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What emboldens conmen to take make a mockery of the system so freely? Days after Kiran Patel, who posed as a senior official at the Prime Minister’s Office, was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir, another scam has stumbled out of the PM’s closet. A team of Uttar Pradesh’s Special Task Force has arrested Sanjay Prakash […]
The 22-year-old AC mechanic’s son who got 99.78 percentile in the common admission test, is thrilled and “Wishes to contribute to society.” Razin Mansuri was offered a job with a package of Rs 6 lakhs after graduation, which he turned down as his dream was to earn an MBA from a reputed IIM. With a […]
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has expressed concerns over the number of applications for visas in the technology industry. For the second year in a row, the number of applications for H-1B visas has significantly increased. There were 780,884 applications in this year’s lottery, a 61% increase from last year’s 483,927, and a […]
In an inadvertent episode not related to calling out his bluff, a man’s tall claims of being an official from the chief minister’s office (CMO) was called out. This comes close on heels of Amdavadi Kiranbhai Patel’s recent hoodwinking an entire government system into availing VIP privileges faking as a high-ranking PMO official. Vadodara police, […]
An incident involving a gas leak at a factory in the Giaspura neighbourhood of Ludhiana, Punjab, resulted in the deaths of 11 people. According to the police, four more have been rushed to the hospital and are in critical condition. Doctors, an ambulance, and a fire brigade team have all been dispatched to the location, […]
In its application to the Supreme Court requesting a six-month extension to complete its investigation into allegations made by Hindenburg Research against the Adani Group, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) submitted a detailed status report and prima facie findings to an expert committee in compliance with the court’s order. SEBI has stated […]
To pen down a piece on the Eden Gardens would be like packing a huge chunk of cricket literature in one capsule and gulping it down. Where do you start? The 281 on this ground that changed the landscape of Indian cricket in 2001. Harbhajan Singh’s hat-trick in the same Test. Anil Kumble’s 6-12 in […]
Note:This is part 3 of Eedina’s survey report on Karnataka elections. You can read part 1 and part 2 here and here. New Delhi: A pre-poll survey conducted by the Kannada outlet Eedina says that Congress appears to be headed for a clear and comfortable majority, much beyond the 113-seat mark, in the forthcoming Karnataka assembly elections. The assembly […]
An international drug cartel in Goa has been busted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), which has also arrested two Russians — a 1980 Olympic silver medal-winning swimmer and a former policeman — along with an Indian, in addition to seizing different drugs, an official said on Saturday. The NCB’s Goa unit carried out the […]
The 100th episode of ‘Mann Ki Baat’, the monthly radio programme hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be broadcast live at the UN headquarters. “Get ready for a historic moment as the 100th episode of PM Modi’s “Mann Ki Baat” is set to go live on April 30th in Trusteeship Council Chamber at @UN […]
At the Met Gala, Blake Lively is the crowd’s favourite. Fans anxiously await the results of her style assessment. But, the Gossip Girl actor won’t be seen there this year. The actor has confirmed that she won’t be present at the 2023 Met Gala on May 1, according to the media reports. However, the fashionista […]
Due to a violation of the minimum age requirement, Twitter blocked the news agency ANI’s account on Saturday. The reason behind the ban was revealed in a tweet from Smita Prakash’s personal account, the editor of ANI. Smita was informed that the account had been locked because the owner did not meet the “minimum age […]
Mental health had been a concern even before the pandemic. In many countries, this long-neglected aspect of healthcare is considered taboo. Research is still on as to how we can equip ourselves with skillsets to cope with stress. Experts recommend positive distractions like a change of scene, tuning in to music, reading, indulging in hobbies, […]
The Gujarat High Court has said that it is likely to conclude the hearing on Rahul Gandhi’s plea for a stay on the conviction order by a lower court in the surname defamation case on Tuesday. Congress leader Rahul had sought a stay on his conviction by a Magistrate court in Surat, which had said on April 20 […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted the possibility of unseasonal rain in Gujarat on April 30 (Sunday), May 1 and 2, as well as throughout the remainder of the week. The IMD bulletin reports that there is a chance of “light rain at isolated places in the districts namely Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Patan, […]
Justice Hemant M. Prachak, who is set to hear Rahul Gandhi’s defamation case on April 29 at the Gujarat High Court, represented former BJP Minister Maya Kodnani, who was charged with crimes related to the Gujarat riots of 2002. In one of the cases arising out of the riots that occurred in Ahmedabad’s Naroda Patiya […]
Weekends are usually meant for a light read. Or it’s perhaps time to get to the last chapter of a novel that has consumed you. Or immerse ourselves in badminton, laughter yoga and beach football. But if a US carmaker becomes a talking point on weekends, there must be something deeply intriguing about the story. […]
In retaliation for the Congress’ president M. Mallikarjun Kharge’s characterisation of him as a “venomous snake,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Saturday that the party and its leaders have abused him 91 times. In addition to accusing the Congress of mistreating the dominant Lingayat community in Karnataka, which is going to the polls, the […]
In connection with an investigation into possible foreign exchange violations, the Enforcement Directorate stated on Saturday that it has searched the Bengaluru office and residential premises of Ed-tech giant BYJU’s CEO Raveendran Byju and seized ‘incriminating’ documents and digital data. The recent raids on three different locations—two business and one residential—took place in accordance with […]
Back in 2015, Delhi left-hander Nitish Rana was one of the 22 players banned by the BCCI in the alleged age-fudging racket. Just a bunch of North Indian boys doing the North Indian things, a few people chuckled. Even before the 2020 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, Rana was reportedly under the scanner for lying about […]
