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Now, no adults in Gujarat can fall in love and marry without parental consent. The Gujarat government is likely to come up with an ordinance soon making parental consent mandatory for love marriages, a move that has sparked a controversy and discussion across political and social circles in India. The proposed ordinance is likely to […]
Gujarat’s long-standing reputation as one of India’s most industry-friendly states has taken a beating, with official data pointing to a steady erosion of corporate confidence. As many as 846 companies have shifted their registered corporate offices out of Gujarat over the past 12 years, raising questions about the state’s industrial climate even as it continues […]
A deadly act of student violence, conflicting accounts of institutional response, and mounting public anger have culminated in the state government taking over the administration of Seventh-day Adventist Higher Secondary School in Maninagar. The unprecedented takeover has taken place nearly four months after its student Nayan Girishkumar Santani was fatally stabbed by a school mate. Serious regulatory lapses […]
The unexpected presence of red-faced monkeys in the Bhesan area of Junagadh district, close to the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Saurashtra, has sparked serious concern among wildlife experts about the region’s ecological balance. Former State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) member and wildlife photographer Bhushan Pandya has termed the development “alarming” and “potentially hazardous” for native […]
Gujarat, along with other states and the Government of India, will have to submit detailed information to the Supreme Court on the measures taken to prevent farmer suicides caused by economic reasons. The Supreme Court has directed all states to file their reports within four weeks, following a long-pending petition on the issue. In Gujarat, […]
Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has reportedly met senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, nearly three years after his acrimonious split with the party. The meeting comes weeks after the Bihar Assembly elections, in which Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party contested against both the BJP and the Mahagathbandhan alliance, of which the Congress is an important partner. […]
Arvind Gunasekar and The Wire Staff The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill. Days after a name change of the UPA-era Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the world’s largest rural job scheme, was speculated upon, it turns out that the Narendra Modi government is indeed set to rename it to […]
Praveen Davar The debate focusses too narrowly on the choice of the Congress President in the summer of 1946, overlooking that the succession in Nehru’s favour had been settled and announced much earlier, and more than once. Lahore (1929) and Karachi (1931) are perhaps the two most important landmark sessions of the Indian National Congress […]
The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim bail to The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa, who was arrested in October last year in connection with a money laundering case. As a condition of bail, the Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi restrained Langa from writing any […]
Modern political parties are identifying leaders with administrative experience, energy, and a grounded approach. They believe discipline, approachability, and a strategic mind are crucial for navigating elections and building long-term political influence. The BJP has faith that 45-year-old Nitin Nabin ticks these boxes. The party’s Parliamentary Board has appointed Bihar Cabinet Minister Nabin as the […]
The impeachment motion against Justice GR Swaminathan has sparked a rare and volatile confrontation between India’s political class and the judiciary. It has raised serious questions about constitutional morality. It has also exposed deep ideological tensions in Tamil Nadu. Political observers are concerned whether impeachment is being reshaped into a tool of political retaliation. What […]
As many as 165 public interest projects have not moved owing to delays in land-related approvals. The projects worth Rs 43,000 crore are held up – and it has slowed the growth of critical sectors such as irrigation, roads, education, health, and industrial development. Departments have been instructed to show some urgency, remove bottlenecks, and […]
For a 60-year-old man from Valad, Gujarat, it all began with a promise of easy profits. A seemingly harmless message on investment landed on his WhatsApp. Trust grew and the numbers on the screen soared. It was too fast, too good, too perfect. Then the calls went silent, the app vanished, and the shocking truth […]
India continues to rank among the most unequal countries globally in terms of wealth distribution, with the richest 10 per cent holding nearly two-thirds of the nation’s assets, according to the latest World Inequality Report, released on Wednesday. In contrast, the poorest 50 per cent together own only 6.4 per cent of total wealth — […]
A tribal resident of Gujarat’s Chhotaudepur district has been arrested for allegedly posting an Instagram reel that glorified senior Naxal commander Madvi Hidma, prompting police to book him for offences linked to threatening the country’s sovereignty and disturbing public harmony. The accused, Paresh Rathwa, 31, hails from Kawant taluka. According to police officials, the reel […]
The occasion was meant to be a tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his 150th birth anniversary. But it became a platform of sorts to make a statement. And a strong political one at that. The BJP used the ‘Sardar@150 Rashtriya Ekta Padyatra’, a 152-kilometre march across Gujarat, to criticise the Congress and former Prime […]
A parallel selection system has taken root in Puducherry cricket, where manufactured addresses, backdated educational admissions and paid “local” status have created a pipeline that bypasses the BCCI’s one-year residency rule. An extensive report by a national daily reveals how this network functions around the Cricket Association of Pondicherry (CAP). The investigation examined over 2,000 player […]
In a forceful and expansive address in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government of deliberately engineering a debate on Vande Mataram to serve political goals, distract from governance failures, and target historical figures of the freedom movement. The speech came hours after the […]
When one company is the be-all and end-all, the humongous cost is borne by everyone else. Monopolies may promise stability, but they often deliver fragility the moment things go wrong. This philosophy has been strongly foregrounded during the IndiGo crisis. A news report has presented some bare facts. IndiGo dominates India’s aviation sector. It carries […]
The night in Goa was marked for music and dance. How it turned into a tragedy as smoke filled the nightclub. The fire claimed 25 lives. As the shrill of horror replaced the sand dunes of celebrations, media outlets have published fresh details pertaining to the case. The club was reportedly built with flammable materials […]
