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Birmingham Becomes First Major UK City After A Series Of Small Towns To Go Bankrupt

September 7, 2023 15:28

Britain’s second-biggest city Birmingham effectively declared itself bankrupt, expressly curtailing all nonessential spending after being issued with equal pay claims totaling up to £760 million ($954 million). Birmingham City Council, service provider to more than one million people, filed a Section 114 notice, halting all spending except on essential services. The deficit arose due to […]

Fortune’s Poster Boys: Mukesh Ambani Retains ‘Richest Indian’ Tag, Adani Follows At Second Spot

September 7, 2023 14:28

Reliance Industries (RIL) supremo Mukesh Ambani retains the top spot as the richest Indian with a total wealth of $99.7 billion, while Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani comes a distant second as the second richest person in the country with a total wealth of $63.71 billion. The latest Fortune India Rich List, created in partnership […]

Bird Hits Rise At Ahmedabad’s SVPI Airport Posing Danger To Flight Movement

September 7, 2023 14:01

Bird strike is one of the most potent dangers for flight operations today. Growing population and human activities in and around city airports are only going to raise the threats of aviation disaster. Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) is no different when it comes to incidents of bird hits on aircraft. Some 38 […]

Married Man Kills Lover In Mumbai, Dumps Body In Gujarat

2 Die As Family Attempts Suicide Over Daughter’s Marriage

September 6, 2023 18:55

A couple and their two sons allegedly consumed poison, following which the man and one of his sons died in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district, police said on Wednesday. The parents decided to take the extreme step as they were not happy with the decision of their daughter to marry a man of her choice about a […]

ITC Asked To Pay Rs1 Lakh To Consumer For Its ‘Unfair Trade Practices’

September 6, 2023 18:43

A consumer court has directed ITC Limited to pay Rs 1 lakh in compensation to a consumer who accused it of deceptive practices for packing only 15 biscuits in a packet supposed to contain 16. The complaint was filed by Chennai resident P Dillibabu after he found 15 biscuits in packs of 16 each, sold […]

Wildlife Photographer And Conservationist Aditya Dicky Singh Dies At 57

September 6, 2023 18:30

Prominent wildlife conservationist and photographer Aditya ‘Dicky’ Singh died at his home on the outskirts of Ranthambore tiger reserve in Rajasthan Wednesday morning. He was 57. Family friend Dharmendra Khandal shared, “Aditya had a surgery after a minor heart attack a few weeks ago, after which he had come back and was recuperating well. It […]

Mid-Year Campus Placement Camps Start In Gujarat

September 6, 2023 16:21

The mid-year campus placement camps to plug the gap between 2023-graduates looking for jobs and industries eyeing fresh talent have started in Gujarat. The fortnight camps that began September 1, have 334 industries offering jobs to 6,139 registered students of 92 government and grant-in-aid institutes of professional and higher education in the state. Officials in […]

Gujarat Police To Get Taser Guns For Crowd Control

Gujarat Police Tracking A Big Transnational Crypto Scam

September 6, 2023 15:38

Gujarat Police have had their hands full dealing with a plethora of cybercrimes. Of late, they’ve been identifying suspects linked with a transnational crypto scam. A city tabloid reported that cybercriminals have duped 10 victims to the tune of Rs 34 lakh in the last eight months. They target NRIs and locals in Ahmedabad, Anand, […]

Sonia Writes To PM Slamming Parliament Special Session Call Without Word With Opposition, Lists Issues To Be Raised

September 6, 2023 14:29

Even as the opposition is riled by the government’s sudden and unilateral special parliament session call, Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought details of the government’s agenda for the session. Gandhi said the session was called without any prior consultation with the opposition. In her […]

Seven Planes Diverted To SVPI After Mumbai Runway Closure

Duty-Free Liquor Outlet At SVPI Ahmedabad Shut Due To Alleged Violations

September 6, 2023 13:56

A duty-free liquor shop at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in Ahmedabad has been shut down due to violations. The state’s Prohibition and Excise department has shut down the shop for illegally selling alcohol to all arriving passengers and operating without a valid No Objection Certificate (NOC). Passengers purchase duty-free goods, including liquor, when […]

Caste Census, Privacy and the Control of Social Information

September 6, 2023 12:40

India is rapidly digitising. There are good things and bad, speed-bumps on the way and caveats to be mindful of. The weekly column Terminal focuses on all that is connected and is not – on digital issues, policy, ideas and themes dominating the conversation in India and the world. At the Internet Freedom Foundation’s Annual privacy conference […]

12-Yr-Old Missing Boy Found Murdered In Surat

Gujarat State Cyber Crime Unit Saves 9 Lives From Potential Deaths By Suicide

September 6, 2023 13:14

The Gujarat State Cyber Crime Unit (SCCU) has saved at least nine lives in recent times in what could have easily turned into suicide deaths. In a posh Ahmedabad neighbourhood, a young man uploaded a video on Instagram, visibly consuming poison. Instagram flagged this and alerted SCCU with the video’s IP address. Local police rushed […]

