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Bangladesh police have arrested the prime suspect in the brutal lynching of Hindu garment factory worker Dipu Das, a killing that drew international outrage and renewed attention to attacks on minorities in the country. Authorities say the accused, former teacher Yasin Arafat, played a central role in organising and leading the mob that killed Das […]
As diplomacy over the war in Ukraine unfolds in Washington, a fresh push is emerging to tighten the screws on Russia’s global energy trade. US President Donald Trump has backed a bill that would impose sanctions on countries buying Russian oil, including China and India, a senior Republican senator said. Lindsey Graham, a senator from […]
Ahmedabad’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has initiated a review of alleged financial discrepancies in the Amdavad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) tree plantation programme after reported expenditure climbed to Rs. 131 crore, far exceeding the originally sanctioned budget of Rs. 69 crore. According to media reports, the ACB has sought a detailed explanation from the Director of the […]
A recent analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has highlighted a substantial increase in personal wealth among many Members of Parliament who have spent at least a decade in the Lok Sabha, with several MPs from Gujarat recording notable gains. The study examined affidavits filed with the Election Commission of India (ECI) during […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at multiple locations linked to political consultancy firm I-PAC in Kolkata on Thursday morning, including its Salt Lake office and the residence of the firm’s head, Pratik Jain. Jain was present at his fourth-floor residence when the search began and was questioned by ED officials. Around noon, Chief Minister […]
A covert drug manufacturing operation hidden behind the façade of a food testing laboratory has been uncovered in Surat, revealing a sophisticated international racket with alleged direct links to London. What initially appeared to be a routine narcotics arrest led the Surat Special Operations Group (SOG) to a high-tech laboratory in the Parvat Patiya area, where highly […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday examined multiple interlocutory pleas linked to the ongoing stray dog matter, with a three-judge bench expressing serious concerns about public safety, particularly on roads and highways. The bench, comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and N V Anjaria, observed that it is impossible to predict animal behaviour, noting that no […]
The spike in typhoid cases in Gandhinagar has drawn attention to a more entrenched problem: consuming Gujarat capital’s drinking water is putting health at severe risk. Health authorities in Gandhinagar have linked recent infections to contaminated water supply lines. That assertion cloaks the truth. The water in general in Gandhinagar is unsafe. Official data from […]
Ahead of upcoming civic elections in Gujarat, former Dediyapada MLA Mahesh Vasava has joined the Congress party. His induction took place at the culmination of the Congress’ Jan Akrosh Yatra in Dahod, in the presence of senior party leaders on Tuesday. Vasava, the son of Bharatiya Tribal Party (BTP) founder and veteran tribal leader Chhotubhai […]
A Rajkot-based couple has moved the Gujarat High Court seeking directions to the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India against Indian Bank, alleging that gold ornaments worth Rs 1.15 crore pledged for loans went missing from the bank’s custody. According to a news report, they further alleged that they were kept in the dark […]
In what can only be described as a masterclass in diplomatic storytelling, US President Donald Trump once again turned a heavy discussion into a one-man reality show. Mixing tariffs and helicopters, he offered a glimpse into US–India relations, insisting the relationship is in the right space, even if India is clearly and rightfully upset. Speaking at […]
A Hindu man lost his life in Bangladesh after jumping into a water body while trying to escape a group of people who were allegedly chasing him on suspicion of theft, police officials confirmed on Wednesday. The incident occurred in Naogaon district. The deceased has been identified as Mithun Sarkar, according to media reports. Naogaon […]
Pictures that tell a thousand stories replete with emotion, strife and triumph. Iconic images of the victorious Indian Blind Women’s Cricket Team, select members of the ICC World T20 championship winning Indian team and the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup winning Indian cricket team with Nita Ambani, Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar and Jay Shah at […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday released the draft electoral roll for Uttar Pradesh following the completion of the enumeration phase under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), resulting in the removal of nearly 2.89 crore names from the voter list. According to Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa, the total number of […]
In a significant development for couples seeking divorce by mutual consent, the Gujarat High Court has ruled that the six-month “cooling-off” period prescribed under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act is not compulsory and can be waived in appropriate cases. According to media reports, under Section 13B, when a husband and wife jointly approach […]
A routine operation to capture a lioness in a Visavadar taluka farm turned fatal when a forest tracker was struck by a tranquiliser dart. The tracker was identified as Ashraf Chauhan. He succumbed to injuries at Junagadh Civil Hospital. A news report claims this marks the first-ever fatality of a forest department worker caused by […]
Police have launched an investigation into an alleged housing scam in which more than 100 women were cheated of nearly Rs. 1.85 crore after being promised guaranteed homes under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) without any official draw process in Ahmedabad. Three individuals, including a father and son, have been named in the case […]
They screamed their lungs out outside a Manhattan courthouse. Their voices reportedly carried anger, fear and hope. Inside, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stood shackled at the ankles, media outlets reported. He was wearing orange and beige prison garb. He insisted he was still the country’s rightful leader. Across from him, his wife, Cilia Flores, also […]
A large-scale genetic analysis drawing on a Gujarat-specific database and focusing on maternal lineages has traced the region’s population history from the last Ice Age to the Harappan period. It has concluded that despite repeated cultural transitions and limited external gene flow, the matrilineal genetic structure has remained largely stable for 40,000 years. The analysis published […]
The Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has constituted a six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to conduct an in-depth probe into alleged corruption linked to Change of Land Use (CLU) permissions at the Surendranagar District Collectorate. The decision comes in the wake of parallel investigations by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which recently arrested former Surendranagar Collector Rajendrakumar […]
