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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 […]
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 […]
Thursday evening marked a moment of reflection, continuity and fulfilment on the Belvedere Club lawns in Shantigram, as Adani Mangal Seva completed one year since its inception. The occasion echoed a choice made by Diva and Jeet Adani, ahead of their wedding on 7 February 2025, to let purpose guide a personal milestone, anchoring celebrations […]
The lure of online games, hours dedicated to screens, and social media obsession are rapidly shaping childhood in urban India. And with devastating consequences. In a chilling incident, three sisters in Loni, Ghaziabad, died by suicide after reportedly developing an addiction gaming application. The victims, aged 16, 14, and 12, were identified as Nishika, Prachi, and […]
Gujarat’s growing reputation as a business and technology hub is now facing an uncomfortable parallel reality — the repeated unearthing of fake call centre rackets that have targeted victims abroad, especially in the United States, Canada and Europe. In the last few months alone, multiple police operations across Ahmedabad have exposed how fraud networks are […]
A routine Monday afternoon turned fatal near Gondal Chowkdi in Rajkot when a Vande Bharat Express struck three young men standing dangerously close to the railway tracks, leaving two dead and one battling for life. Police said the victims, all in their early twenties, were migrant workers from Uttar Pradesh employed at a factory in […]
A grim price list based on complexion and gender has emerged from investigations into an inter-state child trafficking network recently unearthed by Gujarat Police. According to media reports, officials probing the racket say infants were treated as commodities, with fair-skinned babies commanding the highest sums, followed by male children. The operation, jointly cracked by the […]
Lok Sabha proceedings were thrown into disorder after Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi was stopped from reading out from a book by former Army chief General MM Naravane. The book is yet to be published, however. Officials said reading the memoir in Parliament would breach established rules, according to reports. The memoir, Four Stars of […]
A wedding celebration in Gujarat’s Patan district descended into violence this week after a Dalit groom was allegedly attacked for leading his procession on horseback, a practice that continues to trigger caste-based hostility in parts of the state. The incident occurred on Monday in Chandrumana village, when Vishal Chavda, a young man from the Dalit […]
Culture has always been a bridge for India to strengthen bonds across nations. Buddhism, a philosophy from the doctrines of the Buddha, also runs in the country’s arteries. Now, India is taking a piece of its Buddhist heritage to Sri Lanka. Between February 4 and 10, the sacred Devnimori relics of Lord Buddha will be on […]
The windswept ruins of Dholavira, silent witnesses to a civilisation that thrived nearly 5,000 years ago, may soon speak more clearly to the modern traveller. The Union Budget has proposed a major upgrade of the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kutch, aiming to turn the ancient Harappan city into an immersive destination where history can […]
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth Budget in the Lok Sabha today, February 1. This speech comes in the backdrop of global uncertainties, a shakeup of the world order under US President Donald Trump, a rupee at its worst health, and a slowdown in exports. Here are a few points of note from the […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled a sweeping reset of India’s tax compliance framework, cutting upfront cash outgo for taxpayers and easing procedural burdens ahead of the rollout of the new Income Tax Act from April 1, 2026. The Budget lowers the pre-deposit required for a stay on disputed tax demand to 10 percent from […]
Sunetra Pawar, fondly called Vahini, is set to assume office as Maharashtra’s first woman deputy chief minister. Vibes of India had reported that her appointment was a foregone conclusion, following the death of her husband and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash. All ministerial portfolios earlier held by Ajit Pawar, barring finance […]
Confident Group chairman Roy Chiriankandath Joseph, fondly called CJ Roy, died after reportedly shooting himself at his Langford Road office in Bengaluru. Income Tax officials were present at his office at the time. The incident reportedly occurred in the afternoon at Roy’s office-cum-bungalow. Roy allegedly used a pistol in his possession. He was first rushed to a […]
