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After experiencing a phase of relatively modest growth, Gujarat has made a strong comeback in July, witnessing a 74% month-on-month (MoM) spike in new equity investor registrations. According to a report released by the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the state added 1.2 lakh new investors in July, a steep rise from 68,000 in June. This […]
Top administrators at the Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School in Maninagar were sacked following the murder of a Class 10 student on campus, which has sent shockwaves through Gujarat’s education community and across India. Ahmedabad District Education Officer (DEO) Rohit Chaudhary ordered the immediate dismissal of principal G Immanuel, administrator Mayurika Patel, and other […]
The Congress and BJP continued to hurl grenades of words at each other over the former’s claims of vote-rigging which, the party believed, was rampant in Gujarat. A series of allegations and counter allegations have subsequently ensued, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi backing his claims about BJP stealing votes. He accused the ruling party of systematic vote […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping will host over 20 world leaders next week in Tianjin. According to reports, the northern port city will hold the regional security summit from August 31 to September 1. Given that the geopolitical landscape is shifting, partly because of Donald Trump’s influence, the timing of this meet is crucial. Prime Minister […]
Some findings that India’s desi dogs are ancestors of Australia’s dingo comes amid renewed focus on street dogs in India. Just last week, the Supreme Court revised an order on strays in Delhi-NCR. It ruled that vaccinated and dewormed street dogs must be returned to their original locations. Animal welfare groups supported the decision. The court […]
The Supreme Court collegium has recommended the elevation of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul M. Pancholi to the Supreme Court. Born in Ahmedabad on May 28, 1968, Justice Pancholi was confirmed as a Permanent Judge of the Gujarat High Court in 2016. He was transferred to […]
The adage goes that in politics and in the sphere of international diplomacy, there are no permanent friends. Not too long ago, the US and China shared a frosty relationship. There was certain warmth with the US’s association with India based on a strong strategic relationship. Times have changed. The US is reportedly navigating contradictory […]
The Delhi High Court has quashed a 2016 order issued by the Central Information Commission (CIC) that had directed Delhi University (DU) to disclose details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s degree in response to a Right to Information (RTI) application that was filed. The court observed on Monday that there exists a “special relationship of trust and […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday exhorted states of the country to compete with each other in reforms, good governance and pro-development policies. He was flagging off “e-VITARA” — Suzuki’s first-ever global strategic Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) at the company’s motor plant in Hansalpur. The PM also inaugurated the next phase of India’s battery ecosystem […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave a clarion call to the citizens of the country to use goods made in India and asserted that the well-being of farmers, cattle breeders, small scale industries and traders were close to the heart of his government. On the first day of his two-day visit to his home […]
A high-level meeting will be held by the Prime Minister’s Office on August 26 to assess the situation faced by Indian exporters following a sharp hike in US tariffs, according to media reports. The meeting is expected to be chaired by the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. Starting Wednesday, Indian exports to the US […]
In his pursuit to unravel the deepest mysteries of the cosmos, US-based astrophysicist Karan Jani is charting a bold path to discover how the Universe began, what triggered its expansion, and what created the very first cosmic structures, including galaxies. At the heart of this ambitious mission lies the Laser Interferometer Lunar Antenna (LILA) — […]
With Gujarat poised for another wave of development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will touch down in his home state today for a two-day visit, during which he will lay the foundation stones for infrastructure and public welfare projects worth Rs 5,477 crore. Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Mehsana districts are set to be the focal points of […]
Cheteshwar Pujara has announced his retirement from all forms of the game on Sunday. Known as the Second Wall, Pujara hasn’t been in the mind of the Indian selectors for quite some time with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) considering younger options. Pujara was most recently seen taking up roles as […]
The Supreme Court has asked Gujarat Government to rationalise the pay structure of the teaching staff. Though Gujarat is a vibrant state with entrepreneurship believed to be in the blood of Gujaratis, in last two and half decades, the quality of education in the State has declined abnormally.n One of the reasons is the State […]
The Border Security Force has apprehended 15 Pakistani fishermen and have seized an engine-fitted country boat near the Indo-Pak border in Gujarat’s Kutch district. According to the BSF, they carried out a search operation on the basis of a specific information regarding an unidentified boat found in the general area of the border outpost at […]
The Ahmedabad crime branch arrested the key accused – Ali Meghat Al-Azhar, a Syrian national, who is in India on a tourist visa. Ahmedabad police have busted a gang on Saturay, run by a Syrian national on Saturday, which extorted money from mosques while posing as victims from the Gaza Strip. The Ahmedabad crime branch […]
Amid reports of users gaining access to TikTok’s homepage in India, officials from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology have clarified that the app remains banned in the country. Some users recently claimed they could open TikTok’s website in India. Despite such claims, the app is reportedly missing from Google Play Store and Apple App Store. […]
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said a major initiative to transform Kerala into a logistics and industrial powerhouse has begun with the Gujarat based Adani Group deciding to set up the Adani Logistics Park in Kalamassery in Kochi, He was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the park. Spread over 70 acres and designed to […]
What began as digital gaming has quickly degenerated into a full-blown crisis in Gujarat, where online gambling is ruining families and funding criminal networks. Four years ago, the Gujarat State Law Commission (GSLC) submitted a report to the state government. The report suggested increasing gambling punishment to a two-year jail term. The commission raised concerns […]
