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US President Joe Biden finally gave in to the increasing chorus against his bid for presidency for a second consecutive time at the age of 81, amid disturbing reports about his health. Biden endorsed Vice President, Indian origin Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s Presidential Nominee while stating that he would focus his energy on […]
As the National Testing Agency (NTA) has declared the Centre-wise and city-wise results of the NEET UG 2024 examination on the orders of the Supreme Court, instead of answering the questions, it has raised new and more uncomfortable questions. Though nothing substantially implicating could be found at the centres believed to have indulged in malpractice, […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “conspiring to kill” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in jail and cited his medical report to indicate that his sugar levels had fallen 26 times between June 3 and July 7. AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh claimed that Lt. Governor VK […]
A Border Security Force (BSF) officer and a jawan died during patrol due to extreme heat exposure at the ‘Harami Nallah’ creek area along the India-Pakistan international front in Gujarat. They were rushed to a health facility in Bhuj, but could not be saved, sources said. The incident, in which Assistant Commandant Vishwadeo and Head […]
The National Testing Agency (NTA), which is being scrutinised for alleged irregularities, released the centre- and city-specific results of the NEET-UG medical entrance test on Saturday. The Supreme Court, which is considering many petitions over alleged irregularities in the exam’s administration, including paper leaks, ordered that the results, which were first made public on June […]
While a public interest petition is being heard in the Gujarat High Court regarding the pollution of the river Sabarmati, the municipal commissioner has ordered the sealing of 78 industrial units. The units run in violation of pollution norms were operating in the Narol area of Ahmedabad. They did not have the required permission of […]
The never-seen-before images of riots in Leeds splashed all over the media shocking the public in the United Kingdom and triggering the far-right leader Nigel Farage to term it ” sub-continent culture”. The ‘serious disorder incident’ as termed by the police created chaos in the area inhabited mainly by immigrants. Huge crowds became violent, setting […]
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday filed a case against Puja Khedkar, a probationary IAS officer who is being investigated for allegedly fabricating a disability certificate in order to clear the civil services examination. The commission sought that her candidature be cancelled in relation to the matter. The UPSC said that it had […]
The new MP from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and controversy’s most favourite child Kangana Ranaut did what she does best, bringing anyone into the line of fire disregarding the person’s stature. Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, the Shankaracharya of the Jyotirmath in Uttarakhand, one of the four holiest places of the Hindu faith established by Adi Shankaracharya […]
After touching the historic mark of 81,000 for the first time yesterday, BSE Sensex hit a record high of 81,587 in early deals today, before getting down 228.92 points or 0.28 per cent (10.00 am ). The NSE Nifty50 also crossed 24,700 yesterday hitting a new lifetime high of 24,854 today morning. The new heights […]
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) nabbed three persons for manufacturing mephedrone drugs (MD) from the Surat district in South Gujarat. Acting on a tip-off, the ATS raided shed no 12 and 13 in the Darshan Industrial Estate in the Kareli village of Palsana taluk in Surat district. The hired tin shed was used by the […]
At least four people were killed and 20 others injured on Thursday following several coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh express train derailed in the Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh. According to an Indian Railways statement, the incident happened at 2:37 p.m. near the Gonda Junction station. It said that four or five coaches from the train’s […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to release the centre- and city-wise results of NEET-UG 2024 while hiding the identities of candidates by 12 p.m. on July 20. During the hearing, a bench led by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud made it evident that any decision to hold new NEET-UG examinations […]
The Reserve Bank of India has fined a hefty penalty of Rs. 5.93 crores to the Mehsana Urban Co-operative Bank Limited, the multi-state scheduled bank having it’s corporate office at Mehsana. This is not the first time that the Bank has come under the scanner for improprieties and invited the monetary penalty. In 2019 also […]
The Surat CID (Crime) arrested 10 people in connection with the drinking water works scam for misappropriation of state funds in Navsari. The gang comprising government officials and private contractors is accused of siphoning off government money without executing the projects. Navsari is the Lok Sabha constituency of State BJP president C R Paatil. Five […]
Urban flooding is a perennial problem in several Indian cities that poses various challenges to their growth and development. However, a study conducted jointly by CEPT University, Ahmedabad and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay has found that low-impact development (LID) strategies such as having a ‘green roof’ is a potential way out of this […]
Mumbai police arrested a 25-year-old IT engineer from Vadodara (Gujarat) for his social media post warning about the possibility of a bomb explosion at the wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, in Mumbai last week. “The accused, identified as Viral Ashra, is an Information Technology (IT) engineer, who was nabbed by the Mumbai police’s […]
Gujarat Congress Legislative Party leader Amit Chavda has levelled serious allegations of collusion with the Chief Minister’s Office in covering up the rampant corruption in land-related scams. The opposition leader demanded to know why the investigation for Rs. 2000 crore land scam in Dumas is not going forward at a faster pace. The Anklav MLA […]
A newly built flyover in Gujarat is already in need of serious repairs as the iron strips have come out within three months of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel declaring it open to the public. The foundation stone of the bridge, situated on the Dakor bypass road to reach Thasra, Kapadvanj, and Nadiad, was laid down […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attended the ‘Shubh Aashirwad’ ceremony of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. Among the guests at the ceremony, which took place the day following the couple’s marriage, were politicians, businessmen, spiritual leaders, and global celebrities. Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant touched the Prime Minister’s feet to seek his blessings. PM […]
