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Amazon has laid off about 1 lakh employees, which is the largest sequential drop in history. The cut off has been made mainly at its fulfilment centres and in the distribution network. The e-commerce giant is an employer of more than 15 lakh people. Brian Olsavsky, chief financial officer of Amazon, said on its quarterly […]
Though Kerala’s total Covid cases are showing a decline, the daily new deaths are still high. The state now holds the title for reporting 25-30 % of the daily new Covid deaths in India. Kerala has by far reported 2,037 Covid deaths per million people, which is highest in the country after Maharashtra which is […]
Whatsapp is one of the widely used social media apps. To keep its users engaged, it comes up with modifications every now and then. It has announced three new privacy features recently. They are as follows : Whatsapp will not let you leave a group chat without alerting the entire group. This simply means that […]
An ex-professor of St. Xavier’s University of Kolkata has decided to take the matter to the Calcutta High Court, months after she was pressured to give her resignation, after complaints from a parent were made over her “objectionable” photographs on Instagram. The woman says that a writ petition against the university authorities will be booked […]
The school in the eye of the storm, Mahatma Gandhi International School at Mithakhali, Ahmedabad has as one of the trustees, Lagdir Desai, the current Ahmedabad Municipal School Board chairman. The Mayor of Ahmedabad city, the municipal commissioner, and the chairman of the municipal school board are ex-officio trustees in the trust established by the […]
The Income Tax Department has issued notices to salaried and senior citizens seeking clarifications on the exemptions taken by taxpayers for tax deductions. This comes barely a week after the deadline for filing returns for senior citizens. The I-T department has asked for clarifications from these taxpayers within a week. Over 1 lakh salaried taxpayers […]
Ahmedabad Police’s Crime Branch has apprehended a 20-year-old from the city area for reportedly posting videos with liquor bottles on social media and “challenging the police”. Mohammad Zaid Qureshi alias Zaidu is a resident of Jamalpur in the old city. He was nabbed by the DCB teams after his videos got viral on social media. […]
The man who envisioned building premium luxury residences and elite business hubs–Ashish Shah of Balaji Group breathed his last on Wednesday morning. He was suffering from dengue and was admitted in Zydus Hospital, Ahmedabad. He lost his battle to the virus at the age of 48 years. In his eventful life, Shah became the centre […]
Though there often is a buzz that Delhi is full of Gujarat cadre officers, the reality emerging is slightly different, at least when it comes to IPS officers. The Centre needs DGPs, additional DGPs and IGs and Deputy IG rank officers to apply for Central deputation but there is not a single senior officer, even […]
On Tuesday, 149 cattle died from Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), bringing the state’s total death toll to 2,782. Kheda was the 23rd area to be hit. With 67 cow deaths reported on Tuesday, Kutch is still the worst-hit state. There were many fatalities in the cities of Bhavnagar (20), Rajkot (19), Surendranagar (11), and Banaskantha […]
“APP”le of Someone’s Eye? With transport bearing the brunt of heavy rains in Gujarat, Purnesh Modi, state minister for roads and buildings, transport, civil aviation, tourism and pilgrimage, once again urged people to use a mobile application named after him to reach out to the state government. Oh! You don’t know? Purnesh Bhai, taking a […]
Lion, the most majestic of all animals and the designated king of the animal kingdom by unanimity since thousands of years in different cultures across the globe is celebrated on 10th August every year on Lion’s day. Royal, Proud, and Dignified are the words that get attached instinctively to the feline superstar. Unlike many of […]
Rachit Thakor, a resident of Harekrushna Complex in Bopal, Ahmedabad stabbed his former friend Harshad Thakor in the chest with a knife. Harshad Thakor, 25, a resident of JB Park Society and Rachit Thakor were friends earlier. However, a petty quarrel that ensued over a cricket match spoiled their relations two years ago. As per […]
A total of 678 new covid-19 cases were reported in Gujarat in the last 24 hours. Adding this to the total number of cases registered till date, the tally reached 12,62,600 cases in Tuesday. The state also reported a total of 810 recoveries of covid-19 patients in the last 24 hours. With this, the total […]
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan’s lifelong dream is to adapt the Hindu epic Mahabharata into a film. Nearly a decade ago Aamir expressed his wish to make a film on Mahabharata and said he is scared to work on it. With several successes and failures in his career, Aamir Khan feels he is not ready to […]
BTS rapper and lead dancer J-Hope opened up about his new album Jack In The Box, his Lollapalooza performance as well as the support he received from RM & Suga. Jimin flew to Chicago on Saturday to support J-Hope for his debut Lollapalooza performance. The rapper brought the roof down with his hit tracks, Arson, […]
Nitish Kumar is the man of the moment. He decided to checkmate and dump the BJP which reportedly, was “trying to topple the Nitish Kumar-led alliance a la Maharashtra style.” And in RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, he found a ready partner. As of now, Bihar is set to welcome Nitish Kumar as CM, Wednesday. This will […]
Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday announced that more than 300 cooperatives, including Amul and IFFCO, have been onboarded as buyers in the government’s public procurement portal Government e-Marketplace (GeM) to procure goods from lakhs of MSMEs and other businesses. While addressing the event, Shah said: “The doors have now opened for co-operatives to buy from the […]
Celebrations for World Tribal Day were held at various places on Tuesday to mark the internationally earmarked day. Chief minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the celebrations of World Tribal Day from Jhalod in Dahod district by announcing nearly 5,690 development projects, worth Rs 1,600 crores for the uplift of the indigenous people. It is noteworthy that, […]
To add some glamour and style to Ahmedabad’s monochrome fashion landscape, here’s a preview of some of the landmark brands of the world. Organised by actor and fashionista Sanskruti Jayana–the exhibition will have creations by premium brands such as Jimmy Choo, Bottega Veneta & Versace & over 15 more premium designers including Siddharth Bansal, Lovebirds, […]
