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The settlement extracts concessions that will be added to a comprehensive proposal now being voted upon by more than 3,000 plaintiffs, including cities, counties, tribes and states, who sought to hold Purdue and its owners responsible for their role in the opioid epidemic, during which more than 500,000 Americans have died from overdoses of prescription […]
On the 8th of July 2021, the Japanese government under Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga decided to impose a state of emergency in Tokyo, considering the recently increasing number of COVID-19 cases. This decision is speculated to have been taken in order to host the 2021 Olympic Games without causing a COVID crisis in Tokyo and […]
New investment in equity mutual funds (MF) schemes have dropped by 40 per cent in June, as compared to May. The official data from the Association of Mutual Funds of India (AMF) showed, however, investors continued to pour in money for the fourth straight month. As per the AMFI, total inflows for June stood at […]
Online food and delivery startup Zomato on Thursday announced share prices for its initial public offering. With Rs 8,100 fund share and price per share at Rs 72-76, it will make Zomato more valued than Hero Motocorp, Torrent Pharma, or Piramal Enterprises. At the price band at which shares are up for grabs, Zomato could […]
Gujarat Government has permitted to commence the Rath Yatra. 144th Rath Yatra to be held in Ahmedabad keeping in mind the covid protocols. Amit Shah will be present in the Mangda Aarti while a curfew would be imposed on the route of the yatra.
Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and veteran Congress leader, Virbhadra Singh passes away at the age of 87 in Shimla.
Two years into his second term and months before some key states go to polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out his first major overhaul of his council of ministers a day after a gubernatorial reshuffle, removing several ministers holding key portfolios and inducting new faces. One of the rare occasions when the move was known in advance, it […]
The new council of ministers is the youngest ever yet in the history of the Indian parliament. The average age is 58 years and 14 are under 50 years of age. July 7th was a day of new beginnings for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, which underwent a mega cabinet expansion. In what the country […]
Following is the final list and portfolios of ministers included in the cabinet reshuffle of Prime MInister Narendra Modi. Caste calculations, a fresh image and a very visible effort to change the image of his ministry is reflected in the new cabinet which has seen lots of senior ministers including health minister Dr Harshvardan, RaviS […]
The President of India, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has appointed the following members of the Council of Ministers. He can appoint up to 81 members in his government (15% of the Lok Sabha strength). The strength of the Council of Ministers before the current resignations stood at 53. A total of 43 […]
Ahmedabad Crime Branch on 7th July 2021, nabbed one Amit Abhvekar 24 of Kubernagar of Charanagar for allegedly stealing gold jewellery worth Rs 2.35 crore from a car of a jeweler in Vadodara. The crime branch recovered jewellery worth Rs 26,01,300 from Abhvekar. According to crime branch sources, Abhvekar and his associates had gone to […]
In the early hours of 07 Jul 2021, a group of Pakistani terrorists made an attempt to infiltrate across the Line of Control in the Naoshera Sector, District Rajouri (J&K). Alert Army troops thwarted the infiltration bid by suitably employing an integrated surveillance grid along with domination by fire and engaging the terrorists in a […]
This year, the 144th Jagannath Rathyatra may or may not go as planned. Every year the route begins from the Jagannath temple in the minority-dominated Jamalpur area to the fortified kingdom of Ahmedabad, founded by Sultan Ahmed Shah in 1411, at Saraspur. This is a 14 km one-way route for Lord Jagannath, Lord Baladeva, and […]
Anish Ganpathy When the pandemic was announced and the schools were shut, who suffered the most? Kids. Whenever mom and dad make sudden decisions, who becomes a part of it unwillingly? Kids. Kids always listen to what their parents say, as it’s for their good. But is it a necessity that when parents make decisions, […]
Life can be as bewildering as death. A sudden cataclysmic event, its origins wrapped in some game of dice beyond one’s imagination, with consequences beyond one’s control, can whirl you out of every possible preconception, throwing you into the unknown. Mohammed Yusuf Khan was 28 years old when India was partitioned in 1947, and his […]
While PM Modi is to rejig his council of ministers today, there is a buzz around the shape of the new council of Ministers being discussed in New Delhi. Four former chief ministers to be in the cabinet. 18 former state ministers and 39 former MLAs. 23 MPs who have been elected for three or […]
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar was under hospitalization from June 29. His soul has left for its heavenly abode today morning marking the end of an era.
Vistara airlines known for its professional was in for a shock as they had to deal with a BJP MP at the who threw tantrums claiming he was becoming a Minister! No, this is not just done. But it just happened. A BJP MP was at an airport rushing to Delhi. That he is being […]
