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A 52-year-old in-charge principal of a government school in Junagadh took his own life, with allegations of caste-based harassment being the apparent catalyst for his suicide. Kanti Chauhan, a Dalit, tragically consumed poison during school hours on a fateful Friday, which led to his hospitalisation. Despite medical intervention, he eventually succumbed to the poisoning at […]
In the digital age, cybercriminals have increasingly targeted Gujarat, as confirmed by the Future Crime Research Foundation (FCRF), an organization led by IIT Kanpur. According to an FCRF white paper, Ahmedabad and Surat are emerging as the nation’s latest cybercrime hubs. The comprehensive report meticulously examined cybercrime incidents reported nationwide from January 2020 to June […]
Gujarat lost one of its most dynamic young business leaders on Sunday, with the tragic death of 50-year-old Parag Desai, scion of the Wagh Bakri Group. Mr Desai, who was the executive director of the Wagh Bakri Group, had suffered a brain haemorrhage from a fall outside his house last Sunday. He was in the […]
Paintings of moustachioed, dhoti-clad Bengali gentlemen cavorting with sex workers. Postcard-sized watercolours of Hindu deities that European missionaries bought to take back home with them as souvenirs. An oil painting of a six-year-old Sita at her Swayamvara, with the thirteen-year-old Ram. A reverse-glass painting of a dark-complexioned Durga slaying Mahisasur, made in Canton (present-day Guangzhou) […]
Proposals for extensive modifications to the rules governing the H-1B visa have been made by US agencies in charge of immigration policies. The much-anticipated modernisation proposals were announced on Friday night. The most significant modifications include measures to combat fraud in the selection process, redefine the definition of a specialty occupation for the eligibility of […]
New Delhi: Two faculty members of an engineering college from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh have been suspended for asking a student to step down from the stage after he greeted the audience during a student induction ceremony with a loud ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan. Over the years, the religious slogan has gained political connotations with […]
This is the first in a series of pieces on the Supreme Court’s marriage equality judgment. This week, the Supreme Court delivered its judgement in Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty v. Union of India, accepting the existence of the manifold disadvantages faced by non-heterosexual couples, while simultaneously refusing to express such disadvantages in the language of constitutional […]
Actor Shilpa Shetty’s husband Raj Kundra, who is all gearing up for his film UT 69, shared a cryptic post on X which read, “We have separated and kindly request you to give us time during this difficult period.” There was an intense buzz on the internet after the post. One user wrote, “Separated from […]
A recent case in Junagadh has sparked discussions and subsequent investigations, as a businessman, identified as Vasant Mordia of Manavadar, admitted his daughter to a medical college under the economically backward quota. This incident bears an uncanny resemblance to the plot of the popular movie “Hindi Medium,” where a father uses a fake certificate to […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against an accused for conning a US citizen. Identified as Ramavat Shaishav, the accused allegedly contacted a US citizen over phone under a pseudonymous of ‘James Carlson’, introducing himself from a Fraud Department of an MNC falsely informing him that someone had been trying to […]
The BJP has emerged as a political superpower, governing over half of India’s states. While the party’s history is studied in depth, it shouldn’t be forgotten that much of BJP’s ideology is shaped by the Bharatiya Jana Sangh. For the uninitiated, the Bharatiya Jana Sangh was born on October 21, 1951. What led to the […]
At least 30 artisans and entrepreneurs passed out in the 2023 batch of Creative and Cultural Business Programme (CCBP) at IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA). The batch recently got their certificates and organised an exhibition of their products as the culmination of the course. 26-year-old Rajesh Khokhar from Anjar in Gujarat’s Kutch was among the passouts. He […]
The naamdar (privileged) vs kaamdar (working class) debate is an old one, which regained traction in the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then Gujarat Chief Minister and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s prime ministerial candidate, knew early on during his campaign that the underdog card when played well always […]
The passport of a woman who was to attend her daughter-in-law’s post-funeral rituals in the UK, was renewed within 24 hours in Ahmedabad on humanitarian grounds. The Ahmedabad Regional Passport Office treated it as an exceptional case and issued the new passport to Dhiruben Pandya, a resident of the city’s Paldi area, the very next […]
Canada’s immigration unit is reducing its number of employees in India from 27 to five. This follows India’s intent to unilaterally remove immunities for all but 21 Canadian diplomats and dependents in Delhi from October 20. In parallel a travel advisory by the Canadian government says the Consulates General of Canada in Bengaluru, Chandigarh and […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno, who recently drew criticism for sexist comments made on and off air. The couple have a seven-year-old daughter. Giambruno is the presenter of a news programme transmitted by Mediaset, part of the MFE media group owned by the heirs of the […]
A three-year-old Rottweiler – a large, muscular family dog – is sandwiched in a public dispute between Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai and TMC MP Mahua Moitra. The former partners are sparring over the custody of the Rottweiler named Henry. Dehadrai, according to reports, has alleged that Moitra offered to return Henry if he […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno, who recently drew criticism for sexist comments made on and off air. The couple have a seven-year-old daughter. Giambruno is the presenter of a news programme transmitted by Mediaset, part of the MFE media group owned by the heirs of the […]
Darshan Hiranandani, the CEO of real estate-to-energy group Hiranandani, in a signed “affidavit”, said he used Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Moitra’s Parliamentary login to “directly” post questions for the BJP-led central government. The affidavit, reportedly to the Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha, comes ahead of the hearing in the defamation case filed by Mahua Moitra […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the priority section of the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS Corridor at Sahibabad RapidX Station, Uttar Pradesh. The RapidX train service, which will connect Sahibabad to the Duhai Depot, signifying the commencement of the Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in India. Modi will also preside over a public programme in Sahibabad, where he […]
