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South Korea’s military appears to want members of the K-pop supergroup BTS for mandatory military duties, as the public remains sharply divided over whether they should be given exemptions. Lee Ki Sik, commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration, said that it’s “desirable” for BTS members to fulfil their military duties to ensure fairness in the […]
New research into weight lifting has revealed two insights, one, the practice is able to strengthen the connections between nerves and muscles, and that this strengthening can still happen in the later years of our lives. Before the age of 40, we really begin to lose muscle mass, which is partly due to a decline […]
The first ever self-identified “Hindu-American” lawmaker from a white ethnic group in the United States, with deep ties to the BJP-RSS regime in India, is leaving the Democratic Party. A candidate for the Democratic candidacy for president in 2020, Tulsi Gabbard declared on Tuesday that she is resigning from the party, claiming that it is […]
Ahead of Gujarat assembly elections, 23 IAS officers of the state have been transferred. M Thennarasan has been made Commissioner of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. Dhaval Patel has been shifted as Collector of Ahmedabad district. Deputy Commissioner of Municipal Corporation R. A. Merja has been posted as Bhavnagar collector. Rahul Gupta has been given the additional […]
Tata Consultancy Services is pulling all stops to get employees back to offices, referring them to in-house doctors to seek a work-from-home on medical grounds. For those seeking to work from home, the IT company has asked the employees to get the diagnosis, treatment and medical certificates validated by company-empaneled medical team to decide if […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called out the Congress Party on ‘hounding’ him for 20 years and resorting to smear campaigns against Gujarat. Addressing a public rally in Jam Kandorna village of Rajkot district, Modi claims a collusion between the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) saying the grand old party has outsourced the work […]
A 90-year-old woman from the royal family of Thara in the Kankrej district of Gujarat was kidnapped in broad daylight over a matter of land dispute. Four men from the womans’ maternal side of the family kidnapped her and hid her in an unknown location. The police has started an inquiry in the matter. The […]
The state government has extended the state town planning officer’s (TPO) opinion on real estate developments from its previous six-month validity term to one year. This puts an end to the misunderstanding over the city civic body’s recent decision to entirely scrap the validity period of the opinion. The proposed town planning scheme requires builders […]
On Tuesday, the Gujarat High Court issued a notice to IIM- Ahmedabad seeking implementation of reservation quota for SCs, STs, and OBCs in PhD admissions. The notice was issued in response to a petition filed by the Global IIM Alumni Network, which has demanded a stay on the admission process for the academic year 2023-24. […]
Next week, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will travel to India. He will attend the launch of a special environmental programme along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat’s Kevadia. The programme is part of the ‘Lifestyle For Environment’ (LiFE) initiative that was […]
The Indian textile industry has been impacted by Egypt’s currency crisis, with roughly 100 containers worth about RS 70 crore being returned since Egyptian importers are unable to make payments. Containers of cotton yarn and fabric from Gujarat and South India are coming back. Some exporters have stock at discounted rates and on credit. Industry […]
Adani Data Network has been granted unified license for access services, which enables it to provide all telecom services in the country, according to two official sources. Adani Group entered the telecom sector after buying spectrum in the recent 5G spectrum auction. “Adani Data Networks has been granted UL (AS),” an official source said according […]
A 55-year-old Juhapura resident filed a complaint with Vejalpur police on Monday, alleging that someone stole Rs 1.9 lakh cash from a refrigerator at his home. The complainant, Abdulkarim Shaikh, informed police that the theft occurred on Friday between 8.15 a.m. and 1 p.m. According to Shaikh, he received the money on October 6 from […]
Instead of China, Surat will now manufacture spare parts for technology giant Apple. A well-known company affiliated with Surat’s diamond and engineering business has signed an MOU worth Rs 1000 crore with Apple Corporation. Apple has given the company the opportunity to take over the work once the contract with the Chinese spare parts manufacturer […]
Rahul Koli, the child actor of Chhello Show died of cancer at the age of 15. Koli was among the six child actors who were part of Pan Nalin’s film. For the unversed, Chhello Show is India’s official entry for the Best International feature film category at the 95th Academy Awards. Ten-year-old Rahul was battling […]
Earlier, the Supreme Court halted a Lokayukta police investigation against former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa. The Lokayukta police had filed a first information report (FIR) against Yediyurappa on charges of bribery. However, the pendency of cases in the Karnataka Lokayukta has decreased from 18,299 recorded in 2008, the overall pendency has increased by 773.4 […]
While addressing the community members during the inauguration of the Modi Shaishanik Sankul or Modi Educational Complex, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that the Modi community has never been an obstacle to anyone, adding that the community has proved that “organisation is the greatest power”. The Educational Complex is being constructed by Shree […]
The functioning of the Gujarat State Animal Welfare Board came under the scanner of the Gujarat high court on Monday. It sought explanations from the authorities for its alleged failure to achieve objectives. The bench of Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri was also critical of the state government’s inaction to deal with […]
The BJP MLA from Loni, Nand Kishor Gurjar, appears to admit his involvement in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots in recent videos from the “Virat Hindu Sabha” held by the local Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and other Hindu organisations. However, when contacted, he claimed he was speaking about the violence in Loni, Ghaziabad. Several VHP […]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel resolved issues of merger of other princely states, but ‘one person’ could not resolve the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, in a veiled attack on India’s first PM Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Addressing in Gujarat’s Anand district ahead of the Gujarat assembly elections due this year-end, Modi said he was able […]
