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INDIA bloc has decided their Vice Presidential candidate. The entire Opposition has unanimously agreed to field retired Supreme Court judge B. Sudershan Reddy as the candidate for the upcoming Vice-President elections. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge told in a press conference on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) that the vice presidential contest is an ideological battle and […]
In the glittering world of Surat’s diamond trade, precision and security are paramount. But even the most fortified vaults can fall prey to audacity and planning. The sparkle of Surat’s diamond industry dimmed this week as one of its prominent firms fell victim to a meticulously executed heist. According to reports, unidentified thieves have stolen […]
Last three days in Gujarat saw 1900 people injured in road accidents across the State. Independence Day (August 15) and Janmashtami (August 16) followed by a Sunday (August 17) saw a spike in road accidents as more people ventured out on roads due to holidays. Ahmedabad accounted for the highest number of 268 accidents followed […]
Reliance Consumer Products Limited (RCPL), the FMCG arm of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), has forayed into the fast-growing healthy functional beverage space with the acquisition of majority stake in a Joint Venture with Naturedge Beverages Private Limited. Through this JV, RCPL is focused on offering consumers a range of herbal-natural beverages, thus further enhancing its […]
Isudan Ghadvi, Gujarat unit president of Aam Aadmi Party, on Monday expressed doubt that the BJP in Gujarat has formed the government with the aid of “Vote Theft”. Ghadvi was addressing a press conference alongside Manoj Sorathiya, state party general secretary, at the party headquarters in Ahmedabad. Journalist turned politician, Ghadvi, held that he has […]
Six months after a bruising encounter that left Ukraine’s relationship with Washington in shambles, Volodymyr Zelenskyy returns to the White House—this time flanked by a coalition of European leaders and armed with both caution and hope. As reports have indicated, the stakes are high: not only will he be briefed on US President Donald Trump’s […]
The Opposition is weighing the option of initiating impeachment proceedings against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over allegations of vote theft, according to reports. Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi told media outlets, “We will be taking a decision very soon.” But the path ahead is steep — removing the CEC would require a two-thirds majority […]
The BJP has announced Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as the ruling NDA’s candidate for the vice-presidential election on September 9. A former president of the party’s Tamil Nadu unit and RSS veteran, Radhakrishnan, who served as president of the party’s Tamil Nadu unit, is a pan-South Indian. He is an out-and-out Jan Sangh product. As reports […]
In a significant political move, over 500 members of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including Gujarat State Secretary Suryasinh Dabhi and Ahmedabad City President Om Prakash Tiwari, have joined the Congress. They were inducted into the Congress at a programe held Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The new members were welcomed by senior Congress leaders, […]
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath on Sunday inaugurated the Green Hydrogen Plant set up by Torrent Group in Gorakhpur. The project has been jointly developed by Torrent Group entities Torrent Power and Torrent Gas. Torrent Power has set up the Green Hydrogen plant with an annual production capacity of 72 TPA and the Green […]
The Indian Meteorological Department has issued red, yellow and orange alerts for heavy to very heavy rainfall in more than 25 districts, including Saurashtra and south Gujarat, until August 23. According to the IMD, there is an orange alert in Porbandar, Junagadh, Tapi, Dang, Navsari, and Valsad districts. A yellow Alert has been issued in Kutch, […]
In a move that could come as a temporary relief to India, US President Donald Trump signalled a pause on imposing secondary sanctions against Russia and its trading partners for now. Being one of those trading partners, India could breathe easy for now. Speaking after the Alaska summit, Trump said he was holding off but […]
The closely watched summit in Anchorage between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up with no agreement to halt or pause the war in Ukraine — a conflict now in its fourth year and considered the deadliest in Europe since 1945. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, multiple rounds of […]
The government has unveiled an ambitious plan to revamp the Goods and Services Tax (GST) framework, proposing a streamlined structure with just two primary slabs—5 per cent and 18 per cent. Meanwhile, so-called sin goods like tobacco and pan masala are set to be taxed at a steep 40 per cent, claimed reports. The puff and pleasure of blowing […]
The looming threat of intensified tariffs and sanctions continues to underscore the US’s iron-fist approach towards pressuring India over ties with Russia. The US Treasury Secretary issued a stern warning that the Donald Trump administration may escalate its punitive trade actions against India through additional secondary tariffs. The final decision, news reports quoted him as […]
The Supreme Court has firmly stated that calls for restoring Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood cannot be separated from the recent Pahalgam terror attack. According to reports, the SC pointed to its wider impact on regional security. The bench, led by Chief Justice BR Gavai, was hearing a petition that sought immediate enforcement of the Court’s […]
Over 80 families of victims from the Air India 171 crash, including both passengers and ground casualties, have retained the US law firm Beasley Allen to pursue legal recourse. Media reports claimed that the firm’s Principal Attorney, Mike Andrews, said that applications under the Right to Information (RTI) Act would soon be filed to obtain […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly criticized local authorities for their failure to address the growing stray dog problem and reserved its decision on a set of petitions challenging its earlier directive to round up stray dogs in the Delhi-NCR region. A three-judge bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria expressed frustration […]
Hosting the Olympic Games is a major opportunity and a huge responsibility. The scale is massive. So are the costs and benefits. Monumental expenses and debts make governments wary. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics saw costs soar on account of the pandemic delay. The Paris Olympics benefited from cost-cutting reforms introduced by the IOC in 2019. For most of the […]
The storm over the Par Tapi Narmada River-Link Project has reignited across South Gujarat’s tribal belt, triggering widespread unrest and fuelling a renewed political clash between the BJP and the Congress. In response, the Par Tapi Narmada Link Project Hatao Sangharsh Samithi has announced a protest rally and public meeting in Valsad on August 14, with […]
