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Dr Manoj Soni has been appointed as chairman of Union Public Service Commission. His term will last till June 27, 2023. This makes him the first Gujarati to be appointed to the post. Prior to this, Dr Soni has been the vice-chancellor thrice. These include two terms as chancellor of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded the women BJP workers for his party’s recent electoral victories in Uttar Pradesh and two other states. Modi was speaking at the foundation day celebrations of the BJP on Wednesday. He said the States going to the polls in near future, especially the party’s prized state Gujarat, are learning […]
A cheating case has been registered against senior BJP Leader Kirit Somaiya and his son Neil. Worse, they misappropriated over Rs 57 crores out of the funds that had been collected to save the INS Vikrant. A police case has been registered by Mumbai police. A 53-year-old Army personnel who was very dejected at the […]
The Union Health Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the evidence does not suggest that the new Coronavirus variant XE has been detected in Mumbai. The statement came after a news broke out that a woman who came from South Africa has tested positive with XE variant. Official sources of the Health Ministry […]
Chinese state-sponsored hackers have targeted Indian electricity distribution centers near Ladakh in recent months, according to a report released by private intelligence firm Recorded Future on Wednesday. The report comes after months of military standoff between the two countries. According to the report, the intelligence firm observed network intrusions were observed in state load dispatch […]
Raksha Mantri (RM), Rajnath Singh, inaugurated the Air Force Commanders’ Conference (AFCC) at Air Headquarters in New Delhi today April 06, 2022. Raksha Rajya Mantri Ajay Bhatt and Defence Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar attended the conference, along with senior commanders of the Indian Air Force. During this conference, the Raksha Mantri also launched the “MEHAR […]
On Saturday, several places in Gujarat, including Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Bharuch, and Panchmahal witnessed what seemed like a fireball in the skies. Amravati in Maharashtra also reported the trail blazer which looked like a cross between a meteor shower and a comet. According to scientists, the “phenomenon” in most probability is “space debris.” Expert Views: Astrophysicist […]
On Friday, the ministry of environment announced that October 5 will become National Dolphin Day from this year as part of its conservation campaign for the species and to generate awareness. The announcement was made on Twitter by Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav. He said, “Happy to inform that the Standing Committee of National Board […]
Prices of petrol and diesel started rising as soon as the election in the 5 states got over as prices were stable for 137 days when the elections were going on. Petrol and diesel prices have been hiked for the fourth time in the last five days. On Saturday, oil companies hiked petrol and diesel […]
On Friday, India’s drug pricing authority approved a 10.7% price hike for scheduled drugs, the highest increase allowed. Over 800 drugs under the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) will also see a price hike. Painkillers, antibiotics, and anti-infectives are among the essential medicines whose prices will rise from April, with the government approving a […]
The Talking Point: A scheme guaranteeing subsidised coal for MSMEs was formulated in 2007-08 under the Manmohan Singh government. Its implementation in Gujarat has spawned allegations of corruption, including by the Congress. The Amount and Time Period: Nearly Rs 6,000 crore over the last 14 years that saw more than 60 lakh tonnes of subsidised coal […]
Over a lakh families who had taken loan by mortgaging gold and have not been able to repay face a doomsday scenario as NBFCs (Non banking financial companies) and banks are about to auction their jewellery. Muthoot and Mannapurnam gold loans control 50 percent of the market. These companies give easy loans against gold jewellery. […]
Mukesh Ambani led Jio and World’s fourth-largest semiconductor company MediaTek’s long term partnership is bearing fruits as they have successfully completed an esports tournament featuring the immensely popular game- Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI). The gaming tournament had a prize money of Rs.12.5 lakh. The gaming tournament which started on October 30, 2021 received overwhelming response […]
Three youths were arrested on Thursday night following attack on AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi’s vehicle while the Hyderabad MP was on his way back to Delhi after campaigning for upcoming assembly election in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut today evening, the Hapur police station officials informed Vibes of India (Vo!) The AIMIM leader Owaisi had alleged that […]
The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered the blocking of 35 YouTube channels, which allegedly spread “misinformation campaigns against the sovereignty of our country.” These channels have a total subscriber base of over 1.20 crore and their videos have over 130 crore views. Secretary of Information and Broadcasting Apurva Chandra informed media-persons on […]
Politics is the game of uncertainty but National Spokesperson of Samajwadi Party I.P. Singh seems to have taken for granted that as he said Uttar Pradesh is going to rout out Yogi Adityanath and the BJP in the forthcoming assembly election as results will come on March 10. Mr. Singh booked a Lucknow to Gorakhpur […]
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad announced the winners of the 7th edition of Young Alumni Achiever’s Awards 2021. Awards were initiated in 2015. They are given to alumni under the age of 45 in recognition of their outstanding achievements and contributions. Announcing the winners, Director Of IIM Ahmedabad Prof Errol D’Souza said,” Our alumni […]
“We asked the PMO to discontinue the visit due to bad weather conditions and protests and had no information of the Prime Minister’s sudden route change.”said Chief Minister Channi. “A detailed logistical report was made available to the Punjab government well in advance.”MHA Scheduled to make an appearance at a rally in poll-bound Punjab’s Ferozepur […]
Guess how many samosas Indians order? Well, hold your breath: They order 50 lakh of them or equivalent to the combined population of Dubai, Maldives and Hawaii! Want more? Well, Indians order 2 biryanis every second. This is not all. Swiggy’s latest StatEATstics 2021 also reveals that Pavbhaji and Gulab Jamun are the second most-ordered […]
The Court of Inquiry being conducted by a tri-services inquiry team will be a fair process, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari told reporters on Saturday. Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari said the probe will take a few more weeks and he would not like to preempt any of the findings of the court of inquiry […]
