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High alert has been issued across the country, including Gujarat, following a terrorist attack in Pahalgam on Tuesday. Twenty-eight people, including three from the state, died and several others were injured. State police and security agencies have stepped up vigilance in Gujarat. Railway stations and airports are being closely monitored and temple towns of Somnath, […]
One of the attackers linked to the dastardly terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 28 innocent lives was captured on camera. Wearing a grey kurta-pajama, he was seen unabashedly wielding an AK-47, with his back to the camera. This picture now serves as a dark symbol of the blatant assault that targeted unarmed civilians who were […]
In October last year, Gujarat confronted alarming statistics. According to data in the academic year of 2022-23, 23% of students in classes 9 and 10 dropped out of schools in Gujarat. What was more, over 1.15 lakh students in the state were not even going to school. As a state leading India’s economic march, Gujarat ought to be proud […]
A five-member investigation committee from the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC)’s vigilance department has begun probing allegations of illegal clinical trials at VS Hospital. According to senior AMC officials who didn’t want to be named, while SVP Hospital conducted 21 authorised clinical trials over the past four years, a staggering 58 unauthorised trials were allegedly carried […]
At least 26 are feared killed in a terror attack that targeted tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday afternoon. According to reports, two foreign nationals are among those killed. One of the worst terror attacks in the Valley took place in the afternoon. The terrorists, dressed in fatigues, opened fire on tourists in […]
Hindenburg Research, the forensic financial firm that challenged the Adani Group, took its name from the infamous airship that burst into flames upon arriving in New Jersey in 1937. And the counter to its damning report against the conglomerate was dubbed ‘Operation Zeppelin,’ named after the German dirigible airships used for reconnaissance and bombing during […]
Congress corporator Rajshree Kesari claimed that three patients died during the alleged clinical trials at Vadilal Sarabhai (VS) Hospital by 58 companies, which resulted in the suspension of an associate professor and the issuance of termination letters to eight doctors. The controversy reached a boiling point on Monday. She aired the accusations at the Ahmedabad […]
Five days after his eighteenth birthday, Abhishek Bhambi found himself pleading before a group of men, who ignored his cries and gave him electric shocks, while the others filmed a video of the act. Just beside Abhishek, his friend Vinod Bhambi, 18, was standing with folded hands and trying to reason with the people in […]
After a brief one-day relief, the mercury rose again in the city and other parts of Gujarat on Monday and Rajkot topped the chart at 42.0°C. Among the hottest cities and town in the state were Amreli, which recorded 41.6°C, Surendranagar at 41.2°C, and Bhuj at 41.1°C. Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Vadodara also faced intense heat wave with temperatures hovering […]
The murder case of former Karnataka Director General of Police (DGP) Om Prakash has taken a dramatic twist. According to reports, his wife Pallavi confessed to the murder when she called police control room 112. The DGP was found dead at his Bengaluru residence with stab wounds. Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara, responding to media […]
Pope Francis drew his last breath at his residence, Casa Santa Marta. He was battling complications from double pneumonia, the Vatican confirmed in a video statement. The announcement was made by Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican administrator, who said, “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. […]
In some ways, Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh’s Chief Minister, is caught between the devil and the deep sea. He is being cajoled into aligning with the powers that be—in this case, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Narendra Modi and his associates. Naidu has no fundamental objection to this, except that he was once a close […]
Rising global gold prices and smugglers getting smarter by the day have fuelled a rise in illicit trade of this shimmering metal across India. With prices gradually nearing the Rs 1 lakh mark per 10 grams—an all-time high influenced by various international factors—the stakes in the underground gold economy have never been higher. According to […]
Opposition Congress in Gujarat on Friday announced to fight by-election of Visavadar and Kadi assembly seats thus putting an end to any kind of speculation over a tie-up with the Aam Aadmi Party. Gujarat Congress president Shaktisinh Gohil said the decision was taken after the party’s political affairs committee meeting in Ahmedabad. Asked if the […]
The NYT has noted that “the direct language” Modi has used against Muslims contrasts with the image he presents globally. In recent years, the Hindutva Right and BJP leaders have often used “puncturewalla”, a colloquial term for someone who repairs tyre punctures, as a slur against working-class Muslims in India. On Monday (April 14), Prime […]
Turns out, even if you’ve been conned, the taxman won’t cut you any slack. In the eyes of the Gujarat GST Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR), getting duped doesn’t mean you’re off the hook—especially when it comes to paying your GST dues. In a recent ruling, the AAR held that goods supplied under fraudulent circumstances […]
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that if the party has to defeat the BJP and the RSS in the country then the road goes through Gujarat. He was addressing the district party workers’ convention in Modasa, Arvalli district. The engagement was part of the Congress’ “Sangathan Srujan Abhiyan”. The initiative is aimed […]
Once considered a frontrunner in delivering justice, Gujarat’s sharp decline in the latest India Justice Report marks a worrying shift in the state’s legal and institutional performance. Ranked among the top four just a few years ago, it now stands at 11th place, with glaring gaps in judicial staffing, legal aid accessibility, and the functioning of its […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday made it clear to the top leadership of Gujarat Congress that those not handling the responsibilities well will not be given posts. He was addressing party leaders at the Gujarat Congress’ Coordination Committee meeting at the Circuit House in Ahmedabad. Earlier in the day, he kicked off party’s “Sangathan […]
The Congress on Tuesday kicked off “Sangathan Srujan Abhiyan” from Gujarat with its leader Rahul Gandhi giving words of wisdom to top party leaders in Ahmedabad. National party president Mallikarjun Kharge has given a call for 2025 to be the year for party’s organisational reforms. Gandhi’s two-day visit focuses on the party’s district committee structure, […]
