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As the BJP-Eknath Shinde alliance assumed power in Maharashtra on June 30, the Aarey Forest controversy resurfaced. The relocation of a metro car shed was, in fact, one of the first decisions that the new government enforced. However, this story goes back two-and-a-half years. A protest, supported by AAP and the Shiv Sena, was held […]
The continuous 24-hour rainfall on Saturday witnessed the death of four people in Saurashtra.On Friday evening, two labourer children’s bodies were discovered near a lake in the industrial area of Shapar-Veraval, bordering Rajkot.Arjun Bariya and his brother Ashwin, aged 5 and 9 respectively, from Madhya Pradesh, were ragpickers, went to waste collection on Thursday and […]
India’s Tejas light combat aircraft has risen to the top of Malaysia’s list of contenders as the Southeast Asian nation looks to replace its ageing aircraft fleet, and the two sides are holding negotiations to finalize the deal. The Malaysian government is keen on buying the Indian aircraft despite stiff competition from China’s JF-17 jet, […]
Pic: At a press meet later in the day, Aaditya Thackeray clarifies the incident Ahead of the two-day special session of the Maharashtra Assembly beginning Sunday morning, the Shiv Sena legislative party office at the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai was found sealed with a notice. A white paper was stuck with a plastic tape on […]
On Saturday, the intelligence wing of Rajasthan police arrested three people on the charge of espionage for Pakistani intelligence agencies. Three of the 23 individuals detained during a special operation in border areas like Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, and Churu districts were the targeted of the action. Umesh Mishra, director general of police (intelligence), said on […]
To help promising talent come to the fore, a Children’s Drama Club is being held by Walter Peter, founder-director, LaaPoLaa TIE-India at Evoke Collective, Nehrunagar. The workshop started Sunday and will be on during weekends till January 2023. The program culminates with a stage show. “Drama is an instrument of change. We hope young talent […]
Following the killing of the tailor and violent incidents on Tuesday, a strict curfew was imposed in seven police station areas of Udaipur. However, the curfew has been relaxed this weekend to a period of 10 hours. Mobile internet access is still restricted. The markets in the city have opened as the routine activities have […]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on July 3 took a strong stand and demanded an explanation from IndiGo for massive flight delays throughout the country. The latest statistics show that the departure of the company’s 900 flights was delayed on Saturday. According to sources, this delay was caused because of not having enough […]
Godhra court on Saturday sentenced an accused of the 2002 Godhra train massacre case to life imprisonment. The train set ablaze killed 59 people and set off the deadliest riots in Gujarat’s history. The people who lost their lives on the train were ‘karsevaks’ returning from Ayodhya on 27 February 2002. The offender, Rafik Bhatuk, […]
A wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist captured in Jammu and Kashmir, Sunday afternoon, was an active member of BJP. He was also the party’s Minority Morcha social media in-charge in Jammu. Talib Hussain Shah and his accomplice were captured by the villagers in Jammu’s Reasi area this morning. Two AK rifles, several grenades and other arms and […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rains in South Gujarat and Saurashtra for the next five days. Heavy rains are forecast in Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Dang, Tapi, Porbandar, Amreli, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, and Kutch. So far, heavy rains have been seen in 149 talukas of Gujarat, with 11 talukas getting more than 3 inches […]
Barely 48 hours after the new government came to power in Maharashtra, top cop Sanjay Pandey, who retired as Mumbai CP on Thursday, was served an ED notice, Sunday. He has been summoned in connection was a money-laundering case relating to the NSE server breach case. He has to appear before the agency on July […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Supremo Arvind Kejriwal arrived in Ahmedabad today, for his two-day visit to the poll-bound state of Gujarat. From the airport, the Delhi Chief Minister will reach Naroda Mewada Green Party plot, where he will administer the oath of 7500 newly appointed office bearers of AAP Gujarat. At present more than 6000 […]
With Maharashtra in its kitty, the BJP has consolidated its position in the south-western region. It is now eyeing the South, especially Telangana, where Sunday marked Day 2 of the BJP’s national executive meet. Hyderabad was all decked up for the mega event. The BJP’s foray into the Telangana Rashtra Samithi bastion was addressed by […]
Registering a dip in the number of cases, India reported 16,103 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours with a daily case positivity rate of 4.27 per cent, as per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Sunday. On Saturday, India logged 17,092 fresh infections (Friday’s count). With this, the active caseload in […]
Athar Amir Khan, the second topper in the 2015 UPSC batch and the former spouse of Tina Dabi, an IAS, is getting married again. Khan and Dr Mehreen Qazi, his future bride, exchanged rings, and Khan shared a photo of the two on social media with the hashtag #engagement.Additionally, Dr Mehreen posted a picture of herself and […]
Gujarat’s state education department is planning to carry out a survey to find out how many children between the ages of 6 and 18 years are not enrolled in schools. The said survey will cover 18,907 villages and eight municipal corporations of the state. This will be part of the state government’s Samagra Shiksha campaign. […]
An anti-terrorism probe has been ordered into the murder of a chemist in Maharashtra whose throat was slit last month, a week before a similar killing in Udaipur, over supporting suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s comment on Prophet Mohammad. Umesh Kolhe, 54, was attacked and killed by two men on a motorcycle on his way […]
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, Sunday, dissolved the national, state and district executive bodies of all its organisations, including the youth and the women’s wing, with immediate effect. Though no official reason has been given, the move is seen as an attempt to revamp the Samajwadi Party after the Lok Sabha bypoll debacle in the […]
Typhoon Chaba hit Guangdong Province in China at about 3 pm, Saturday. Several flights were cancelled and businesses were closed due to strong winds and torrential rain. And now, images have surfaced of the rescue of sailors from a sinking ship snapped in two by the strong waves created by Typhoon Chaba in the South […]
