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Twitter CEO Elon Musk has launched a poll on the microblogging website, asking millions of users if they think he should stand down as CEO after implementing a flurry of policy changes over the past few days. “Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll,” Musk […]
A trial court in Madhya Pradesh’s Umaria district has sentenced former field director of Bandhavgarh National Park, C.K. Patil, to three years of imprisonment for “trying to implicate” two government officials in the 2010 killing of the famous “juhrjhurra wali” tigress. Patil is now the principal chief conservator, Forests, Bhopal. Three others –SDO DC Ghormare […]
The Lusail Stadium in Doha, Qatar will witness the biggest football event of the year on December 18 ( 8:30 pm onwards IST) when France will take Argentina in the FIFA World Cup final. Kylian Mbappe’s France will be playing consecutive FIFA World Cup final against Lionel Messi’s Argentina. France is looking to become the […]
In light of the recent honor killing in Rajasthan, Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, stated that hundreds of people are killed every year for falling in love or marrying outside their castes or against the wishes of their families. He was speaking on morality and its interplay with the law at the Ashok […]
At a time when right wing groups see red in every saffron or any expression with semblance to venerable shapes or concepts, Kundan Kumar Mahato, seems to have rocked the boat rather vigorously. The 22-year-old student at Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) in Gujarat’s Vadodara stands expelled from the prestigious institute for creating an installation out […]
At the Eastern Zonal Council meeting on Saturday, Union home minister Amit Shah sought the state governments of West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and Sikkim to equally share the responsibility with the Border Security Force (BSF) in protecting the international borders of the country in the region. Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Jharkhand Mamata […]
Gujarat minister Jagdish Vishwakarma on Saturday criticised the voters of Vadgam for the defeat of the BJP at the hands of Congress’ Jignesh Mevani in the recent Assembly polls. He said the people of the Scheduled Caste-reserved seat in Banaskantha district had “betrayed the nation” by not ensuring a BJP victory. The statement attracted a […]
Wadia Group-promoted Go First airline has come under the scanner of aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on account of a surge in passenger inconvenience due to non-existent flights and massive flight delays. Recently Ahmedabad-based Arvindkumar Chaurasia sued the airlines when the flight he was supposed to board in September 2020 was cancelled […]
The finance ministry has announced that the subscription for third series of the sovereign gold bond scheme 2022-23 will open on December 19. The applications will close on December 23 and the settlmnt date is December 27. “The issue price of the Bond during the subscription period shall be ₹5,409 per gram, as also published […]
One of the major initiatives taken at the 48th Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council meeting headed by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that took place on Saturday was to implement a single definition of Sports Utility Vehicles (SUV) in the country for clarity for automakers and for tax implications. The GST Council on Saturday clarified on the […]
Despite the absence of any quantifiable data to link the rise in deaths due to cardiac arrests, anecdotal evidence clearly seems to suggest so. Recent news of a 35-year-old man collapsing during a garba event or a young bride-to-be in her early 20s, falling down to her end on stage while garlanding the groom, are […]
In several areas of Gujarat, the population of vultures has not increased. Hence, making them a vulnerable species. The scenario is different in Pavagadh, where the bird population seems satisfactory. At a minimum, 10 adult birds were marked in the region during the latest census. The region of Pavagadh offers a suitable habitat for these […]
A woman, who is missing from her residence in Jasdan city of Rajkot, has been tracked down by the authorities in Singapore. Without notifying anyone from her family or close aides, she left her house on July 5 and travelled to Amreli to marry her boyfriend. The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajkot police commenced […]
The Tourism Department of the Government of Gujarat is hosting the International Kite Festival beginning January 8. Kite fliers from 65 countries will take part in the Kite Festival, which will be held in four Gujarat cities. The theme of the Kite Festival has been decided to be the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence and India’s […]
Konark Corps celebrated 51st Vijay Diwas at Jodhpur Military Station by organising a mini marathon, “Southern Star Vijay Run,” to commemorate the valour and sacrifice of bravehearts of the Indian Armed Forces in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. The event witnessed huge attendance of around 3500 persons that included civil and military personnel of Army, Air […]
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday arrived at his Delhi residence from Rajasthan. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra, the party’s mass contact campaign had resumed from Rajasthan’s Dausa. The foot march, which began from Kanyakumari on September 7, marked its 100 days on Friday. MP Rahul Gandhi along with party leaders and workers […]
A two-day international seminar on contribution of world’s great philosophers, psychologists and sociologists to education (with special reference to National Education Policy 2020) will begin in Bikaner on Sunday under the joint auspices of Education Culture Upliftment Trust, New Delhi and Indian Economic Association. The seminar will be attended by 400 academicians, philosophers, psychologists and […]
Disproportionate assets to the tune of Rs 3.57 crore were recovered by ACB from GPCB’s Class-2 Senior Environmental Engineer, Anil Shah, currently posted in Porbandar. He was appointed Member Secretary of GPCB in 2019. The Anti-Corruption Bureau conducted a late-night search operation on Thursday on his bungalow in Sola area. A lookout notice has also […]
While addressing the 95th FICCI Annual convention, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said, “We are making world standard road infrastructure in the country and promise you that before the end of 2024, our road infrastructure will be equal to American standards.” In March 2022, he had said in the winter session […]
