Light
Dark
In what might be the most eyebrow‑raising social‑media post of 2026 so far, United States President Donald Trump described himself as the “Acting President of Venezuela” on Sunday in a post on his own platform, Truth Social. The post featured his official portrait with the bold title “Acting President of Venezuela, Incumbent January 2026” alongside his […]
The body of a 34-year-old student from Afghanistan was found in his room in Vadodara late on Saturday night, police said. The deceased, identified as Bainullah Ziya, was pursuing a PhD in the architecture department at MS University and was residing in a residential apartment in the Fatehgunj area of the city. He had been […]
From charting distant worlds to mastering complex operations in orbit, India has long established itself as a capable and ambitious spacefaring nation. The Chandrayaan missions, the de-docking of SpaDeX, and the Aditya-L1 solar observatory echo the call of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s “higher, still higher” in his poem, To a Skylark. That trajectory of ambition, however, […]
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has announced plans to double its investment commitment in Gujarat to Rs 7 lakh crore, marking one of the largest corporate investment expansions in the state. The fresh capital will be directed towards clean energy, artificial intelligence (AI), digital inclusion, sports infrastructure, healthcare and education. Addressing the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference […]
X has acknowledged a significant lapse in content moderation and deleted over 600 accounts after the Indian government raised concerns about the misuse of its AI tool, Grok. Following a stern warning from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the platform also blocked approximately 3,500 posts and pledged to prevent obscene imagery moving […]
An audacious cyber fraud held an elderly NRI doctor couple under a so-called “digital arrest” for over two weeks. They were coerced into transferring Rs 14.85 crore to multiple accounts while believing they were under official investigation. Dr Om Taneja and his wife, Dr Indira Taneja, both retired doctors who spent nearly five decades in […]
The humble Bihari samosa has taken the streets of London by storm, thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and business acumen of a Gujarati family. Bihari Samosa Ghantawala, a brand that started as a small stall in Gujarat, has become an international sensation, drawing long lines and global attention for its delicious samosas and unique street-style […]
If you are an H-1B or H-4 visa holder in India, the past few weeks may have felt like waiting for a train that never shows up. Social media checks, introduced on December 15, have turned travel plans into a guessing game. Immigration experts say phones of visa aspirants have been ringing non-stop, with people […]
The unremarkable town of Diodar in Banaskantha district seldom makes headlines. But one episode and the way it culminated will be whispered as long as humankind lives there. The incident dates back to 2000, a crime that had long lain buried in the court records. Ishwarji Thakor, then a middle-aged man, had reportedly killed his […]
From the Bhavnagar tremors to the 2001 devastation, the shadow of earthquakes chases Gujarat. Horrific memories of the past keep residents and authorities on alert. The latest installment of quakes was witnessed in Rajkot on Friday, though it was not on a severe scale. The district woke to tremors, with a series of earthquakes rattling […]
The Congress on Friday accused the BJP-led Centre of misusing the legacy of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and alleged procedural lapses in the planning of the Ekta Parade proposed to mark the 150th birth anniversary of the leader in Gujarat. Senior Gujarat Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil claimed that the Union Ministry of […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached a resort and several other properties valued at approximately Rs. 4.92 crore belonging to a former field supervisor of the Gujarat Land Development Corporation (GLDC) in Gujarat’s Anand district, in connection with a money laundering investigation, officials said on Thursday. In a statement, the ED’s Ahmedabad Zonal Office […]
For a company that prides itself on keeping employee welfare at the heart of everything, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has decided that the heart now beats best inside the office. TCS has found a new vital organ – the attendance register. By intensifying enforcement of its work-from-office policy, the company has made it clear that […]
Few towns blend history, mythology, and culture along its sacred shores the way Dwarka does. Now, a report has claimed that it is bracing for an archaeological push. This heritage site will see excavations on land and underwater. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is planning an intensive and technology-driven phase to examine parts of the […]
Five BJP MLAs from Vadodara district have approached Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, alleging that senior district officials are disregarding development-related inputs from elected representatives and neglecting public grievances, a move they say is hampering governance and damaging the government’s image on the ground. In a letter submitted on Thursday to the Chief Minister’s office in […]
More than Rs. 2 crore collected as excess school fees will have to be refunded to parents of St Xavier’s Loyola School in Naranpura after the Government’s Fee Regulatory Committee rejected the school’s appeal against a fee reduction order. The decision has made it mandatory for the school to return the additional amount collected from […]
If you plan to visit the US on a B1/B2 visitor visa, there is a caveat. The tour shouldn’t be anything more beyond innocent meetings, sightseeing or meeting your family. The consequences of misuse of a US visa could be dire, the US Consulate General in Mumbai has warned. The Consulate advisory for B1/B2 visa holders […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday issued a notice to the Gujarat government following a sharp rise in typhoid cases reported from hospitals in Gandhinagar, allegedly caused by the consumption of contaminated drinking water. According to a communiqué issued by the Commission, media reports indicate that the Gujarat State Health Department has confirmed […]
In a defining moment for India’s maritime and energy infrastructure, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) on Thursday announced the berthing of India’s first-ever fully laden Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) at its Mundra Port. With the docking of Mt New Renown, which has a total cargo capacity of 3.3 lakh m3 (meter […]
Their house is quieter than ever. For Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal and his wife Kiran, the laughter and presence of their son Agnivesh is now only a memory. The 49-year-old industrialist’s sudden death in the United States has left the family grappling with grief that Agarwal describes as “the darkest day” of his life. While […]
