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On Tuesday, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch appeared before a Parliamentary panel to be questioned over the Sahara case, the NSE controversy, share offers of Paytm and Patanjali’s acquisition of Ruchi Soya. Former minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha chaired the meeting of the Parliamentary standing committee on […]
A number of Gujarat-bound trains have been cancelled due to ongoing work of doubling of tracks in Ahmedabad, officials of the North Western Railway informed on Wednesday. The railway tracks between Deodar-Mitha-Bhabhar-Devgam-Radhanpur stations of the Palanpur-Samakhali railway section of the Ahmedabad division are being doubled. Movement of trains on this route will be affected due […]
Members of the Gujarat Animal Welfare Board and the Jain community have written a letter to the civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, seeking a ban on serving non-vegetarian meals to passengers on domestic flights. The letter was triggered by an incident on a Tokyo-Delhi flight of Air India when a vegetarian passenger who didn’t even […]
The Delhi High Court has ordered the Delhi government to relocate a female domesticated elephant seized under the animal protection ordinance from Haryana to Gujarat by April 15. Justice Najmi Waziri ordered that the elephant, which was living in a Haryana rescue centre, be relocated to Krishan Temple Management Committee, Moti Khavdi, Jamnagar, noting that […]
A Division Bench comprising of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Ashutosh Shastri of Gujarat High Court has quashed an order by a single judge enabling a student to participate in the admission process for MBBS despite scoring below 50% marks in the 12th Board exam. The Division Bench ruled that relaxations granted for communal reservation […]
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited has signed a pact to blend natural gas (PNG) from Gujarat Gas Ltd with Green Hydrogen. A first-of-its-kind project in the country, the project ensures the decarbonisation of the cooking sector and the self-sufficiency of the country’s energy needs. “With the continued focus on a clean environment, NTPC has taken […]
The crime branch of Ahmedabad police has arrested three persons for allegedly duping 81 job seekers from three states by making false promises of getting them government jobs. The scam unearthed by the police points to cheating to the tune of Rs 3.25 crore. The accused have been identified as Ravi Pratap Rawat, Harish Prajapati […]
Five Indian Seafarers, including one from Gujarat held in the custody of Chinese authorities since last 20 months and the Indian authorities fail to stand by them, lamented a Twitter user Caption Sanjay Prasher. Apparently, the seafarers are languishing in Chinese jails without any court hearing. Citing the MV STAR 96 case, the tweet made […]
Elon Musk, now Twitter’s biggest shareholder, has been appointed to Twitter’s board of directors, according to company CEO Parag Agrawal, who announced the news today. Musk who has more than 80 million followers on Twitter from the time he joined the site in 2009, joins Agrawal, business founder Jack Dorsey, Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor, and […]
Pushpa Munjial, a 78-year-old woman from Dehradun, Uttarakhand, has transferred all of her assets –pegged at Rs 50 lakh – in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s name, reasoning that him and his beliefs as “essential” to the country. In a will filed at a Dehradun court, Munjial, a widow, transferred the ownership of all of her […]
The Gujarat government has relaxed bond conditions for doctors who joined super speciality courses in the academic year 2021-2022. This decision has been taken after reviewing the situation on shortage of trained medical specialists in the state. Following this move, specialist doctors will now be required to serve the government for a tenure of only […]
Aam Aadmi Party leader Yuvrajsinh Jadeja was arrested in Gandhinagar by the Gandhinagar police on Tuesday for allegedly abusing, assaulting and dragging one of the police personnel on his vehicle’s bonnet, The incident took place when Jadeja had reached out in support of around 55 detained protestors of ‘Vidyasahayak’ recruitment at the Superintendent of Police […]
Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed played knocks of 44* and 45 respectively as Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Rajasthan Royals by four wickets in the Match No.13 of Indian Premier League here on Tuesday. This is also Royal Challengers Bangalore 100th win in Indian Premier League (IPL). RCB got off to a fantastic start thanks to […]
The opposition Congress party is launching a nationwide 58-day “Azadi Gaurav Yatra” on Wednesday from the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, to coincide with Mahatma Gandhi’s first call public call of protest against the draconian British Rowlatt Act as well as the Salt Act, in a kick-off of sorts to the Gujarat 2022 election campaign. […]
Forty-one-year-old Faisal Patel, son of top Congress strategist Ahmed Patel who succumbed to Covid-19 in November 2020, on Tuesday asserted through a Tweet that he had run out of patience with Congress and was keeping his options open. “Tired of waiting around. No encouragement from the top brass. Keeping my options open,” Faisal wrote in a terse Twitter message on Tuesday. Though he didn’t name […]
Jio-bp and TVS Motor Company on Tuesday announced an agreement to explore the creation of a robust public EV charging infrastructure for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers in the country. This partnership will be building on Jio-bp’s growing network in this space. Partnership agenda: customers of TVS electric vehicles are expected to get access to the […]
Demand for branded basmati rice, cooking oil, and poultry chicken fell by about 15% in March compared to the same month last year. This rise in prices attributes to high costs and inflationary pressure. As a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began in the last week of February, global commodity prices have risen […]
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has ordered an investigation against top food delivery platforms, Zomato and Swiggy. CCI ordered the probe over the illegal and unfair business practices regarding their dealings with restaurant partners. The Director-General of CCI will investigate the issue within 60 days. In July 2021, the National Restaurant Association of India […]
India’s biggest private sector bank and largest housing finance company on Monday announced a merger to create a banking giant. The respective boards of HDFC Bank and HDFC Ltd approved all stock amalgamation. This merger has resulted in a $ 40 billion deal. It will become one of the top three entities in terms of […]
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine and sanctions on Russia by the Western countries may have an unexpected fallout on the fertiliser prices and subsidies by the government. Worldwide fuel costs have raised by up to 40% due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. On the other hand, key suppliers of Potash in […]
