 100th year of her life on June 18 this year, Modi had penned an emotional and deeply-felt tribute in what is probably his most […]
Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, famously called Pelé, passed away at aged 82 at a hospital in Sao Paulo on Thursday. His agent Joe Fraga confirmed the news. Widely regarded as one of soccer’s greatest players, Pelé spent nearly two decades enchanting fans and dazzling opponents as the game’s most prolific scorer with […]
Heerba Modi, the mother of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, died today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Ahmedabad following his mother Heeraba’s demise in the wee hours of Friday. Last rites of Heeraba begin, PM Modi leads funeral procession. PM Narendra Modi carried the mortal remains of his mother Heeraba, who passed away around 3:30 […]
The toll rose to eight on Wednesday night as one additional victim of a stampede that occurred during a TDP event in Kandukur town, Nellore district, died while receiving treatment, according to police on Thursday. When the Leader of the Opposition N Chandrababu Naidu was giving a roadshow speech there on Wednesday, the victims, who […]
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that condom advertisements featuring a couple performing the traditional Gujarati dance form ‘Garba’ will not be considered obscene. An FIR filed against a pharmacist for allegedly posting advertisements on social media and WhatsApp was recently dismissed by the court. A criminal case filed against the CEO of a […]
The Remote Electronic Voting Machine (RVM), designed to make voting easier for Indian domestic migrants, has a prototype that was created by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Political parties have also been asked by the ECI to attend a machine demonstration on January 16. Domestic migratory workers won’t need to travel home to register […]
As many as 15 electric auto-rickshaws, part of a fleet used to ferry tourists around the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Narmada district, were gutted in a fire early Thursday morning. The Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Authority (SOUADTGA), however, denied reports that the rickshaws caught fire during battery charging. A private […]
Where there is entertainment, there are top 5 controversies! After two dull years due to COVID-19, the world returned to normal in 2022, and the year was jam-packed. It’s usual for Bollywood stars to get entangled in controversies, and this year was no exception. Given the controversies surrounding the movie posters, the trending boycotts, and […]
On December 29, the Indian Air Force successfully test-fired the BrahMos Air-Launched Missile’s extended range version. The missile successfully completed the intended mission objectives when it was test-fired at a Ship Target from an SU-30MKI aircraft in the Bay of Bengal region. The Indian Air Force now has the ability to launch precise strikes from […]
Due to some medical concerns, Heeraben (99), popularly known as Heeraba, was admitted to the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre on Wednesday morning. On Wednesday afternoon, PM Modi travelled from Delhi to Ahmedabad and met his mother in the super-specialty hospital. He spent more than an hour in the hospital. He had […]
In Pakistan’s Sindh province, a 40-year-old Hindu woman was raped and brutally killed on Wednesday. The incident took place in the district of Sinjhoro. Diya Bheel, a Hindu woman who belonged to the Bheel tribe, is reported to have been a widow. Four kids are left behind by her. The first female Hindu senator from […]
After Swiggy and Dunzo, Zomato published its annual report. The data shows that 186 biryani orders have been delivered each and every minute. According to the report, customers ranked pizza as their second favourite food, and 139 pizza deliveries are made every minute. The highest customer, who made 3,330 orders through the app this year, […]
On December 30, during his visit to the state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will officially open the freshly constructed Joka-Taratala metro segment (Purple Line) of Kolkata Metro. According to officials, the Joka-Taratala leg of the Joka-Esplanade Metro Project would be inaugurated via video conference from the Howrah railway station. The inaugural Vande Bharat Express train […]
Rajasthan has equipped itself with 1,000 metric tonnes (MT) of oxygen for routine utilisation along with 511 pressure swing absorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants. Once struggling with meeting the oxygen demand in the second wave of Covid-19, Rajasthan is prepared. To fortify the supply line, 40,000 oxygen concentrations are obtainable. Private companies and hospitals are […]
Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman Mukesh Ambani’s son Anant Ambani today got engaged to Radhika Merchant. In Rajasthan, the couple had a roka ceremony in traditional form, at the Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara. Radhika Merchant is the daughter of industrialist Viren Merchant. Director-Corporate Affairs, Reliance Industries Limited, Parimal Nathwani, took to Twitter to congratulate the couple. […]
Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale on Thursday said that the National Human Rights Commission( NHRC) has registered a case of unlawful detention against the Gujarat Police. “The case is for taking me into illegal custody without a transit remand [and without informing local police] from Jaipur to Ahmedabad,” Gokhale wrote in a tweet. In four […]
