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In a bid to enhance regional connectivity, the Gujarat government is going to connect smaller cities with the major airports in Ahmedabad and Vadodara. Under the Regional Connecting Scheme (RCS), the government has initiated the process of inviting tenders to start new flight operations across 11 designated routes from Ahmedabad and Vadodara. Among these seven […]
The news of Canadian PM Justine Trudeau and wife Sophie separating has hogged the social media headlines in the last few days. But does one really empathise with them, or pass on? The couple, who have three children and have been married for 18 years, were once seen to have had a fairy tale romance. […]
New Delhi: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday (August 8) disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan from holding public office for five years after his conviction in a corruption case last week. A trial court in Islamabad had on Saturday sentenced Khan to three years’ imprisonment and a fine of Pakistani Rs 100,000 for […]
Gujarat’s total installed solar energy capacity was 10,133.66 MW as of June 30th, 2023. In 2022-23, Gujarat generated 10,335.32 MU of solar energy. On August 8, 2023, Minister of New and Renewable Energy and Power RK Singh delivered the information in Rajya Sabha. This was in response to a question raised by Rajya Sabha Member […]
A recent incident involving a Chinese-made electric and battery-powered toy car has sparked a consumer protection complaint, highlighting concerns over the quality and warranty of imported toys. Dushyant Tanajai, a resident of Ghatlodiya, had purchased a toy car worth Rs 16,000 as a gift for his grandson’s birthday. The car, designed for children, had a […]
In yet another red flagging of India-made medicines, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday banned a batch of contaminated common cold syrup, manufactured by an Indian company. India has already been warned about substandard medicines by the apex health body earlier. The United Nations agency said the batch of the syrup, that goes under […]
Ambreesh Murty, founder of the online furniture and home décor brand Pepperfry has died of cardiac arrest while on a trip to Leh. He was 51. A graduate of Delhi School of Engineering and Indian Institute of Management Kolkata, Murty’s was one of India’s most high-profile start-up success stories. Pepperfry, which has pioneered the concept of […]
An Ahmedabad-based firm is under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) scanner for an embezzlement to the tune of Rs 46 crore. The apex probe agency has registered a case against the private company, its directors and some unknown public servants on the allegations of causing loss of approximately Rs 46.79 crore to Union Bank […]
A new Omicron subvariant – EG.5.1 – has been detected in Maharashtra in the first instance of its presence in India. However, the recent surge in Covid-19 cases in the state has not been officially attributed to this. A senior scientist said, the subvariant was detected two months back but it didn’t have any visible […]
Gujarat based Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd, considered to be one of the topmost global Indian pharmaceutical company has reported a consolidated net profit of ₹378 crore for the June quarter (Q1 FY24), up 7% year-on-year (YoY). Revenue rose to ₹2,591 crore during the quarter under review from ₹2,347 crore a year ago. Earnings before interest, tax, […]
The Crafts Council of Gujarat (CCG) has transported a ten feet high handloom to the tenth-floor ballroom of the ITC Narmada, where it has been placed right next to the stage. This is the newly formed Council’s first big event and it’s making a splash. The Who’s Who of Ahmedabad is in attendance, all dressed […]
The present AI generation gains knowledge from digital sources through search engines, and our generation (those of the 1960s) relied on encyclopaedia and books by visiting the library frequently. For me, post 1985, my ready reckoner, my physical library in a human form was Achyutbhai. Such an encyclopaedic personality! Today, those who gain the spotlight […]
A quick check-in into the airport is on everyone’s wish list. While online check-in, printing boarding passes at home, and preferential seats have added to passenger convenience, there will be more comfort in future. Soon, passengers will carry only cabin luggage. Boarding passes will be out of vogue. Biometric scanning will be the thing. Passengers […]
After the recent Supreme Court verdict paving the way for Rahul Gandhi’s return to Parliament, the Wayanad MP is all set to attend the next Lok Sabha session. The Lok Sabha Secretariat issued a notification announcing that Gandhi’s disqualification has been revoked and his membership restored. The apex court, on August 4, stayed the conviction […]
In Gujarat’s media world, the term ‘internal dissent’ has been used against parties other than the BJP. However, the situation seems to have reversed, as the BJP faces a surge of internal dissent within its ranks. While dissent within the BJP existed before, it was generally hidden and suppressed until recently. With several internal conflicts […]
Most Indian cities are in perpetual hurry. With low threshold for bad roads and traffic jams, they invariably bend rules. Two-wheeler riders are the principal offenders as they resort to wrong-side driving. To curb this menace, Ahmedabad has installed metal spikes on roads, following a suggestion by the High Court to stake stringent steps. Wrong-side […]
Supreme Court judge Justice Dipankar Datta, while hearing a case by a petitioner from West Bengal, said Hindi is the national language of India and as such, the communication must be done in Hindi. Justice Dipankar Datta said, “In a country as diverse as India, it is no doubt true that people speak different languages. […]
The Rajasthan government has given nod to the formation of 19 new districts and three new divisions in the state. The proposal put forward by a high-level committee was approved by the Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan cabinet. The western state will now have 50 districts – up from 33 – and 10 divisions. After the Cabinet […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually lay the foundation stone for a ₹24,470 crore redevelopment project of 508 railway stations across the country, on Sunday. “This is the first time in the world that a programme of laying the foundation stone of such a huge number of stations is being conducted,” a railway official said, […]
If you have already left using tomato in your cooking, now brace up to abandon the onion as well. As the rising cost of tomatoes has already burnt a hole in the middle class pocket, the onion is going to further add to the woes. According to CRISIL estimates, the retail price of onion is […]