Car, Bike Sales Surge In Gujarat, Growth Rate Higher Than National Average

September 6, 2023 12:09

Riding on the festive season, car and two-wheeler sales in Gujarat have gained momentum in the last few months. Car sales grew by 9 per cent this August with 25,782 vehicles sold, compared to 23,718 in August 2022, according to the Federation of Automobile Dealers’ Association (FADA), Gujarat. Overall sales in the state have grown […]

Zydus Hospitals Taking Critical Healthcare In Gujarat A Step Higher

September 5, 2023 21:02

Zydus Hospital in Gujarat has emerged as a leader in the field of complex liver and multi-organ transplantation, marking a significant milestone in the region’s healthcare landscape. The hospital group is known for its technical prowess and a mature administrative structure, coupled with a multidisciplinary team capable of handling the most challenging procedures. It has […]

Peace Prevails As Swaminarayan Sect Removes Controversial Murals From Hanuman Temple

September 5, 2023 19:35

Two meetings were held in Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad to address the issue of the contentious murals displayed beneath the idol of Lord Hanuman in Gujarat’s Salangpur. Held at Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s residence in the presence of Swaminarayan saints, ministers and VHP leaders, the meeting aimed at brokering peace. A news website reported that […]

Ahmedabad Gearing Up To Immerse In Garba Festivities

September 5, 2023 19:23

Ahmedabad is once again gearing up for the grand Navratri festival. Beginning October 15, the 9-day celebration of power and devotion is expected to surpass the scale of previous years’ celebrations. Renowned folk singer and Dandiya King Kirtidan Gadhvi will grace the event with his performance. The festival will witness both traditional and contemporary Garba […]

Government Sparks India Renaming Buzz, Opposition Cries Foul

September 5, 2023 18:58

Speculations are rife over the possible renaming of India as Bharat, after the invite sent to the guests of the G20 Summit read the ‘President of Bharat’ as the host. This is the first occasion that the term ‘President of Bharat’ has been used on an official invite. The traditional nomenclature has been ‘President of […]

FlexiBees: Giving Women The Choice To Return To Work On Their Own Terms

September 5, 2023 22:39

The company matches client requirements with its pool of over 50,000 women giving the latter opportunities to work part-time and remotely How do you give a large, talented and experienced pool of women who take a break from work, usually to raise children, opportunities to re-enter the workforce in a flexible mode? It is to […]

Disaster Management: Gujarat’s Dewatering Trucks Get G20 Call In Delhi

September 5, 2023 16:14

Gujarat’s disaster management capability has made its way to the high-profile G20 Summit in Delhi by way of dewatering trucks. At least four heavy-duty mobile dewatering trucks have been borrowed from state capital Ahmedabad to be deployed at ITPO and Rajghat for emergency water draining standby at the G20 Summit in Delhi. The vehicles, equipped […]

Gujarat HC Dismisses Pleas Against Govt Order Stipulating 6-year Age Limit For School Admissions

September 5, 2023 15:25

Dismissing a bunch of petitions challenging the Gujarat government’s decision to implement a minimum age limit of six years for admission to Class 1 from the current academic year, the Gujarat High Court division bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice NV Anjaria said forcing children to go to a pre-school below the age […]

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Birmingham Becomes First Major UK City After A Series Of Small Towns To Go Bankrupt

Fortune’s Poster Boys: Mukesh Ambani Retains ‘Richest Indian’ Tag, Adani Follows At Second Spot

Bird Hits Rise At Ahmedabad’s SVPI Airport Posing Danger To Flight Movement

2 Die As Family Attempts Suicide Over Daughter’s Marriage

ITC Asked To Pay Rs1 Lakh To Consumer For Its ‘Unfair Trade Practices’

Wildlife Photographer And Conservationist Aditya Dicky Singh Dies At 57

Mid-Year Campus Placement Camps Start In Gujarat

Gujarat Police Tracking A Big Transnational Crypto Scam

Sonia Writes To PM Slamming Parliament Special Session Call Without Word With Opposition, Lists Issues To Be Raised

Duty-Free Liquor Outlet At SVPI Ahmedabad Shut Due To Alleged Violations

Caste Census, Privacy and the Control of Social Information

Gujarat State Cyber Crime Unit Saves 9 Lives From Potential Deaths By Suicide

Car, Bike Sales Surge In Gujarat, Growth Rate Higher Than National Average

Zydus Hospitals Taking Critical Healthcare In Gujarat A Step Higher

Peace Prevails As Swaminarayan Sect Removes Controversial Murals From Hanuman Temple

Ahmedabad Gearing Up To Immerse In Garba Festivities

Government Sparks India Renaming Buzz, Opposition Cries Foul

FlexiBees: Giving Women The Choice To Return To Work On Their Own Terms

Disaster Management: Gujarat’s Dewatering Trucks Get G20 Call In Delhi

Gujarat HC Dismisses Pleas Against Govt Order Stipulating 6-year Age Limit For School Admissions

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