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The family of an Indian IT professional who was killed in a shooting in Canada has been left shattered, saying they had repeatedly urged him to return to India over the past few years. Chandan Kumar, originally from Thyamagondlu in Nelamangala on the outskirts of Bengaluru, was shot dead in Toronto. News of his death […]
Storms continue to erupt over General (Retd.) MM Naravane’s unpublished book, with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi questioning the claims of the publisher, Penguin. “Either Mr Naravane is lying or it is Penguin, which is lying. I don’t think the former Army chief will lie,” Rahul Gandhi was quoted as saying. He referred to a 2023 tweet […]
Penguin Random House India has stepped in to address the growing controversy around Four Stars of Destiny, the memoir of former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane, saying the book has not been released in any form and that the publisher alone holds the rights to it. The clarification comes as Delhi Police investigate reports […]
Agriculture has emerged as the flashpoint in the interim trade framework released by India and the US. Recent developments indicate that a warm handshake for a full agreement is still a long way off. For those who came in late, the framework aims at a change in energy ties and tariffs that are less harsh. […]
A controversial video shared by the Assam BJP on social media, depicting Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma aiming a rifle at two men in skullcaps — one resembling Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi — has triggered sharp criticism from opposition parties, forcing the ruling party to remove the post from X. The clip was uploaded on […]
Dogs have worked alongside humans long before uniforms and badges existed. In Gujarat, that ancient bond is now being harnessed as a modern policing tool. The Gujarat Police K9 squad has achieved breakthroughs in recent cases with canine-led operations. The state’s dog squad draws on Labradors, German shepherds, Dobermans, Belgian shepherds and Belgian Malinois. Each […]
Pakistan on Friday handed over the body of a 37-year-old fisherman from Gujarat who died last month while lodged in a Karachi jail, once again drawing attention to the long-pending issue of Indian fishermen held across the border. The deceased has been identified as Bhagabhai Bambhaniya, a resident of Chikhli village in Una tehsil of […]
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is on course to win the snap election by a landslide. Projections show the party securing 316 of the 465 lower house seats, the LDP’s best-ever result. Together with coalition partner Japan Innovation Party (Ishin), the ruling bloc could control 352 seats, according to […]
The investigation into the deaths of three minor sisters who jumped from the ninth floor of a high-rise in Ghaziabad is becoming increasingly complex by the day. Police have reportedly found contradictions in their father’s statements. He has been unclear about his marital ties, and troubling details have emerged about the children’s lives both at home […]
Adani International School (ADIS), Shantigram, hosted the IRIS National Fair 2025–26 (Cohort 2) from February 6 to 8, positioning Ahmedabad as a national platform for school-level research and innovation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The three-day national program, which ended on Sunday, brought together 75 student innovators from 12 states and 24 cities, […]
Customs officials at Surat airport have uncovered a major international drug-smuggling operation after seizing 8.5 kg of hydroponic cannabis—commonly known as hybrid marijuana—worth an estimated Rs 8 crore from an Air India flight arriving from Bangkok. The recovery was made immediately after Air India flight IX-263 landed in Surat on February 6. Acting on specific […]
Adani Energy Solutions Ltd. (AESL), India’s largest private energy services company, has secured long-term financing from a consortium of Japanese banks for its flagship high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project, a green evacuation corridor designed to strengthen the flow of renewable power across northern India. The project will play a central role in evacuating renewable […]
For the safety of wildlife in Gir forest, apart from the existing two underpasses for lion movement, construction work for 5 more lion underpasses has been taken up. In addition, work for implementation of an Artificial Intelligence based Intrusion Detection System (IDS) for monitoring lion movement has been sanctioned covering 115 km in the Damnagar-Pipavav […]
A 21-year-old woman – a student of LD Arts College in Ahmedabad – allegedly died by suicide at a guest house of Gujarat University on Friday, police said. Police identified the deceased as Maheshwari Khachar, who hailed from Botad and was staying at a paying guest accommodation in Ahmedabad. No suicide note has been recovered, […]
An unexpected detail revealed itself when India and the US unveiled the framework for an interim trade pact. The US trade representative’s office released a map of India that quickly drew attention. It showed the entire J&K region, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK), as part of India. Aksai Chin, a region claimed by China, was also shown […]
A furious clash over immigration, demographics, and belonging dominated a Frisco City Council meeting recently. This, after right-wing activists from across North Texas converged on the suburban Texas city to allege H-1B visa fraud. They reportedly warned of what they described as an “Indian takeover.” It prompted a forceful response from Indian-origin residents who said […]
In a horrific wake of trafficking and neglect, it has emerged that at least 20 tribal children were sold in Hyderabad over the past two years. The numbers reflect not only the scale of the racket but also the exploitation of vulnerable young mothers. Senior crime branch officers told a section of the media that […]
The Congress has alleged a serious case of caste-based discrimination and assault at the Central University of Gujarat’s Vadodara campus, claiming that a first-year undergraduate student was attacked and verbally abused with casteist slurs by senior students in late January. The party’s complaint relates to an incident said to have occurred on the night of […]
Any development linked to Asaram Bapu carries the weight of a murky past. Shadows of suspicious dealings follow him. And invariably, the self-proclaimed spiritual guru finds himself in a mesh of legal proceedings. In another development, the Gujarat High Court has allowed the State to reclaim over 45,000 square metres of government land from his Motera […]
Jeet Adani, director of Adani Airports Holdings Ltd., on Thursday announced a major new industrial commitment for Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region, unveiling plans for a Rs. 70,000 crore Integrated Coal Gasification and Downstream Derivatives Complex at Linga in Kalmeshwar. Speaking at the Advantage Vidarbha 2026 summit, he said the project is expected to generate around 30,000 […]
