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For commuters using the Makrba Railway Overbridge in Ahmedabad, the problems with the bridge are no longer just a matter of daily inconvenience. They have now become a question for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) as well. The civic body is set to study the defects and problems reported on the overbridge. But the move […]
By Sanjay K. Jha The BJP, however, refused to hold a meaningful conversation and stuck to its favourite tactic of maligning the opponents. The march from Parliament house to the Election Commission’s office would have taken barely 15 minutes. A few members of Parliament (MPs) led by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul […]
Adani Airport Holdings Limited (AAHL), India’s largest private airport operator, has launched Swirl Transit Hotel, an 80-room transit hotel at Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), offering travellers the convenience of resting, refreshing or working within the airport. Located on the Arrivals Level of Terminal 1, the two-floor hotel is designed for passengers with long layovers, […]
Maharashtra has been seeing a steady rise in protests over the past few months, with people from different sections of society taking to the streets over issues ranging from farm loans and land acquisition to education, reservations, recruitment exams, women’s welfare and environmental concerns. The protests are not limited to one community or one part […]
When we talk about health, we often think about the heart, lungs, muscles or other parts of the body. But one important part is often overlooked — the brain. Brain health plays a major role in how we think, remember, concentrate, make decisions and manage our emotions. The way the brain works can also affect […]
Raising alarm over the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s reliance on its software system that, it claimed, left officials with no option but to reject applications, a Goa bench of the Bombay high court has ruled that the draft electoral roll prepared as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) cannot be basis for voter […]
A poster saying “Village for Sale” has appeared in Tulshi, a village in Maharashtra’s Solapur district. For outsiders, it may look like a sarcastic protest message. For the villagers, it represents years of waiting for something they say should have reached them long ago — irrigation water. Tulshi is only about 9 km from the […]
A passport fraud investigation in Gujarat has brought Harikesh Patel, son of Gujarat Mahila Congress State President Gita Patel, under the scanner. The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested Patel for allegedly obtaining a second Indian passport using forged documents. The passport, which investigators say was obtained despite his original passport having already been handed […]
A camera hidden in a pair of spectacles, an AI system capable of generating answers and tiny speakers that can relay those answers to the wearer — technology that sounds more suited to a futuristic gadget than an examination hall has now surfaced in a cheating case in Surat. A first-year BBA student at a […]
A man from Gujarat has been caught up in a US federal case over allegations that he falsely claimed to be an American citizen while trying to take part in the 2024 presidential election. The accused, Mukesh Chaudhari, an Indian national from Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Minnesota on two […]
The Ford Foundation has vacated its long-standing office at 55 Lodhi Estate in New Delhi, bringing an end to its decades-long presence at the government-allotted property. The premises have now been earmarked for two India-led international initiatives — the International Bioeconomy and Circularity Alliance (IBCA) and the Global Biofuels Alliance. The change follows the expiry […]
Self-styled godman Asaram will remain behind bars after the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday rejected his plea seeking 20 days of temporary bail. A division bench of Justice Gita Gopi and Justice L S Pirzada dismissed the plea in court. The detailed written order was yet to be released at the time of filing the […]
The Eiffel Tower remained closed on Monday after staff went on strike, protesting the treatment of their women employees following the visit of Gujarat-based BAPS saints to Paris. The strike was carried out to protest the removal of women employees from their workstations to make room for a delegation from the Gujarat-headquartered Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam […]
Social media influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj has been arrested by Delhi Police in connection with an alleged assault on the father of a minor Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) activist during a protest at Jantar Mantar. The arrest came a day after Bhardwaj was detained in Uttar Pradesh. His arrest has followed growing protests and demands for […]
Freelance journalist Shaheen Khan, on assignment for the popular YouTube channel 4pm News Network to cover an event attended by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, reported from the Saket Police Station on Thursday, September 3, in which she said that the police assaulted her and her colleague Nafisa Khan. […]
Delhi Police have detained Hindutva worker Swatantra Bhardwaj, who assaulted a man at Jantar Mantar during the youth-led protests in New Delhi and bragged about as much in a publicly available interview, after assuring Congress and Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protesters today that he will be arrested in 72 hours. PTI reports that the detention […]
The Gujarat High Court has opened the door for an ageing couple from Gujarat to try for parenthood again after the couple was denied permission for IVF because the wife had crossed the maximum age limit under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021. The couple approached the High Court after losing their 25-year-old son […]
Estonia’s Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur has resigned after a €70 million ammunition procurement deal meant to support Ukraine turned into a major political and financial controversy. The deal involved an Italian-registered company acquired by India’s Neco Defence Munitions in 2024. The company, Datasel SRL, reportedly had no previous record of selling artillery shells before the […]
A Gujarat businessman has been sentenced to more than four years in prison in the United States for using his Surat-based chemical company to smuggle substances used to manufacture fentanyl, a highly dangerous synthetic opioid. Bhavesh Lathiya, 37, the founder and head of Surat-based Raxuter Chemicals, was sentenced by US District Judge Pamela K. Chen […]
Indian professionals and their families in the United States could face another major immigration challenge as the Trump administration moves to reconsider work rights for spouses of H-1B visa holders. A new US government proposal seeks to remove eligible H-4 dependent spouses from the category of people who can receive employment authorisation. If the proposal […]
