Light
Dark
With the Union Cabinet approving the ‘Guidelines for Uplinking and Downlinking of Television Channels in India, 2022’, earlier this month, it may become binding for Indian television channels to air “national interest” content for 30 minutes every day from January 1, 2023. The guidelines became effective across the country on November 9. Officials from the […]
A district consumer commission ordered an insurance company to pay a medical insurance claim that the insurer had earlier denied. The insurance company had said that the health complications the patient had developed were due to vitamin B12 deficiency, caused by a lack of dietary supplements, as the patient is a vegetarian. The commission directed […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a massive rally in Mota Varachha in Surat on Sunday. Thousands gathered on the 27-km-long route from the airport to Mota Varachha for Modi’s roadshow. “Those who do political analysis if they have seen, it was not just a roadshow but a sea of people. They will have to say […]
Eighty-nine-year-old Arjun Parmar, an independent candidate on the Jamnagar South seat, is the oldest contestant in the first phase of Gujarat assembly election. The constituency has remained with the BJP for the past three elections. Born in Pakistan, Parmar came with his family to Gujarat soon after Independence. He settled in Jamnagar where he got […]
Against the guarantees given to the Kerala High Court, agitated Church priests and fishermen started protesting at the under-construction site of Vizhinjam seaport. They are restricting the entry of trucks carrying construction materials. The protest was led by the Latin Catholic Church, and on November 22 assured the Kerala High Court not to block any […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address election campaign rallies for their parties in Gujarat’s diamond city, ‘Surat’ today, November 27. Surat will vote in the first phase of the State Assembly elections on December 1. The new entrant, AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, will begin his […]
Earlier this year, even as the Chief Minister of Gujarat claimed that there is no liquor available anywhere in Gujarat, the Botad hooch tragedy happened and scores of people died. It is true that the liquor ban is very strict, but unfortunately only in theory. The implementation is lax. Now the BJP candidate of Danta […]
BJP election manifesto for Gujarat assembly elections appears to be lacklustre in its approach towards agriculturists. Critics point out that the suggestions received on the app have been disregarded as far as farmers’ issues are concerned. Some of the major issues concerning farmers include police cases against the farm owner if a nilgai (bluebuck) is […]
Some of the unit holders at Ahmedabad’s Apparel Park GIDC SEZ situated at Khokhara have demanded the park be denotified. The businessmen submitted their demand to Union textiles minister Piyush Goyal during his visit to the state. The park has 50 units, but only 18 are functional. The businessmen argued that the SEZ policy is […]
TMC leader Mahua Moitra slammed yoga guru and businessman Ramdev for his controversial remarks on women’s clothes during a yoga camp in Maharashtra’s Thane. “You look good in saris, you look good in salwar suits like Amruta ji, and you look good when like me you wear nothing…” the yoga guru had said. Maharashtra deputy chief […]
On August 23, Gautam Adani-led Adani Group acquired 29.18 percent stake in television channel NDTV Ltd. The group said it would launch an open offer to buy another 26 percent stake. On November 22, the Adani Group launched the open offer, which will remain open until December 5. According to Securities and Exchange Board of […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked Paytm Payments Services Limited to resubmit the application to operate as payment aggregator. One97 Communications (OCL), which owns the Paytm brand, had proposed to transfer the payment aggregator services business undertaken by it to Paytm Payments Services (PPSL) in December 2020 to comply with payment aggregator (PA) […]
Ahead of next month’s Gujarat assembly elections, there is a heat wave in Gujarat due to the extensive campaigns by political parties such as Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and Congress. In the midst of all this, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the BJP is ruling in Gujarat for 27 […]
The Election Commission of India has granted elderly voters a special provision for the Gujarat assembly elections. Now, ballot papers can be sent to their homes. The rules have been amended given their physical limitations. According to the rules, if he/she opts for postal ballot, then the Booth Level Officer (BLO) will collect the […]
James Bond movies had a huge year in 2022, celebrating a number of anniversaries at significant turning points. The biggest celebration, however, was for the 60th anniversary of the franchise’s start with Dr. No in 1962; although, this year, a number of specific films had special significance. One of these films was Die Another Day, […]
Neeru Yadav, a Rajasthani woman sarpanch, is on a mission to empower girls by helping them excel in school and sports, and she generously donates her salary to this cause. Since becoming a sarpanch in October 2020, Neeru Yadav has been donating her salary to the cause of girl children and building schools and playgrounds. […]
In the candidate’s plaza, there are 23 identified candidates of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress contesting from Ahmedabad city and rural areas will not be able to vote themselves on 21 assembly seats. The 23 candidates are contesting elections from those constituencies where they are not registered as voters. BJP […]
Vikram Gokhale, a veteran film, television, and stage actor, died on Saturday at a Pune-based hospital where he had been receiving treatment for the past few weeks, according to hospital officials. Early this month, Gokhale, 77, was admitted to Pune’s Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital because of medical issues. His mortal remains will be kept at the […]
Gujarat’s election campaigning has reached a fever pitch this week, with top BJP, Congress, and AAP officials camping in the state. All of the star campaigners are in the state to campaign. Various programs, including welcome and receptions, are being held throughout the country in this regard. Because flowers are in high demand in all […]
