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In a move laced with geopolitical undertones, IndiGo will sever its leasing arrangement with Turkish Airlines by August 31, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced on Friday. The development was only expected – it stems from growing concerns over Turkey’s support for Pakistan and its public condemnation of India’s air strikes on terror […]
With characteristic bravado, US President Donald Trump declared yet again that his administration had singlehandedly averted a nuclear catastrophe between India and Pakistan. Speaking alongside Elon Musk in the Oval Office, Trump took full credit for defusing what he described as a dangerously escalating conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. “We stopped India and Pakistan […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the Indian Army and given a shoutout to Operation Sindoor. Addressing a rally in Kanpur on Friday, he said the operation had rattled India’s enemies and showcased the might of India’s homegrown defence systems like the BrahMos Missiles. He said BrahMos missiles gave sleepless nights to the enemy during Operation Sindoor. According to him, […]
A court in Uttarakhand on Friday sentenced Pulkit Arya, son of a former BJP leader, and two others to life imprisonment in the 2022 high-profile murder case of Ankita Bhandari, an employee of a Rishikesh-based resort. The two others who have been sentenced are Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta. The additional district and Sessions judge […]
Surat District Collector Dr Sourabh Pardhi recently convened a high-level with key stakeholders from the diamond industry to deliberate on the implementation of the Gujarat government’s newly announced financial assistance package. According to reports, notably absent from the table were members of the Diamond Workers Union Gujarat (DWUG), the body that has been voicing concerns […]
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ), India’s largest integrated transport utility, has successfully raised Rs. 5,000 crore through a 15-year Non-Convertible Debenture (NCD). Backed by APSEZ’s strong financials and a ‘AAA/Stable’ domestic credit rating, the issue locked in a competitive coupon rate of 7.75 percent p.a. and was fully subscribed by LIC. The debentures will […]
Kiran Khabad, son of Gujarat’s Minister of State for Panchayat and Agriculture, Bachubhai Khabad, was re-arrested — not too long after securing bail — in a fresh FIR linked to yet another MGNREGA scam. Kiran and his brother Balvantsinh were initially arrested for their alleged role in a Rs 71-crore scam involving public works under […]
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, currently heading a high-level multi-party delegation to five nations, delivered a sharp rebuke to the Colombian government, expressing clear dismay over the country’s condolence message for Pakistani casualties following India’s Operation Sindoor. Tharoor has reminded that there can be “no moral equivalence” between terrorists and those defending their homeland. “We were […]
Two human smugglers, including one from India, have been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison in Minnesota for their role in an international human smuggling operation that resulted in the death of a family of four from Dingucha village of Gujarat. The four, including two children, were frozen to death in January 2022 while attempting to cross […]
In an expose that reveals the dark underbelly of illegal medical practices, Ahmedabad rural police have arrested 58-year-old Harshad Acharya, a radiologist from Odhav, for his alleged involvement in a female feticide racket run out of a guesthouse in Bavla. The arrest follows the busting of an abortion network operating in blatant violation of legal […]
Rocky, the rottweiler pet, that fatally attacked a four-month-old baby girl in a housing society in Ahmedabad earlier this month, died in the custody of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. According to official information, the dog died on Tuesday. The AMC said that after it was impounded by the AMC’s Cattle Nuisance Control Department (CNCD) following a […]
More than three years after a harrowing tragedy unfolded on the remote, frozen plains between Canada and the United States, justice is closing in. Two men will stand before a federal judge in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to be sentenced for their roles in what prosecutors have branded an “international conspiracy” to smuggle migrants—a scheme that […]
Elon Musk has officially stepped down from his role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump, bringing to a close his tenure as a special government employee with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The Tesla and SpaceX CEO announced his departure on X, the social media platform he owns, offering a note of […]
In a horrifying incident, a 56-year-old Dalit man was allegedly burnt alive in Patan district by a young married woman and her lover in a criminal attempt to fake her death and escape her marriage. The incident, initially mistaken for a caste-based hate crime, took a shocking turn after police investigations uncovered a sinister plot driven […]
Elections for the 8,326 village panchayats will be held on June 22, the Gujarat State Election Commission announced in Gandhinagar on Wednesday. Dr. S. Murli Krishna, state election commissioner, said that the notification for the polls will be issued on June 2. The village panchayat elections are not held on party symbols. The last date […]
In a series of desperate overtures, Pakistan reached out to India twice seeking a cessation of hostilities, including a formal message from its Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) on the evening of May 7, those privy to the exchange told a certain section of the Indian media. The offer for peace came just a […]
The United States has stated that it is using “every tool in our tool chest” to vet individuals seeking entry into the country, including international students. This comes amid reports that the Trump administration has directed U.S. embassies and consulates abroad to pause scheduling new student visa interviews as it considers implementing mandatory social media […]
Amid the uptick in Covid-19 cases, India has reported a fresh increase in infections—primarily in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu—with a new subvariant, NB.1.8.1, detected in at least one sample from Tamil Nadu. A media report claims that samples were sequenced last month and sent to India’s genome sequencing consortium, INSACOG. At the time […]
In a revelation that strikes at the heart of both medical ethics and gender justice, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Ahmedabad Rural Police has exposed an abortion racket linked to female feticide, operating discreetly out of a guesthouse in Bavla. The illegal operation was uncovered during a raid conducted on Monday, based on precise […]
Jio BlackRock Asset Management Private Limited has received regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to commence operations as an investment manager for their mutual fund business in India. According to official release, this will bring an innovative investment proposition to the growing number of Indian retail mutual fund investors, as […]
