India News

Inside RSS’s Quiet Campaign for BJP in Maharashtra Assembly Polls

November 18, 2024 20:28

Nagpur’s Mahal area, typically buzzing with noise, presents a contrasting tranquillity within the heavily guarded RSS headquarters on a sunny Friday morning. While the city outside is alive with election fervour, featuring colourful political posters and campaign vehicles blaring party messages, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) presence remains understated. However, media reports suggest the organisation […]

Anand BJP Councilor Booked in Rape Case; Suspended from Party

November 18, 2024 16:29

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councilor from Anand municipality, Dilip Prajapati alias Dipubhai, was booked in an alleged rape case on Sunday after being reportedly caught in the act by the 35-year-old victim’s husband. Prajapati was suspended from primary membership of the party on Sunday, following the police complaint. According to police, the alleged incident […]

Manipur Crisis: Shah Cancels Maha Rallies, Heads to Delhi

November 17, 2024 17:11

In light of the unstable situation in Manipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his rallies in Maharashtra on Sunday and is returning to Delhi. According to the reports, he will likely convene a meeting to discuss the current situation in the northeastern state. Even as security forces thwarted an agitator’s attempt to storm […]

College Student Alleges Harrowing Experience with Google AI Chatbot

November 16, 2024 16:58

A 29-year-old university student has described a troubling encounter with Google’s AI chatbot, Gemini, claiming it left him “thoroughly freaked out”. The student, Vidhay Reddy, said the chatbot not only verbally abused him but also urged him to end his life. The incident has prompted a response from Google, which dismissed the chatbot’s output as […]

IIM Ahmedabad Shortlists PGP 2024-2026 CandidateS

IIM Ahmedabad Conducts Second Cluster of Summer Placements for PGP Class of 2026

November 16, 2024 10:46

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) conducted the second cluster of its Summer Placement process for the Post Graduate Programme (PGP) Class of 2026 on 15 November 2024. The event saw participation from a diverse range of firms across seven cohorts: Conglomerates, Retail B2B & Retail E-commerce, Consumer Goods, Consumer Durables and Pharmaceuticals & […]

UP: Jhansi Hospital Fire Claims Lives of Ten Newborns, PM Modi Announces Ex-Gratia

November 16, 2024 10:24

At least 10 newborns lost their lives in fire that broke out at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the Maharani Laxmi Bai Medical College in Jhansi district late on Friday night. Sixteen others sustained critical injuries and are receiving medical attention. The NICU ward reportedly housed 54 infants at the time of the incident. […]

Donald Trump Names Karoline Leavitt as Youngest White House Press Secretary in US History

November 16, 2024 09:39

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced the appointment of Karoline Leavitt as White House Press Secretary in his upcoming administration, set to begin in January. At 27, Leavitt will become the youngest person in US history to hold this role, surpassing Ronald Ziegler, who was 29 when he assumed the position under President Richard Nixon […]

BJP Intensifies Hindutva Agenda in Maharashtra Election Campaign

November 15, 2024 15:09

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its Hindutva narrative as part of its campaign strategy for the Maharashtra Assembly elections, deploying slogans such as “Batenge toh katenge” (if divided, we’ll be slaughtered) and “Ek hain toh safe hain” (united, we are safe). The BJP’s manifesto includes a proposed anti-conversion law, a move reportedly unsettling […]

Craft Council of Gujarat Celebrates Success of Natural Dyes Symposium: “From Soil to Style”

November 14, 2024 21:06

The Crafts Council of Gujarat (CCG) in collaboration with Gujarat University, organised a seminar named ‘Natural Dyes Symposium: “From Soil to Style” for on November 14 and 15. The symposium highlighted natural dyes as more than a craft tradition and powerful tools for sustainability, heritage preservation and artistic innovation. Over the two-day event, artisans, researchers, […]

Gujarat: Agra Man Secretly Marries Another Man in US, Wife Files Police Complaint

