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As many as 6,334 students have been enrolled in the second round of admission in Class 1 under the Right to Education Act (RTE) in Gujarat. A total of 1,11,967 applications for the admissions on 17,767 vacant seats under the act were received. Even though a total of 11,433 seats remained vacant at the end […]
The Char Dham Yatra enroute Badrinath was stopped on Tuesday after the traffic movement on National Highway 7 was disrupted due to the fall of boulders from the hill near Panchpulia, Karnaprayag. The operation to re-open the way to resume the yatra is being carried out by the officials. A day before the boulders incident […]
Gujarat-based electric vehicles start-up, Greta Electric Scooters, has announced setting up of a new manufacturing unit in Faridabad in Haryana. The new manufacturing facility next to the National Capital has an annual production capacity of 30,000 electric two-wheelers and will manufacture all the models of Greta Electric Scooters. The EV maker says that the inauguration […]
A teenage boy committed suicide on Sunday by hanging himself in his home in Gujarat. The 17 year- old boy, Anand Agrawat, worked in a store on Yagnik Road. Police said that they learnt from his family that he was addicted to the online game PUBG. His house is under the jurisdiction of Rajkot University Road police station […]
The north-eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim will receive heavy to very heavy rainfall till May 20, due to strong south-westerly winds from the Bay of Bengal to the northeast and the adjoining east Indian states at lower tropospheric levels. The Met Department has issued a red alert […]
The raging Gyanvapi Masjid dispute might or might not emerge with a clear solution in sight. Unfortunately, it has further polarised an already communally sensitive India. In clear disregard of Hindu sentiments, AIMIM leader Danish Qureshi posted a derogatory remark about the reported shivling, found in the mosque’s pond. The water body serves as the […]
Vadodara Congress has started a campaign to showcase the condition of city lakes. The Vadodara Municipal Corporation was in charge of modifying the lakes. They also received a lump-sum amount for the same. However, on Monday, the district Congress President, Rutvij Joshi, with opposition leaders, including Ami Rawat and others, visited the lakes to highlight […]
The district tourism committee meeting, chaired by Vadodara Collector, Atul Gor, has approved additional works for two tourist destinations’ development. The places include under construction of Dr. Baba Saheb Smarak Bhavan in Vadodara city and Nareshwar in the district. The authorities informed in the meeting that they completed 85% of the work in Smarak Bhavan. […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), in a press release today, said that its Parivartan Yatra, a procession, that has been going on for three days has been a great success. The party has said that their initiative has received huge amount of support from people all over Gujarat. “We have been receiving unprecedented support from the […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, today, launched two made-in-India warships, ‘Surat’ and ‘Udaygiri’, at the Mazagon Docks in Mumbai. According to Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), this is the first time two indigenously built warships have been launched together. Both the warships Surat and Udaygiri have been designed in-house by the Directorate of Naval Design (DND) and built at MDL, […]
Tarak Mehta Ka Ulta Chashma. This well-known serial needs no introduction. Undoubtedly, one of television’s longest-running show, TMKOC has a large fan base. The plot traces the daily life and incidents of residents in Gokuldham Society. However, if the buzz is to be believed, one of the main actors is leaving. According to reports, Shailesh […]
It is now a matter of debate not to consider this a technological achievement in the Indian legal field but now the legal process is also taking on a modern twist. Madras High Court conducted an entire case hearing through WhatsApp, that too on a Sunday. Although, online hearing are not new as several were […]
The US Supreme Court denied an Indian man’s request to stop the deportation. The Indian citizen is facing deportation because he mistakenly ticked an option in the driver’s licence form declaring him a US citizen. According to the court documents, the petitioner, Pankajkumar Patel, entered the United States illegally with his wife, Jyotsnaben, in the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that 5G service will be launched in the next few months, which will contribute nearly $450 billion to the country’s economy in the next 15 years or so. Currently 2G, 3G and 4G services are available in the country and within a decade all these services will be converted to […]
The Reserve Bank of India in a surprise move called a press conference on May 4 to announce a 40-basis-point hike in the repo rate. The move to prepone the Monetary Policy Committee meeting scheduled to be held in June was sparked by the sharp increase in inflation in April. According to data released by […]
Sharing the likely growth scenarios for the Indian economy for this year, Sanjiv Bajaj, President Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said that “CII expects the GDP growth in a range of 7.4-8.2% in 2022-23, with the outlook critically hinging on the trajectory of global crude oil prices”. He was addressing the media for the first […]
The ongoing Gyanvapi Masjid dispute took a new turn with the petitioners claiming, Monday, to have discovered a “Shivling” in the masjid pond. On Monday, hours after the “discovery,” a civil court issued an injunction sealing the location and prohibiting individuals from entering it. CRPF personnel were deputed to restrict entry into the contentious zone. […]
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the Rs3 crore tourist facility and Rs2.48 crore healthcare unit at the Matrushri Rambaima Temple in Vavaniya, Morbi. The temple is run by Ahir community. CM Patel also inaugurated Satsang Hall, a restaurant, which has been constructed at a cost of about Rs3 crore by Gujarat Tourism Corporation at Matrushri […]
BTS members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook, all sported black hair in a new ad. However, it was Jungkook’s hairdo that drew ARMY’s attention. The youngest BTS member, Jungkook, wore a mullet, leading the ARMY to question if it was merely an extension. Taking to Twitter, a fan wrote, “Jungkook’s hair? He […]
The mercury touched 43.6° Celsius, Monday, in Ahmedabad. It was 1.7 degrees warmer than usual. At 27.5 degrees, the minimum temperature was close to typical. Temperatures are expected to drop somewhat on Tuesday, with the maximum hovering around 42°C, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). “No significant change in maximum temperatures is very likely […]
