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What started with promises of quick investment returns has grown into a large financial investigation in Gujarat, with police tracing more than ₹1,060 crore in transactions through bank accounts linked to the alleged SD PAY–APNA PAY scheme. The case is being investigated in Amreli, where nine people have been arrested so far, while 11 more […]
What happens when an RTE seat meant for economically eligible families is secured by parents whose tax records show much higher incomes? That question is now at the centre of a scrutiny involving 35 RTE admissions in Ahmedabad, after four self-financed schools flagged cases in which parents’ reported incomes were above the prescribed eligibility limit. […]
Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries Limited, has handed over a fleet of 25 electric buses and a dedicated electric vehicle charging station to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), strengthening the trust’s efforts to provide cleaner and more sustainable means of transport to pilgrims visiting Tirumala. The buses were formally flagged off by […]
A passport fraud investigation in Gujarat has brought Harikesh Patel, son of Gujarat Mahila Congress State President Gita Patel, under the scanner. The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested Patel for allegedly obtaining a second Indian passport using forged documents. The passport, which investigators say was obtained despite his original passport having already been handed […]
For students, researchers and foreign journalists preparing for long stays in the US, a major visa change has been put on hold just before it was due to take effect. A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration’s proposed rules that would have introduced fixed limits on the stay of international students, exchange […]
What if an athlete’s DNA could offer clues about how they train, recover or deal with injuries? Gujarat is now exploring that question through a new Sports Genomics Programme (SGP), bringing genetic research into the state’s efforts to improve sports performance. The initiative is being developed ahead of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad, giving […]
For decades, scientists have been trying to solve a problem that the Sun handles naturally: how to produce enormous amounts of energy from nuclear fusion and keep the process under control. India has now strengthened that effort with a major equipment upgrade at its experimental fusion facility in Gujarat. A new 82.6 GHz, 400 kW […]
For most devotees, seeing Lord Ganesha during the festive days means visiting a pandal, offering prayers and moving on. In Surat, however, a handful of devotees will be looking at something very different — pieces of uncut diamond whose natural forms resemble the Lord Ganesha. These unusual stones are privately held by people from the […]
A four-year-old child being taken to hospital after allegedly eating THC-laced candy is among the incidents that has drawn attention to a major drug-trafficking investigation in Pennsylvania, where authorities have arrested at least 10 people of Gujarati origin. The investigation centres on an alleged network that authorities say was involved in storing and distributing marijuana […]
For people hoping to build a better life abroad, a job offer promising a good salary, accommodation and food can be difficult to ignore. But for several people in Gujarat, such promises allegedly ended with fake documents, lost money and no overseas job. Anand Police have arrested a couple in connection with an alleged overseas […]
What first appeared to be a series of threatening emails sent to government institutions has now led investigators across three states and into an alleged network with links to Bangladesh. Two men have been arrested in Bihar and Jharkhand in connection with bomb threats sent to the Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister’s Office, schools, colleges, […]
For an H-4 spouse working in the US, a delayed work permit renewal can quickly become a serious problem. Even when a renewal application is already in process, the person may have to stop working if the existing employment authorisation expires. A recent court order has offered some relief in such a situation. A US […]
Mr. Pranav Adani, Director, Adani Enterprises, and Mr. Karan Adani, Managing Director, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ), along with their family, offered prayers at Chinchpokli Cha Chintamani on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. Pranav Adani, Managing Director (Agro, Oil & Gas) and Director of Adani Enterprises said, “We are truly honoured to […]
There are no machines running here anymore, no workers carrying goods and no boats moving in and out. Yet the remains being uncovered at Lothal are beginning to show just how busy this ancient town once was. Hearths and furnaces found in the lower town point to areas where people worked and produced goods. Rows […]
A camera hidden in a pair of spectacles, an AI system capable of generating answers and tiny speakers that can relay those answers to the wearer — technology that sounds more suited to a futuristic gadget than an examination hall has now surfaced in a cheating case in Surat. A first-year BBA student at a […]
A Canadian court has overturned the refusal of visitor visas for three Indian applicants after finding that the immigration officer had not properly considered the financial evidence submitted with their applications. The Federal Court of Canada, in a judgment delivered on September 1, 2026, described the officer’s decision as unreasonable and ordered the applications to […]
A man from Gujarat has been caught up in a US federal case over allegations that he falsely claimed to be an American citizen while trying to take part in the 2024 presidential election. The accused, Mukesh Chaudhari, an Indian national from Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Minnesota on two […]
Gujarat recorded the deaths of 62 Asiatic lions, lionesses and cubs from various diseases and medical conditions in the year ending July 31, 2026, according to figures presented in the state Legislative Assembly. The total included 17 lions, 17 lionesses and 28 cubs. The figures were disclosed by Gujarat Forest and Environment Minister Arjun Modhwadia […]
Gujarat’s public debt is estimated to have reached ₹4,30,320 crore in 2025–26, marking a rise of ₹55,475 crore from the previous financial year, according to revised estimates presented in the state Assembly. The figures were disclosed by Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai in a written reply during Question Hour on the third and final day of […]
A New York-based 53-year-old man of Gujarati origin has admitted his role in a Missouri gambling and money-laundering case involving more than $9.36 million in gross proceeds. Sunilkumar Patel entered his plea in federal court in Missouri before US Chief Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps Jr. The case centres on six businesses in southwest Missouri […]
