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The long waiting period in the employment-based 2 and 3 categories is a worrying development for the scores of Indians who are awaiting permanent resident status in the US. The bulk of the 1.1 million Indians waiting for green cards in the queue fall into the EB-2 and EB-3 categories. In the FAQs section of […]
Six years after selling their Havmor brand to Lotte of South Korea for Rs 1,020 crore, the Chona family has returned to the ice cream business, investing over Rs 100 crore in a new manufacturing plant in Bavla. The plant has the capacity to churn out 50,000 litres of ice cream daily, which will be […]
A Qatari court on Thursday handed down death penalty to eight Indian nationals, who were in jail in the country since August last year. The ministry of external affairs said, it was “deeply shocked” and that it was exploring all legal options in the case. The charges against the eight former Indian Navy personnel were […]
Gujarat is increasing security measures as the five states’ assembly elections, which are set to take place between November 7 and November 30, draw nearer. Ten IPS officers from the state are being dispatched to Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh to act as police poll observers. These officers will stay stationed in the […]
Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia is going to be the latest international destination to be added to Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international (SVPI) airport. A direct flight to the Malaysian capital is in the offing from December 1 from the city airport as the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced the winter schedule for […]
Responding to the fatal dog attack on Parag Desai, 50, executive director of Wagh Bakri Group, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) Cattle Control and Nuisance Department (CCND), is stepping up its stray dog sterilisation campaign. Desai attempted to fend off street dogs when he was fatally injured close to his Bopal home. About 200 stray […]
New Delhi: Justice Biren Vaishnav of the Gujarat High Court apologised to his puisne judge, Justice Mauna Bhatt in open court on Wednesday (October 25), days after he had an outburst in open court and walked out. “What happened on Monday, shouldn’t have happened. I was wrong. I am sorry for that. We begin a new […]
The actions of several businessmen, including Vijay Mallya, who have left the country after acquiring massive loans from banks, are well documented. A recent case has emerged in Surat, where businessman Vijay Shah and his wife, alleged to have fled to the United States, are accused of embezzling crores of rupees from the Bank of […]
During Navratri, people perform aarti of goddess Durga, praying for the well being of all and dance the Garba. However, in Porbandar, a murder took place at the Garba grounds. According to information, the Garba organisers beat up a girl’s father so badly that it resulted in his death. The police have initiated an investigation […]
Though not made a functionary of the ruling Biju Janata Dal yet, there is little to doubt that the former bureaucrat will hereafter publicly dabble in politics. Odisha has more than 200 serving IAS officers, but it is only one of them who is hogging all the headlines. Ever since the news broke late Monday […]
People across India are gearing up for Dussehra or Vijayadashami celebrations that mark the end of the nine-day Navratri and Durga Puja festivities. Ravan Dahan, the burning of the effigy of demon king Ravan is considered one of the most important rituals of Dussehra in many parts of the country. The ritual symbolises the victory […]
The government has stressed that the Supreme Court needs to first finalise the long-pending memorandum of procedure (MoP) that provides for conditions and timeline for appointments to the higher judiciary. This comes after the apex court disapproved the practice of Centre to “pick and choose” out of names recommended by its collegium for judgeship in […]
The first phase of the National Maritime Heritage Complex being constructed in Lothal in Ahmedabad district will be ready by the end of January 2024. Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said this while reviewing the work of the complex along with Union Minister of State for Shipping Shripad Naik and officials. “The Union and state governments […]
Stray dog menace in our cities is a growing problem that poses danger to lives. It portends difficult times ahead as the man-animal conflict is only going to rise with rising human and stary populations. Recently Wagh Bakri scion Parag Desai died following a fall while trying to escape stray dogs near his house in […]
At least seven IPS officers of Gujarat cadre have been sought by the government for central deputation. This has caused quite a flutter among the state officials and especially those whose names have been proposed. The IPS officers on the list include Surat Range IGP V Chandrashekar, Mehsana SP Achal Tyagi, Anand SP Praveen Meena, […]
The Ahmedabad city crime branch and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) caught a Surat man, seizing 23,000 litres of chemicals from two premises in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. The chemicals were to be used to make ketamine, mephedrone and cocaine. According to DRI, teams from the two agencies also seized 23kg of cocaine, around 16.7kg of mephdrone […]
Ornithopter – a device that flies by flapping its wings – is a bird-like drone employed for reconnaissance. A research by Parag Rughani, associate dean of the School of Earth, Space and Internet Technologies at National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Ahmedabad and his doctoral student Yash Patel has recently received patent for an ornithopter-based aerial […]
India is reviewing the security system in Canada, which led to the suspension of visa services for Canadians, indicating a possible resumption of visa services, that were suspended on September 21. Canada had temporarily suspended visa and in-person consular services in Bengaluru, Chandigarh and Mumbai. On October 19, Canada also updated its travel advisory for […]
At least 23% or about one in every four vehicles passing traffic roundabouts in the city — circles without traffic signals — violate traffic norms in Ahmedabad, a study by Ahmedabad University has found. The violation is primarily related to incorrect exit and incorrect lane change. The study has recommended improvements in road infrastructure and […]
In the last 24 hours, a total of 16 individuals lost their lives while participating in Garba festivities during Navratri in Gujarat. The victims, spanning various age groups, included a 13-year-old boy from Dabhoi, Baroda, making the incident all the more heart-wrenching. On a recent Friday, a 24-year-old man from Ahmedabad suddenly collapsed and passed […]
