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The Gujarat government will soon introduce a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to mitigate the harmful effects of mobile games and social media on children, state education minister Praful Pansheriya announced on Thursday. The decision follows concerns over incidents such as one in Amreli, where children were influenced by violent video games, leading to self-harm. Chief […]
District and city presidents of the Gujarat Congress will travel to New Delhi on April 3 for discussions with the party’s high command. The visit follows Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent trip to Gujarat, where he hinted at a restructuring of the state unit. A total of 33 district and eight city presidents are expected […]
The Ahmedabad Rural police have charged Professor Yama Dixit from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in connection with the death of PhD scholar Surabhi Verma, nearly four months after an excavation pit collapsed on both of them outside the Lothal Harappan valley civilisation site. The two had been conducting palaeoclimatology research. The tragic incident […]
Rajya Sabha MP Parimal Nathwani on Thursday visited Dwarka amid the ongoing controversy over the Swaminarayan sect’s disputed literature regarding Lord Dwarkadheesh. The controversy has ignited opposition from followers of Sanatan Hindu Dharma. During his visit, Nathwani offered prayers at the Jagat Mandir, had a darshan of Lord Dwarkadheesh, and visited the Sharda Math, where […]
The current economic slowdown that India is experiencing, and the chronic joblessness its youth is suffering from, make the quest for an economic model more pressing than ever. The trajectory of Gujarat has been presented by Narendra Modi as a “model” when he was at the helm of the state between 2001 and 2014, especially […]
Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Nimuben Bambhaniya on Wednesday informed that the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), the flagship scheme of the Central government, has benefitted nearly 14 crore people in Gujarat over the last four years. She provided this information while responding to a question from […]
A total of 40 students at Mota Munjiyasar Primary School in Gujarat’s Amreli district injured themselves after a classmate encouraged them to cut their hands in exchange for money. According to a report, a seventh-grade student from Bagasara instigated the incident by offering his classmates Rs 10 to cut their hands with a pencil sharpener […]
With their geometrical patterns and shaded spaces, India’s stepwells have always been a photographer’s delight. They have inspired numerous books, the latest of which is American photographer Claudio Cambon’s To Reach the Source: The Stepwells of India, published in February by ORO Publishers, USA. At a presentation organised by Arthashila Ahmedabad on Sunday, the author recalls his […]
Three Gujarat police personnel died and one was critically injured in a road accident in Sirsa district, Haryana, on the Bharat Mala Highway early on Wednesday morning. The vehicle, en route from Ahmedabad to Punjab for an investigation, collided with a stationary trailer near Sakatakheda village, close to the Vadingkheda petrol pump. The deceased have […]
Waghodia BJP MLA Dharmendrasinh Vaghela has come under scrutiny after a rape accused was seen dancing at an event hosted by his charitable trust in Amodar village in Vadodara. The accused, identified as Aakash Gohil, was captured on video during the Saturday night programme. Footage circulating on social media shows Gohil on stage at a […]
Gujarat Police on Tuesday returned Rs 2.07 crore to nine victims of cyber fraud. State Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi handed over the cheques for the recovered amounts under the ‘Tera Tujhko Arpan‘ project. Officials said the funds were retrieved from individuals accused of participating in various cybercrimes, including investment scams, fraudulent applications, fake links, credit […]
A US journalist was unintentionally added to a Signal group chat where senior American officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance, discussed planned strikes against Yemen’s Huthi rebels, the White House confirmed on Monday. President Donald Trump announced the strikes on March 15, but The Atlantic magazine’s editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg disclosed […]
In political ideology, Bhupendra Patel and Yogi Adityanath are joined at the hip. Called Bulldozer Baba, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath has been unrelenting in his stance on cleaning up criminal pockets in UP. It has earned him the nickname Bulldozer Baba. Gujarat’s Chief Minister Patel has earned a similar reputation. They call him “Dada […]
Imran Khedawala, Congress MLA representing Jamalpur in Ahmedabad and the sole Muslim member of the Gujarat Assembly, has requested protection from the Speaker owing to alleged disrespectful comments directed at him by ruling BJP members, referring to him as someone “from a specific community.” In response, Speaker Shankar Chaudhary urged all House members to avoid making […]
The occasion dates back to 2007. Sunita Williams of Gujarat origin sought to visit her home state. Williams, accompanied by her father, arrived on a personal visit. The response from the then chief minister Narendra Modi was less than cordial. “Kaun Sunita (Sunita who)?” he reportedly asked, dismissing the astronaut, now showered with international acclaim. It […]
On Sunday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced Gopal Italia as its candidate for the upcoming Visavadar Assembly by-election. Now, all eyes are on Congress to see if it announces a candidate for the seat, following Italia’s claims of a prior understanding between the two parties. The Visavadar assembly seat, located in Junagadh district in the […]
You may dislike or hate Prime Minister Narendra Modi but you have to credit him for keeping the legend of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose alive. Last year, Modi took a bold step of installing the idol of Netaji at India Gate where the statue of King George V once stood. That statue was taken down […]
Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges today, driven largely by the excessive emissions of developed nations over decades. While India, home to over 17% of the world’s population, is a key player in the fight against climate change, its contribution to historical carbon dioxide emissions remains minimal. According to data from […]
United States President Donald Trump on Friday said he would personally cover the overtime pay for astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who returned to Earth this week after spending nine months in space. Wilmore and Williams had initially embarked on what was meant to be an eight-day mission. However, after their spacecraft malfunctioned, they […]
After the conclusion of the ongoing Gujarat Assembly budget session, discussions regarding the expansion of the state cabinet have intensified. Reports confirmed that the announcement is expected in early April, with April 7 emerging as a probable date. No official confirmation has been made as of now. The Gujarat government presently comprises eight cabinet ministers […]
