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Kaamya Karthikeyan, a 17-year-old Class 12 student at Navy Children School in Mumbai, became the youngest female in the world to scale the seven highest peaks across seven continents. The remarkable feat, known as the Seven Summits Challenge, includes summiting the tallest mountains in Africa, Europe, Australia, South America, North America, Asia and Antarctica. Kaamya’s […]
Recent data from US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) has shown the harsh realities of Indian minors trying to enter the country illegally. A concerning trend was highlighted by 1,656 Indian minors who were arrested between 2022 and November 2024. The USCBP, an agency in charge of tracking and stopping illegal immigration, reports that apprehensions […]
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981, passed away at his residence in Georgia at the age of 100. Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is renowned for his humanitarian efforts and his role in mediating peace between Israel and Egypt. After defeating Republican incumbent President Gerald Ford in […]
The District Education Officer (DEO) in Surat has initiated the process to cancel the admissions of at least 100 students after discovering that their seats under the Right to Education (RTE) Act were obtained using fake documents and false declarations to present themselves as belonging to low-income families. DEO Bhagirathsinh Parmar confirmed that investigations conducted […]
The 45th Vikram Sarabhai International Arts Festival opened at Natarani on Saturday with the premier of Meanwhile Elsewhere, a visually spectacular production inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities. Written and directed by Yadavan Chandran, Creative Director of Darpana Academy, the play is an Indo-Italian co-production, sponsored by Nexion, an Italian company with operations in Morbi. Italo Calvino was one […]
Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States, addressed the ongoing controversy surrounding the H-1B visa programme in an interview on Saturday. Breaking his silence on the issue, Trump stated, “I’ve always liked the visas, I have always been in favour of the visas. That’s why we have them.” He further elaborated, “I have many […]
A Pakistani paramilitary soldier has been killed and 11 others injured in gunfire by Afghan Taliban forces at border posts manned by Pakistani troops. This comes days after Pakistan carried out strikes targeting the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban militants. Defence sources claim that on Saturday morning, Afghan troops opened fire on several Pakistani border posts in the […]
At least 124 people died on Sunday when a Jeju Air Boeing 737 landed without its wheels, veered off the runway and burst into flames after colliding with a wall at South Korea’s Muan International Airport. South Korea’s transport ministry said that around 9 am, Jeju Air flight 7C2216, carrying 181 passengers, was attempting to […]
Four workers died after inhaling toxic fumes at a chemical plant in Dahej, located in Gujarat’s Bharuch district. The incident occurred on Saturday night at the Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited facility, where a gas leak from a pipe on the ground floor of the company’s CMS plant caused the workers to fall unconscious, according to Inspector […]
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, along with Union Ministers Sarbananda Sonowal and Mansukh Mandaviya, visited Lothal to review the progress of the National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC). The complex aims to celebrate the state’s ancient maritime heritage while integrating modern developments. NMHC is built under the concept of ‘Virasat Bhi Vikas Bhi’. Phase 1A of […]
The H-1B visa program caused an online debate between President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters, exposing differences within the upcoming government. The program, which was created to attract talented people to the US, became the subject of heated debates between prominent Republicans and Trump supporters. Indian-origin Vivek Ramaswamy, chosen by Trump to lead efforts to reduce government […]
King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Mauritius Foreign Minister Dhananjay Ramful paid tributes to former Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Saturday. Wangchuck laid a wreath on the mortal remains of Dr Singh during his funeral at Nigam Bodh Ghat, where a number of prominent figures, including President Droupadi […]
The Gujarat Police’s CID Crime Branch has apprehended Bhupendrasinh Zala, the prime accused in the Rs 6,000 crore scam allegedly orchestrated by the BZ Group. Zala had been absconding for the past month and was finally captured based on technical surveillance and human intelligence. Addressing a press conference, Deputy Inspector-General (CID Crime) Parikshita Rathod said […]
Three years ago, on January 19, 2022, a Gujarati family consisting of four members tragically froze to death while attempting to illegally cross the US-Canada border in Manitoba. The family had been abandoned by human traffickers in the middle of a snowstorm, with temperatures plunging to -37 degrees Celsius. The case has now taken a […]
Three children under the age of five had a narrow escape on Wednesday at a fair in Vadodara when they were thrown off from the cabins of an amusement ride after the gates unexpectedly opened mid-air. The incident in Vadodara occurred around 8 pm, during the Christmas celebrations at the Royal Mela, a fair set […]
India’s telecom giant Airtel faced a major outage on the morning of September 26, leaving thousands of users grappling with connectivity issues. The disruption, which impacted mobile internet, signal reception and overall connectivity, caused widespread frustration among customers nationwide. More than 3,000 reports of problems were recorded, according to Downdetector, an application that tracks outages. […]
The Gujarat High Court has issued notices to the state government, the Ahmedabad Police Commissioner and others regarding a habeas corpus petition filed by a man alleging that his daughter absconded with a priest from the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), taking gold and cash and is being unlawfully confined. On Tuesday, the government, […]
The atmosphere is lively at Sakkarbaug Zoo in Junagadh, Gujarat. Animals appear to be in high spirits, eagerly anticipating the arrival of two new residents—a pair of white tigers, one male and one female. The vibrant birds are chirping, the peacocks gracefully display their colourful plumage, monkeys are energetically jumping and even the typically lethargic […]
The Kazakh transport ministry reported on Wednesday that a passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, which was travelling from Baku, the country’s capital, to Russia’s Grozny, crashed in western Kazakhstan. Health officials report that 14 survivors have been admitted to hospitals. “A jet travelling the Baku-Grozny route went down close to Aktau. Azerbaijan Airlines owns […]
Pakistan on Wednesday launched a series of airstrikes targeting Afghanistan’s Barmal district in Paktika province, resulting in the deaths of at least 15 people, including women and children. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue operations continue. The airstrikes struck seven villages, including Laman, where five members of a single family were killed. […]
