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In a significant headway for India’s maritime education sector, Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel addressed the first convocation ceremony of Gujarat Maritime University (GMU) in Gandhinagar, highlighting India’s growing global stature as a provider of trained maritime professionals and the critical role Gujarat plays in advancing the maritime economy. The Chief Minister emphasized that India […]
With increasing concerns about security the United State has once again reiterated that all visa applicants, including Indians, set their social media accounts to public for enhanced screening of tourists and immigrants in view of “national security and public safety.” The US Embassy in India has confirmed that it has asked visa applicants to list […]
A chilling pattern has emerged in India’s celebrity circles — sudden heart attacks claiming lives across generations. Last month, actress Shefali Jariwala, just 42, died of cardiac arrest. Days earlier, 47-year-old Tamil director Vikram Sugumaran collapsed on a bus journey and didn’t survive. This year has started on a desolate note. A heart attack took […]
Following the tragic June 12 Air India Flight 171 crash—which claimed at least 260 lives—the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has initiated legal action against The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. According to a news portal, the pilots’ body has objected to recent reports by the two media outlets that suggested pilot error or cockpit […]
Amid mounting speculation over the tragic crash of Air India Flight 171, which claimed 260 lives, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has slammed media outlets for peddling “unverified and selective reporting,” particularly targeting an American newspaper for its coverage of the pilot’s alleged involvement. According to media reports, the AAIB, in a statement, firmly […]
Reliance Industries has started off the fiscal year with a robust, all-round performance in the April-June period. It has reported highest-ever consolidated quarterly EBITDA and net profit during the first quarter of the year. “Consolidated EBITDA for Q1FY26 improved strongly from a year-ago period, despite significant volatility in global macros,” Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, Chairman and […]
Reliance Foundation and the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), in collaboration with Dadu, Children’s Museum of Qatar, will be launching Museum in Residence: Light Atelier in Mumbai, from July 19 to August 10, 2025. The interactive exhibition invites children aged 4 to 12 years old to discover the magic of light, shadow, and colour […]
Celebrating a grand homecoming of sorts, 300 members of the Kodarvi clan were welcomed back to Mota Pipodara village in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district—11 years after they were forced to flee. The return of 29 Kodarvi families was the result of a sustained effort by Banaskantha Police. Gujarat’s Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi, attended […]
The Congress has accused the Central Bureau of Investigation of hiding facts from the court so that Montu Patel, president of Pharmacy Council of India, is not arrested. Patel, whose house in Ahmedabad and other properties in India, were raided by the CBI earlier this month, is allegedly involved in bribery cases running into crores […]
A major immigration fraud has been uncovered in the US, involving an Indian-origin businessman and senior law enforcement officials. Chandrakant “Lala” Patel, a subway and retail store owner in Louisiana, was arrested, according to reports. Three police chiefs and a marshal were also held. They allegedly created fake crime reports to help immigrants obtain U […]
The All India Congress Committee on Thursday appointed opposition leader in the Gujarat state assembly, Amit Chavda, as the party’s president in the state. Chavda, MLA from Anklav, succeeds Shaktsinh Gohil, who resigned last month taking “moral responsibility” for the party’s loss in by-elections on Visavadar and Kadi assembly seats. Dr. Tushar Chaudhary, MLA from […]
Adani Enterprises on Thursday announced that it has formally executed the sale of up to 20 per cent stake in AWL Agri Business Limited to Wilmar International, Singapore, at price of Rs 275 per share. AWL Agri Busienss Limited was formerly known as Adani Wilmar Ltd. With this, Wilmar International becomes the majority shareholder, raising its […]
Outrage has erupted following the initial findings into the Air India crash, with pilot associations flaying the investigation for placing unfair blame on the cockpit crew. According to reports, the Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) voiced strong disapproval over the way the initial report was interpreted and disseminated. “At the outset, we would like to […]
Heritage City Ahmedabad topped list of cleanest cities in the country in the category of over 10 lakh population in the Swachh Survekshan 2024–25 results that were announced on Thursday. Surat was recognized for its excellence in solid waste management. Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel, Ahmedabad Mayor Pratibha Jain, and Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Banchhanidhi Pani received […]
Following the Gambhira bridge collapse in Vadodara last week, which resulted in at least 20 deaths, the Gujarat government has launched simultaneous, large-scale actions targeting both faulty infrastructure and contractor accountability. According to media reports, while the Urban Development Department has issued notices and penalties to road contractors across the state’s municipal corporations for damaged […]
Conflicting narratives are now emerging over what exactly led to the catastrophic crash of an Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 260 people. While India’s official preliminary report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) stops short of assigning blame or detailing how the critical fuel switches were moved to […]
The unsettling details from the cockpit voice recorder of the star-crossed Air India Boeing 787-8 that crashed on June 12 in Ahmedabad has reignited a global outcry over why cockpit video recorders are still not standard in commercial aircraft. In a chilling exchange recovered from the recorder, one of the pilots had asked why the […]
The BJP has been in power in Gujarat for over three decades and in the Lok Sabha elections held last year, it won all but one of the 26 seats from the state. Gujarat is considered a model state of the BJP and it even has a triple engine government – At the Centre, State […]
At 114, the world’s oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh was stopped rather abruptly in his tracks. In spirit, he looked young enough to defy time and run more yards than his body would permit. But then, those were no ordinary feet. Neither was the man. Till he lived, he remained an embodiment of longevity and […]
A month after monsoon set in, Gujarat has received over 51 per cent of its average annual rainfall. As per the data of the, State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC), Gujarat has received 450.55 mm rainfall, which is 51.09 per cent of its average annual rainfall for the season. South Gujarat has recorded the highest rainfall […]
