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The 2023 ICC ODI World Cup has sprung up multiple surprises and upsets, and the latest one came as last year’s title holders England faced a shocking defeat at the hands of minnows Afghanistan. With this resounding win, Afghanistan have climbed up to the 6th position on the points table, leaving bigger teams like Sri […]
Laxmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, Gujarat, which is owned by the Gaekwads of Baroda, is the largest private residence in the world. The palace is four times bigger than Buckingham Palace in London. The Gaekwads were once the rulers of Baroda and the local people still hold the royal family in high esteem. The erstwhile […]
The Gujarat Forest Department has started the preliminary ground work for the establishment of a lion safari park on Gujarat-Diu border. If reports are to go by, this project will likely prove to be a significant crowd-puller to Diu, as well as travellers along the coastal highway to popular destinations like Somnath and Dwarka. The […]
The festive zing of Navratri was marred by several incidents on the first day of the 10-day celebrations on Sunday. Even as people enthusiastically took part in Navratri programmes dancing to popular garba songs till late in the night, there were reports of hundreds of cases of illness or trauma due to various reasons related […]
An Australian regulator has fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X A$610,500 ($386,000) for failing to cooperate with a probe into anti-child abuse practices, a blow to a company that has struggled to keep advertisers amid complaints that it is soft on moderating content. The e-Safety Commission fined X, (erstwhile Twitter), saying it failed to […]
It is not just Pakistan which had a sorry time at Motera. During the Indo-Pak World Cup clash on October 14, Bollywood actor Urvashi Rautela reportedly lost some of her valuables at the stadium. Rautela was one of the many celebs to have witnessed India’s victorious win against Pakistan in Ahmedabad in World Cup 2023. […]
What comes as a good news for Indians living in the United States, the country has announced to provide employment authorisation cards to some non-immigrant categories for five years. People awaiting green cards can also get these employment cards. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said it was increasing the maximum validity period of […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially confirmed that cricket would be included for the first time in 123 years as a discipline in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The announcement, made during the 141st IOC Session held in Mumbai, was met with enthusiastic approval, especially from IOC member Nita M Ambani, who hailed the […]
Giving wings to the aspirations of a billion Indians, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India “will leave no stone unturned” to host the Olympics in 2036. Speaking at the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Mumbai, where important decisions regarding the future of the world’s most famous gaming event are made, Modi said, […]
The world is set to commemorate World Food Day on October 16, a day dedicated to raising awareness about food security, nutrition, and eradicating global hunger. Simultaneously, India is gearing up for the nine-day festival of Navratri, where fasting and feasting play a significant role. On this dual occasion, let’s explore the intersection of global […]
Cotton remains among the crop favourites this kharif season despite the pink worm infestation, while groundnut acreage is set to go down. Experts say low sowing area for oilseeds would mean lesser production and in turn, a likely price hike in 2024. The overall 10-year acreage average for the total kharif sowing area in the […]
Gir, the abode of the majestic Asiatic lions, has also become an equally safe and rich ecosystem for the spotted deer and the sambar, with their populations reaching a state of equilibrium, mirroring the stability seen in the big cat population. A research paper titled “The semi-arid ecosystem of Asiatic Lion Landscape in Saurashtra, Gujarat: […]
Ahmedabad’s Panjrapol junction is one of a few junctions in the western part of the city which is infamous for its traffic logjams. And the amount of poisonous gases you inhale as you negotiate through the snarl all evening, is a good enough recipe to make you sick. A team of researchers from the environmental […]
Plagued by global slowdown, shrinking profit margins, and a general decline in orders, diamond merchants in Surat have been staring at a bleak world. Not too long ago, Surat was called India’s diamond hub. It is steeped in history – the East Indian Company set up its first factory in Surat in the early 17th […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP president C R Patil’s trips to the capital have fuelled speculation that the ruling party might make significant changes in the top level ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The New Indian Express reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and […]
Is WhatsApp just a messaging tool? Far from it. Not only is it a quick substitute for email, but it’s also a platform for marketing, a medium to facilitate UPI transactions, an option for video conferences, and a matchmaker too. While similar messaging platforms have emerged in recent times, a day without WhatsApp seems unreal. […]
Though it was not a typical evening of fireworks, India’s comprehensive victory over arch-rivals Pakistan by 7 wickets at Motera gave Ahmedabadis and the rest of India the perfect reason to cheer. The pitch at the packed Narendra Modi stadium seemed tailor-made for India’s exploits and Pakistan, with all its best efforts, seemed at sea, […]
A magistrate court in Ahmedabad agreed to adjourn the criminal defamation case trial against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and his party AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on their request for the same. The trial was scheduled to continue on Saturday, but now, following the latest developments, the court of additional magistrates has listed the […]
There is an imminent change in the top leaderships of the boards-corporations, commissions, societies working in the social sector of Gujarat government and for the uplift of various caste groups. There will also be changes in the state BJP organisation depending on the Lok Sabha elections, with the appointments of office bearers including the vacant […]
As cricket fever grips Ahmedabad, and the city airport runs choc-a-bloc with flights carrying a plethora of VVIP guests from all corners of the world, flight prices have also soared to sky-high levels. From Mumbai and Delhi to Ahmedabad, ticket prices have reached Rs 30,000 for Saturday alone. Celebrities, film stars, and business tycoons are […]
