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Even as the Lok Sabha election results emerged contrary to most of the Exit Polls, in Gujarat opposition Congress succeeded in preventing the hat-trick by the BJP as its candidate Geniben Thakor won from Banaskantha seat. Thakor, sitting MLA from Vav, on Tuesday defeated Dr. Rekhaben Chaudhary by a margin of … votes. The BJP […]
Ladakh, a strategically important region bordering China, is set to elect Mohmad Haneefa Jan, an independent candidate, in the Lok Sabha elections, 2024. In the 2019 elections, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal of the BJP won the seat by securing 33.94% of the votes. In the election of 2024, Advocate Mohmad Haneefa Jan, the independent candidate, is […]
After the nomination form of Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani was rejected, Mukesh Dalal of the BJP was declared an uncontested winner from the Surat seat as all other candidates withdrew from the fray. In Gujarat, even before the polling started, there was already one seat in the BJP kitty. The State President of the BJP, […]
Indian equity benchmark indices BSE Sensex and Nifty50 are in early trade today, i.e. June 4. The ECI started counting votes at 8 a.m., and initial trends suggest that the BJP-led NDA will not make the gains that the exit polls predicted. BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 hit lifetime highs on Monday and closed at […]
The Adani group’s digital platform, Adani One, has introduced the first co-branded credit cards with airport-related advantages on Monday. The Adani Group’s entrance into the retail financial industry is signified by this strategic alliance with ICICI Bank. On the announcement, Director of Adani Group, Jeet Adani, said: “This unique partnership with ICICI Bank and Visa […]
A restaurant in Edison, New Jersey, USA, has announced that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi wins the Lok Sabha elections, it will be giving away Methi Gota for free. Since 2014, Rutvi, Neel, and Dhruv Shah have been running “Bombay Spice 2” as a means to show their support for PM Modi. Edison, New Jersey-based […]
A 27-year-old woman, the daughter of Maharashtra cadre IAS officers, died by suicide on Monday morning by jumping off from the 10th floor of a high-rise apartment in south Mumbai. Lipi, the victim, died by suicide at 4 a.m. at the Suruchi apartment, which is close to Mantralaya, the state secretariat. She was a law […]
Benchmark stock market indices, Sensex and Nifty50, opened at record high levels on Monday after exit polls predicted a third term for the BJP-led NDA government. The S&P BSE Sensex jumped over 2,000 points to a record high of 76,738.89, while the NSE Nifty50 rose to 23,338.70. Both the indices hit all-time highs. At 10:10 […]
The Election Commission on Monday announced that India set a world record with 642 million registered voters in this polling season. A record-breaking 312 million women participated in the voting process in the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections 2024. CEC Rajiv Kumar said, the process of vote counting on June 4 will begin with postal ballots […]
After a security alert onboard, a Delhi-Mumbai Akasa Air flight was diverted to Ahmedabad on Monday morning. Up to 186 passengers, including an infant, and six crew members boarded the aircraft. The aircraft made a safe landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at around 10.13 a.m. after being diverted to Ahmedabad. At the airport, […]
With Ahmedabad registering extreme temperatures this summer, the power demand also has picked up. Torrent Power, has informed that there has been an increase of 13% in electricity consumption in the city for the month of May over the same period last year. In May 2023, the city consumed 95 crore units. In May 2024, […]
Voting in the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections 2024 concluded on Saturday, June 1. The next day, June 2, at least two notable changes occurred across the country. One, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) announced a nationwide toll hike averaging 5%. Two, Amul, a leading milk supplier in India, raised prices on its pouch […]
The recurring news of K Kailashnathan getting an extension as the Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Gujarat in December 2023, was a habitual annual affair that offered no surprise to anyone anymore. After all, it was happening for the 11th time in succession. It however, hid an unusual element, which went unnoticed. […]
The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under the brand name Amul, has increased milk prices by Rs 2 per litre with effect from Monday, June 3. The increase will be across all milk variants including Amul Gold, Amul Shakti, Amul cow milk, Amul Slim n Trim, Amul A2 cow milk, […]
Rajkot Town Planning Officer M. D. Sagathiya and Deputy Engineer Mukesh Makwana are suspended from their service in the fallout of the horrible fire tragedy, which took 27 lives on 25th May. TPO Sagathiya has been a permanent fixture in the town planning department for ten years, even though as many as six municipal commissioners […]
After fighting for her life for 24 hours, the 16-year-old girl who was hit by an SUV driven by a 17-year-old boy succumbed to her injuries at a private hospital late on Saturday night. The accident occurred on Friday in Thaltej. The juvenile accused, who passed his Class 10 exam this month, was driving his […]
The Founder and Chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, has overtaken Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, as the richest person in Asia, as per a report by Bloomberg Billionaires Index. This is after the Adani Group’s valuation rose after a 14% share increase on May 31. The reason for this was that Jefferies […]
Game zones and recreation centres in the state will soon be put under a special category as the government is working on new rules for them under the Gujarat Comprehensive General Development Control Regulations (CGDCR). The move comes after the fire tragedy at the TRP Game Zone in Rajkot that killed over 30, many of […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday presided over meetings that addressed the heatwave and the events following Cyclone Remal, particularly in the northeast. According to official sources, the PM is also presiding over a meeting to go over the new administration’s 100-day agenda. Exit polls that were released on Saturday indicated that the National Democratic Alliance, led […]
In the recently concluded financial year 2023-24, the Adani Group of companies performed its best, delivering a record overall EBITDA growth of 45 per cent. “Sustained growth in EBITDA is due to a high contribution of the core infra and utility platform, which offers a high level of predictability, stability, and visibility,” the conglomerate said […]
