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The ongoing CID (crime and railways) investigation into illegal emigrations to the US using chartered flights has revealed that a plane had left for Nicaragua from Dubai on December 6 as well, taking the number of such known ‘donkey’ trips to three. On December 21, French officials did not allow a plane, the third flight, […]
Reward points on your credit card purchases may lead to financial losses. The Ahmedabad Cyber Crime branch has arrested three persons for cyber fraud of this kind. The accused have been identified as 36-year-old Chetansinh Sisodia from Odhav, 32-year-old Ankit Panchal from Ramol, and 29-year-old Mohit Patel from Nikol. The trio was caught in possession […]
The Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (CDRC) in Gujarat has ordered British Airways to pay Rs 2.93 lakh to a 74-year-old man, who was sent back from London along with his wife after his US visa was revoked in December 2021. CDRC Navsari observed that it is the duty of the airlines to check if a […]
EMRI 108 recorded 72,573 cardiac emergencies in 2023 which is a massive 35% higher compared to 53,700 in 2018. The EMRI 108 data for 2023 indicated that there was more than 20% rise in cases related to breathing issues, cardiac issues and fever for both Ahmedabad city and Gujarat in a year. In Ahmedabad, compared […]
MoUs worth Rs 23.72 lakh crore have been signed by industry bodies with the Gujarat government in the past two years from February 1, 2022 to January 3, 2024. The MoUs are expected to generate 34.62 lakh employment opportunities in the state. Ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 scheduled on January 10-12, as […]
The price of cryptocurrency Bitcoin continues to rise on January 3, with the rates still trading above $45,000 a day after breaching the mark. For the first time since April 2022, cryptocurrency Bitcoin crossed the $45,000 mark on Tuesday, touching its 21 month high. Bitcoin, which is the world’s largest cryptocurrency, recorded a hike of […]
Indian cricketer Sanju Samson has been turning heads lately, but not for his exploits on the cricket field. A video of Samson playing in a local football tournament has gone viral, and his IPL franchise, Rajasthan Royals, has responded in hilarious fashion. In the video, Samson is seen taking corners, dribbling past opponents, and even […]
Jheel Mehta, best known for her role as Sonu in the popular sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, is engaged to her longtime boyfriend Aditya. She shared the news on her Instagram handle with a heartwarming video of the proposal. In the video, Jheel’s friends blindfold her and lead her to a rooftop decorated with […]
A somber mood has descended upon the Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati (IITG) following the tragic news of a fourth-year female student’s death, Aishwarya Pulluri. The 22-year-old, hailing from Telangana, was found dead in a Guwahati hotel room on January 1st, 2024, leaving behind a community reeling in shock and grief. Aishwarya, an Electronics and Communications […]
A Japan Airlines aircraft caught fire after colliding with a smaller coastguard aircraft on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. According to a BBC report, all 379 passengers and crew on board were evacuated. However, five of the six crew on the coastguard plane succumbed to injuries, the police confirmed. The plane’s captain has survived. […]
A Mehsana court in Gujarat sentenced a man to a 2 years in jail for torturing his wife in a 17-year-long marriage and then divorcing her by saying triple talaq. The court, invoking the new law of 2019 brought by the Centre against the widely prevelant practice of triple talaq in Muslim community, imposed the […]
As the Ahmedabad CID makes headway into the human trafficking probe surrounding the plane incident in France, it has come to the fore that 66 people from Gujarat, who were on the plane to Nicaragua, had agreed to pay Rs 60-80 lakh to immigration agents to illegally cross into the US. The flight from Dubai […]
Truckers across India called off their strike after the government gave assurances of implementing the hit-and-run law after proper discussions with the stakeholders. The strike was initially triggered by the introduction of a new hit-and-run law under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which proposed harsher penalties for drivers involved in hit-and-run incidents, including up to 10 […]
The Gujarat government has issued a notification on a four-member panel that would be empowered to issue the wine and dine permits inside the GIFT City area, where prohobition has been lifted. The panel will be headed by the Additional Chief Secretary (Home). The committee will have the final authority to interpret the government’s order […]
The India Meteorological Department( IMD) has advised of an approaching cold surge in certain countries of North India, with night and day temperatures anticipated to drop between January 5 and 11. According to IMD Director General Dr. Mrutynjay Mohapatra, this could lead to cold surge conditions in central India, particularly in Madhya Pradesh, Northern corridor […]
Shinkansen bullet trains and highways resumed operations in Japan over 24 hours after the devastating earthquake hit the island country on January 1. Meanwhile, the death toll in the 7.5 magnitude quake reached 62 on Wednesday even as mammoth search operation for the trapped is still on. Authorities have also warned of landslides and heavy […]
Ahmedabad’s cybercrime branch arrested one Ejaz Khan Pathan, accused of duping numerous individuals by selling fake Aadhaar cards, voter ID cards, birth and death certificates, and even electricity bills. The Cybercrime police uncovered a stash of 100 forged documents, including two Aadhaar cards, 16 election cards, and 11 birth-death certificates. DCP Ajit Rajian said that […]
Despite stringent measures to enforce prohibition laws, New Year’s Eve celebrations across Gujarat were far from sober. A significant number of revelers stumbled into 2024, only to be apprehended by the police for offenses ranging from alcohol consumption to drunk driving. According to data collated from across the state, over 2,750 people were booked under […]
The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, while granting relief to a man convicted seven years ago, has said that following, abusing and pushing a woman can’t attract the offence of outraging the modesty under Section 354 of IPC. “The act of following and abusing the complainant may be annoying, but definitely would not shock […]
In a boost to the Gujarat tourism sector, at least 17 new luxury hotels and resorts are lined up for different locations in the state. Pegged at an investment of Rs 4,340-crore, the new properties will be set up in a span of five years. These hotels and resorts by national and international hospitality majors […]
