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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the Indian Army and given a shoutout to Operation Sindoor. Addressing a rally in Kanpur on Friday, he said the operation had rattled India’s enemies and showcased the might of India’s homegrown defence systems like the BrahMos Missiles. He said BrahMos missiles gave sleepless nights to the enemy during Operation Sindoor. According to him, […]
A court in Uttarakhand on Friday sentenced Pulkit Arya, son of a former BJP leader, and two others to life imprisonment in the 2022 high-profile murder case of Ankita Bhandari, an employee of a Rishikesh-based resort. The two others who have been sentenced are Saurabh Bhaskar and Ankit Gupta. The additional district and Sessions judge […]
Surat District Collector Dr Sourabh Pardhi recently convened a high-level with key stakeholders from the diamond industry to deliberate on the implementation of the Gujarat government’s newly announced financial assistance package. According to reports, notably absent from the table were members of the Diamond Workers Union Gujarat (DWUG), the body that has been voicing concerns […]
Kiran Khabad, son of Gujarat’s Minister of State for Panchayat and Agriculture, Bachubhai Khabad, was re-arrested — not too long after securing bail — in a fresh FIR linked to yet another MGNREGA scam. Kiran and his brother Balvantsinh were initially arrested for their alleged role in a Rs 71-crore scam involving public works under […]
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, currently heading a high-level multi-party delegation to five nations, delivered a sharp rebuke to the Colombian government, expressing clear dismay over the country’s condolence message for Pakistani casualties following India’s Operation Sindoor. Tharoor has reminded that there can be “no moral equivalence” between terrorists and those defending their homeland. “We were […]
More than three years after a harrowing tragedy unfolded on the remote, frozen plains between Canada and the United States, justice is closing in. Two men will stand before a federal judge in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, to be sentenced for their roles in what prosecutors have branded an “international conspiracy” to smuggle migrants—a scheme that […]
Elections for the 8,326 village panchayats will be held on June 22, the Gujarat State Election Commission announced in Gandhinagar on Wednesday. Dr. S. Murli Krishna, state election commissioner, said that the notification for the polls will be issued on June 2. The village panchayat elections are not held on party symbols. The last date […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to his home state, Gujarat, and one of his key programmes was in Dahod on Monday. He took part in a road show in Vadodara, addressed a mammoth gathering in Dahod and Bhuj. He will also take part in a mega road show late in the […]
India has thundered past Japan to claim the position of the world’s fourth-largest economy, announced CEO BVR Subrahmanyam at a press briefing following the 10th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog. Citing data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), he affirmed that the nation now stands tall behind only the United States, China, and Germany. […]
In a glaring revelation that underscores the deep-rooted challenges in Gujarat’s public education system, a dismal 1% of government schools—only 524 out of a staggering 40,298—managed to secure an A+ grade under the state’s much-publicised school accreditation initiative, Gunotsav 2.0. This marginal uptick from the previous year’s tally of 413 A+ schools does little to […]
The face behind the hit-and-run that has left 27-year-old footballer Andrerahul Raymond Bhatia battling for his life was arrested on Thursday. Vijay Vaghji Desai, son of a senior officer in the Ahmedabad Police, was charged under 281 (rash driving), 125a and 125b (endangering life through reckless actions), and violations of the Motor Vehicles Act (sections […]
A new report by Toxic Links, an Indian environmental research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi, in collaboration with the Environmental Defense Fund, a global non-profit headquartered in New York, has raised the alarm that Sabarmati is one of five rivers across India found to contain unacceptable levels of nonylphenol (NP), a chemical linked to “exposure […]
An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in Surat was relieved of his duties just as he was reading himself for retirement. The decision has stirred debate owing to its unprecedented nature. With a career spanning over three decades, BM Chaudhary had been preparing for his retirement on June 30. However, on May 20, the State […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at Pakistan during a rally in Bikaner and said that in his veins flows not just blood, but hot sindoor, symbolising his deep sense of commitment and energy. Addressing a massive gathering, Modi condemned April 22 Pahalgam attack and prasied the Indian Armed Forces for the swift […]
In a major operation called Operation Trashi, two terrorists were killed in a fierce and ongoing gunfight in the Singhpora area of Chatroo in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. The encounter started around 7 am on Thursday when security forces began a search in the forested area of Singhpora Chatroo. The operation involved a joint […]
Passengers on a Srinagar-bound IndiGo flight were shaken by mid-air turbulence Wednesday evening. The wild weather broke the nose of the plane that flew from Delhi. However, reports claim that the plane made a smooth landing at Srinagar Airport around 6:30 pm. Flight 6E2142 was nearing its destination when the weather turned violent. A passenger […]
IPL 2025 has reached an exciting stage and for the match between Gujarat Titans (GT) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on May 22 at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation (GMRC) has announced an extension of metro train service timings in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. On the match day, metro services will run […]
There is good news for wildlife enthusiasts. The estimated population of Asiatic lions in Gujarat has increased to 891 against 674 five years ago. Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday released the figures of the Lion Census conducted earlier this month. In the cenusus conducted in June 2020, the big cat population in the […]
A family court in Surat has issued a stay order on the ‘diksha’ (monkhood) ceremony of a 12-year-old boy, following the intervention of his father, who is a businessman in Indore. According to a report by a national daily, the event, scheduled for May 21 and 22, was put on hold amid a fierce custody […]
Backed by full police protection, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Tuesday morning began phase II of demolition around Chandola lake in Ahmedabad. In the operation that is scheduled to continue till Thursday, the civic authorities are targeting to bring down illegal encroachments and clear 2.5 lakh square metres of land near the water body. In […]
