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The monsoon session of Parliament opened as expected on Monday, marked by disruptions, Opposition walkouts, and routine political sparring. Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed on the need for unity in national interest. Meanwhile, the political theatre was playing itself out. The air was rife with the expected verbals among the ministers. Rahul Gandhi was visibly […]
Contesting the Bombay High Court’s stunning decision to acquit all twelve accused in the 7/11 Mumbai train bombings, the Maharashtra government has knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court. The HC judgment reversed death and life sentences handed down nearly a decade earlier by the special trial court. Earlier, the Maharashtra Control of Organised […]
The Indian Air Force has decided to retire the iconic fighter jet MiG-21 by September. The decision may not have come as a surprise. After decades of service, the MiG-21 has drawn scrutiny in recent years over safety concerns. Reports claimed that the MiG-21’s general operational life came into sharp focus, following numerous crashes. Two years ago, […]
Ashok Chaudhary, Chairman of Dudhsagar Dairy (Mehsana), has been unanimously elected chairman of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) and Gordhan Dhameliya, Chairman of Rajkot District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd., as Vice Chairman. GCMMF markets dairy products under the brand name Amul. The elections took place in Anand, the milk capital of India, […]
Gujarat has seen new registrations of 37,56,390 Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the last five years. During these five years, 8,779 MSMEs have closed in the state. This information was provided by Union Minister of State for MSMEs, Shobha Karandlaje, in Rajya Sabha on Monday while replying to the question raised by Rajya […]
In a move that has triggered political speculation, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned from his post with two years left in his term. The decision came on the first day of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament. The move followed a fire incident at Justice Yashwant Varma’s New Delhi residence yesterday. Burned wads of currency notes […]
Shaktisinh Gohil, Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat, has urged the state government to give justice to farmers in Surat who sold their land to builders between the period large chunks of land were declared reserved for the expansion of the Surat Airport and then later released saying it was not required. In a written […]
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Enforcement Directorate why it was being used for “political battles”. It refused to entertain the ED’s appeal against the Karnataka High Court quashing the summons against Karnataka CM Siddaramiah’s wife BM Parvati and State Minister Byrathi Suresh in connection with alleged illegal allotment of sites by the Mysuru Urban […]
A landmark expansion project at Ahmedabad’s Civil Hospital — set to boost healthcare infrastructure in Gujarat — is currently on a pause, as conversations continue around the relocation of a temple located within the Medicity campus. The Rs 588-crore, 1,800-bed hospital was announced with much anticipation during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Gujarat on […]
With increasing concerns about security the United State has once again reiterated that all visa applicants, including Indians, set their social media accounts to public for enhanced screening of tourists and immigrants in view of “national security and public safety.” The US Embassy in India has confirmed that it has asked visa applicants to list […]
A chilling pattern has emerged in India’s celebrity circles — sudden heart attacks claiming lives across generations. Last month, actress Shefali Jariwala, just 42, died of cardiac arrest. Days earlier, 47-year-old Tamil director Vikram Sugumaran collapsed on a bus journey and didn’t survive. This year has started on a desolate note. A heart attack took […]
Reliance Industries has started off the fiscal year with a robust, all-round performance in the April-June period. It has reported highest-ever consolidated quarterly EBITDA and net profit during the first quarter of the year. “Consolidated EBITDA for Q1FY26 improved strongly from a year-ago period, despite significant volatility in global macros,” Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, Chairman and […]
Reliance Foundation and the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), in collaboration with Dadu, Children’s Museum of Qatar, will be launching Museum in Residence: Light Atelier in Mumbai, from July 19 to August 10, 2025. The interactive exhibition invites children aged 4 to 12 years old to discover the magic of light, shadow, and colour […]
Celebrating a grand homecoming of sorts, 300 members of the Kodarvi clan were welcomed back to Mota Pipodara village in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district—11 years after they were forced to flee. The return of 29 Kodarvi families was the result of a sustained effort by Banaskantha Police. Gujarat’s Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi, attended […]
The Congress has accused the Central Bureau of Investigation of hiding facts from the court so that Montu Patel, president of Pharmacy Council of India, is not arrested. Patel, whose house in Ahmedabad and other properties in India, were raided by the CBI earlier this month, is allegedly involved in bribery cases running into crores […]
A major immigration fraud has been uncovered in the US, involving an Indian-origin businessman and senior law enforcement officials. Chandrakant “Lala” Patel, a subway and retail store owner in Louisiana, was arrested, according to reports. Three police chiefs and a marshal were also held. They allegedly created fake crime reports to help immigrants obtain U […]
AWL Agri Business, a leading consumer company, on Tuesday reported its highest-ever Q1 revenue at Rs 17,059 crore for FY26, up 21 per cent from the same quarter last fiscal. The growth has been mainly driven by its edible oil business, which has grown by 26 per cent year-on-year. This segment has contributed Rs 13,415 […]
India is gearing up for a sweeping revamp of its atomic energy laws, including the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier hinted at amending both the Atomic Energy Act and the CLND Act in her budget speech. The move is aimed at paving the way for private sector […]
The Union Government’s move to ease sulphur emission rules for most coal-fired power plants strikes a delicate balance between costs, climate and compliance and is expected to cut electricity costs by 25-30 paise per unit, officials said on Sunday. In a gazette notification, the government has restricted the 2015 mandate of installing flue-gas desulphurisation (FGD) […]
The initial probe into the crash of AI 171 has revealed that three seconds after getting airborne from Ahmedabad on June 12, fuel supply to both engines of the Air India Boeing 787 operating as AI 171 got cut off. It has emerged that shortly after takeoff, the aircraft reached the necessary speed and lifted […]
