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The Gehlot loyalists who did something not short of a rebellion against the party’s high command have found a reason to claim that there are different yardsticks for different people in congress. They refer to the insistence of the party’s high command on Gehlot resigning from the post of Chief Minister of Rajasthan prior to […]
Bhupendra Patel looks all set to be repeated as the next chief minister of Gujarat, should the BJP be voted back to power in the state. Asked who would be the party’s next chief minister, CR Paatil, president of the Gujarat BJP unit said, “Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has done good work and he would […]
Ahmedabad: Union minister Smriti Irani said Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal was peddling “new dreams and lies” during electioneering in Gujarat, adding women in Gujarat would never vote for Kejriwal for supporting those who had conspired to deprive Gujarat and Gujaratis of Narmada dam water. At a gathering of workers […]
A three-day “Know Your Air Force” exhibition was inaugurated by Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat at the SWAC Communication Flight in Ahmedabad’s Meghaninagar area on Saturday. The evening event was marked by an hour-long performance by the Air Force band, which played popular patriotic tunes, interspersed with a narration of the exploits of the Air Force […]
Founder and managing director of Suzlon Energy Tulsi Tanti died due to cardiac arrest on the evening of October 1. Tanti, 64, was also the chairman of the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association. He is survived by his daughter Nidhi and son Pranav. Tanti was in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on October 1, Saturday. The company’s regulatory […]
Indore secured India’s cleanest city for the sixth time in a row, followed by Surat and Navi Mumbai in the next two spots in the Central government’s annual cleanliness survey, the results of which were announced on Saturday. President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday gave away the awards to the winners at an event in New […]
Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel has announced the decision to provide additional 10% special market promotion assistance on Khadi on the occasion of Azadi’s Amrit Mahotsav. Responding to the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to buy more Khadi, Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel has decided to provide economic support to the rural artisans of […]
The BJP has launched its media centre in Ahmedabad to ensure the party’s reach widens and it is able to connect with the voters ahead of the state Assembly elections. The media centre was launched by the state BJP chief CR Patil, who was accompanied by senior party leaders Gordhan Zadafia, Raman Vora and Pradipsinh […]
– Radhika Rai The autumn equinox arrives on Thursday, September 22, 2022. The word “equinox” comes from Latin and means “equal night,” referring to the roughly 12-hour day and 12-hour night that occurs only on the two equinox days of the year. A day when Shiva sat as Ardhanari – half man, half woman. For […]
Grooving to upbeat music and folk beats, the Garba dance during Navratri makes us enjoy the festival without inhibitions. However, the odd unsavoury episode during Garba serves as a killjoy. In a bizarre incident on Thursday, a man bit the finger of another person at the Bhagirath Intercity society in Nava Naroda where Garba, which […]
Over the years, Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati River has hosted events like air shows, Chinese Premier Xi Jinping and the international kite festival. Recently, reports surfaced of industrial effluents and sewage discharged into the river. Activists have complained of the river’s stagnant and polluted water, which is not healthy for the 5000-odd families that live around it. […]
The truism that ‘there’s no such thing as free lunch’ stands the test of time. Now that the BJP-led central government has announced the extension of the free food grains scheme – Pradhan Mantri-Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) – for another three months till December end, should we take it with a pinch of salt? […]
The competent authority under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) has approved an order of seizure of over Rs 5,551 crore worth of deposits of Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Xiaomi, the highest amount frozen in India, the ED has said. The Enforcement Directorate issued the order of seizure on April 29 under the FEMA and […]
Arvind Kejriwal, the leader of the AAP, stated that it is possible that Raghav Chadha could be arrested shortly. Raghav Chadha, an AAP Rajya Sabha nominee from Punjab, is appointed co-in-charge of Gujarat in advance of the elections. Raghav Chadha was an MLA from Delhi’s Rajinder Nagar and the vice chairman of the Delhi Jal […]
On the evening of the second day of his visit to his native state Gujarat, prime minister Narendra Modi is holding a roadshow in Banaskantha. Hee will address a public gathering and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth over Rs 7,200 crore in the holy place Ambaji. Earlier in the day, he had […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Ahmedabad Metro Rail project and took a metro ride from Kalupur station to Doordarshan Kendra metro station on Friday. Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee has raised questions about the 18 years of delay of the metro project. The estimated project cost of the metro was Rs 3,500 crore, but […]
When it was widely speculated that the next president of the grand party would be a family loyalist and a close aide to the Gandhi family for decades, the eternal “jadugar” Ashok Gehlot sprung a surprise by taking out an orchestrated rebellion from his political hat, effectively managing a big cross on his name, something […]
Lucknow Divisional Commissioner IAS Roshan Jacob couldn’t hold her tears back during her visit to a hospital in Lakhimpur. The IAS officer had come to meet the injured in a bus-truck collision in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur district after a terrible accident between a private bus and a mini-truck in Lakhimpur Kheri on September 28, 2022 […]
Gas reportedly leaked from a well of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) near a village in Mehsana district on Friday, an official said. While the gas is not inflammable or poisonous, people in nearby areas have complained of burning sensation in their eyes and throat, he said. The leak began around 2 am at […]
Thieves targeted the house of Union minister of state for AYUSH, Mahendra Munjapara, in Surendranagar late Wednesday. The minister’s family was in Delhi when thieves targeted the house, the police said. The cops said that Munjapara’s neighbours found the house ransacked on Thursday morning. Deputy SP, Surendranagar, Himanshu Doshi, said, “The house was vandalised and locks of the doors and safe were broken.” He did not specify the exact amount stolen. Also […]
