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India celebrated 75 years of independence today. The day dawned with many leaders and business tycoons from across the world wishing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion. Many also shared congratulatory messages for the country. In keeping with the central government’s ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, households across the country and even Indians living outside […]
Vaccination doses in Gujarat are now close to 12 crores. Gujarat will become the seventh state in the country after Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal to cross 12 crore vaccinations. On Sunday evening, the total vaccination dose in Gujarati is 11.99 crore. Among these, 5,43 crore people have taken […]
Gujarat recorded rainfall of 84.25% in 2022, which is the highest in the last eight years. In 2021, the state received only 36.84% of the season’s average rainfall with 12.18 inches till August 14. Thus, Gujarat experienced twice the rain in 2022 compared to the previous years. In 41 talukas of the state, there have […]
UAE-based Lulu group plans to develop about a dozen more malls in India. The group has five operational malls in India at Kochi, Trivandrum, Thrissur, Bengaluru and Lucknow, worth 7,000 crores. Lulu Group Chairman and Managing Director M A Yusuff Ali hail from the Thrissur district of Kerala. Shibu Philips, Director-Shopping Malls of Lulu Group […]
Among the key factors driving any country’s economic growth, exports figures on the top rungs. According to official data, India has witnessed an exponential 600 times growth in total exports since Independence. India, traditionally a cash crop and spices-rich country, exported $1.27 billion worth goods and services in 1950-51. However, soon after, growth stagnated under […]
With Gujarat’s Assembly elections barely four months away, high profile leaders have been on a visiting spree to the state. While BJP’s Amit Shah and AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal have been dropping in and out, the grand old party has chosen veteran leader and chief minister of adjoining Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot, to take stock of ground […]
In a record of sorts, the Union government has already achieved over a third of the direct tax collection target for this fiscal during the April-July period. A fiscal is counted from one budget to another. In India, this one-year period begins on April 1 and concludes on March 31 of the following year. Overall […]
Popular stand-up comedian Raju Srivastava’s health continues to be critical. The artiste remains on life support at the ICU, AIIMS, Delhi. Fifty-eight-year-old Srivastava was admitted to the hospital after suffering a heart attack on August 12, during a workout session at a gym. He underwent an angioplasty the same day. “Srivastava remains critical and on […]
A 49-year-old man Dilipsinh Vaghela from Kolvada in Gandhinagar was shot and then stabbed to death during a gambling session. According to the Pethapur police investigation, a group of unidentified persons killed Vaghela and his body was found at a temple spot in front of an Ayurveda college. Villagers of Kolvada spotted his body, said […]
Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland called India’s assistance to Sri Lanka during the crisis generous and multi-faceted. Scotland also applauded India’s prominent role in combating the global crisis. Moreover, she mentioned that the Commonwealth is working towards a more holistic approach to ensure food security. The Commonwealth Secretary-General described India’s aid to other countries battling the […]
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi took a jibe at the BJP government in her Independence Day wish by calling it a narcissist government. “Friends, we have achieved a lot in the last 75 years but today’s narcissistic govt is busy downplaying the great sacrifices of our freedom fighters and the country’s glorious achievements, which can never […]
On the occasion of 76th Independence Day, Prof. Anita Bose Pfaff, daughter of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose demanded the government to bring Netaji’s remains to India. Bose, leader of the Indian National Army, died in a plane crash in Taiwan on August 18, 1945. “Modern technology now offers the means for sophisticated DNA testing, provided […]
An electrical fire erupted in an Egyptian Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people including many children. It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze. An initial investigation blamed an electric short-circuit, police said. Copts comprise about 10% of Egypt’s primarily Muslim population. Egypt’s President […]
Delhi witnessed 51 deaths from Covid-19 at the end of the week of August 8-14, on Sunday. During the week of February 7–13, when there were 89 fatalities. It is the capital’s greatest weekly toll in six months, despite a third consecutive week of declines in cases statewide. The number of deaths from the virus […]
Ahmedabad police arrested four people for trafficking illegal drugs from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. The police were on the watch for the drug criminals and had set up a watch for them. The four individuals were caught with MD drugs worth Rs.29 lacs. Mephedrone, a psychoactive stimulant is commonly known as MD drug. The criminals were […]
Accused of posting obscene pictures of Hindu deities in April 2020, a 22-year-old student from Indorewas asked by a city sessions court to deposit Rs. 5 lacs before going to Canada for pursuing his studies. The court in fact has reduced the deposit amount to half, earlier sentenced by a magisterial court. The student, Himanshu […]
President of India Droupadi Murmu, while speaking to the nation during her maiden customary address as the President on the eve of independence day said that the world has seen a new India rising in recent years. Here are the top quotes: 1) The day of 14th August is being celebrated as Partition Horrors Remembrance […]
On the eve of India’s 75th Independence day, a Dalit boy is thrashed to death by his upper caste teacher in Congress-ruled Rajashthan’s Jalore. 75th Independence day celebrations have been termed the “Amrit Kal” celebrations by BJP Government at the Center. The incident took place at a private school in Surana village of Rajasthan’s Jalore […]
Gujarat Chief Minister (CM) Bhupendrabhai Patel on Sunday sanctioned Rs 550 crore to meet the demands of the state police personnel. Under Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi’s chairmanship, a committee discussed their welfare demands. The CM, in a tweet, announced Rs 550 crore for the welfare of the police officers and their families. This decision solved […]