November 13, 2024 20:57

An Agra man has caused a stir after allegedly marrying another man in the United States, despite being married to a woman in India and without obtaining a divorce. The man, identified as Anvit Dubey, had only recently married a 35-year-old woman from Ahmedabad, near the Vaishnav Devi Circle, before moving to the US under […]

‘Ensure Fairness’: CEC Kumar to Observers for Maharashtra Polls

November 12, 2024 20:34

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has instructed the Election Commission’s central observers assigned to the Maharashtra Assembly elections to ensure fairness, address candidates’ concerns promptly and uphold professional conduct. Kumar directed the central observers to be available to all candidates and parties without showing favouritism at a review meeting. He also urged them to […]

Ahmedabad Court Acquits Three in 2006 Kalupur Railway Station Blast Case

November 12, 2024 20:05

The Ahmedabad sessions court has acquitted three men—Mohammed Amir Shaikh, Aquib Saiyed, and Aslam Kashmiri—arrested in connection with the 2006 bomb blast at Kalupur railway station, citing insufficient evidence. The judgement was delivered by additional sessions judge S L Thakkar, who noted that no witness testimony or documentary evidence presented by the prosecution established the […]

Ahead of Merger with Air India, Vistara’s Last Flight Today

November 11, 2024 13:56

Vistara, the full-service airline that captivated hearts with its first-rate service, will run its final flights today before merging with Air India, signalling the end of an era for India’s skies. The merger, which was a calculated move by the Tata Group, unites two of the biggest brands in Indian aviation and changes the country’s […]

Justice Sanjiv Khanna Succeeds Justice DY Chandrachud; Takes Oath as 51st CJI

November 11, 2024 15:07

Justice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday, succeeding Justice DY Chandrachud. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Khanna at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Sources claim that Justice Sanjiv Khanna has made addressing judicial pendency a top priority and […]

Maha CM To Be Decided After Elections: Shah

November 10, 2024 18:28

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stated that the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra will retain power with a full majority and the decision on the Chief Minister will be made by the alliance partners after the state elections. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai on Sunday after unveiling the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) manifesto for […]

Three Workers Die, Three Injured in Chemical Fire at Navsari Warehouse

November 9, 2024 16:58

Three workers died and three others sustained injuries in a fire triggered by a chemical leak at a warehouse in Navsari district on Saturday morning, according to police reports. The incident occurred around 9 am as workers were unloading chemical barrels from a truck at a warehouse in Devsar village, Billimora taluka, Deputy Superintendent of […]

BJP Accuses Congress of Distributing ‘Blank Copies of the Constitution’ at Rahul Gandhi Event in Nagpur

November 8, 2024 20:56

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Congress party of distributing “blank copies of the Constitution” at an event in Maharashtra’s Nagpur led by Rahul Gandhi, which ironically focused on the theme of protecting and upholding the Constitution. A video shared by Maharashtra BJP on social media quickly went viral, showing books labelled ‘Constitution […]

Rahul Gandhi Pledges Increased Reservation for ST, SC and OBCs in Jharkhand

November 8, 2024 19:23

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi vowed to increase reservation quotas for Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 28 per cent, 12 per cent and 27 per cent, respectively, while addressing a rally in the tribal regions of Gumla and Lohardaga on Friday. Explaining the term Adivasi (meaning original […]

More Than 800 Academics, Students Express Solidarity With Deepak Malghan Over ‘Harassment’ by IIM-B

November 8, 2024 18:14

New Delhi: More than 800 academics, students and other concerned citizens have condemned the alleged “vindictive harassment and persecution” of Dr Deepak Malghan by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B). Malghan, an award-winning scholar, was ‘demoted’ by IIM-B for his social media posts that were deemed critical and in violation of the premier institute’s service […]

Not Against Business, But Against Monopoly: Rahul Hits Back at BJP

November 7, 2024 19:43

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has said that he is not “anti-business” as portrayed by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), but rather “anti-monopoly” and “against creating oligopolies.” His comments followed an opinion piece in a media outlet the previous day, in which he stated that while the original East India Company […]

Gujarat News, Gujarati News, Latest Gujarati News, Gujarat Breaking News, Gujarat Samachar.