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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday mocked his predecessor, Vasundhara Raje, after she denied any collusion with him. Last week, BJP leader Raje dismissed claims of collusion with Gehlot as false and said that “milk and lemon juice do not go together”. While in Bikaner, Gehlot spoke with reporters and claimed that his administration […]
Truck owners in Jamnagar staged a protest against Tata Motors after their new trucks broke down just months after purchase. Ranjit Roadlines, a company that purchased 19 cargo trucks from Tata Motors, found that the trucks had malfunctioning silencers that caused them to suddenly stop or break down in the middle of the road. After […]
In a major effort to bring well-known Hollywood content to the platform, the broadcast arm of India’s Reliance has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., according to two sources with first-hand knowledge. The sources said that under the terms of the agreement, popular shows like Succession, Game of Thrones, and the upcoming Harry Potter series […]
The Gujarati Mata Ni Pachedi literally translates to “behind the Mother Goddess.” In Gujarat, Pachedi also refers to a textile folk art featuring Mother Goddess at the centre, with her stories and legends painted or woven around. Much like the Madhubani art from Bihar which celebrates the stories of Krishna in stoles and sarees, Pachedi […]
Two of Ahmedabad’s top hospitals have involved themselves in a public interest litigation (PIL) on fire safety norms in buildings, including hospitals, prompting the Gujarat High Court to create a special bench to hear the matter. The matter relates to the pleas by Zydus Hospital and Apex Heart Institute – both super specialty hospitals – […]
Grammy-winning singer Toni Braxton, 55, shared how doctors recently discovered a blockage in the largest artery of her heart — which could have led to the most deadly type of heart attack, called the “widowmaker,” had they not “immediately” inserted a stent. But prior to the appointment, Braxton did not suspect she had heart trouble. […]
Reams are being written on India facing a grave threat to democracy. The recent cold-blooded shooting down of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in public view has sparked outrage. India finds itself in the throes of a crisis of faith. Now, it’s widely held that a system of top-down kleptocracy has replaced the […]
Everybody loves an underdog story. Even more so when the underdog keeps losing for no fault of his. Sarfaraz Khan, the middle-order batsman from Mumbai’s crowded and poor suburb Kurla is the underdog story of the season. Yet again. Questions are raised every time Sarfaraz is not selected for the national team. This time around, […]
Ten police personnel and a driver were killed on Wednesday in an IED blast carried out by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, officials said. The incident occurred when a team of the state police’s District Reserve Guard (DRG) was returning after an anti-Naxalite operation. Acting on a tip off, the DRG team was dispatched from Dantewada […]
Every story has two sides. While India celebrated its new cricketing hero in Kolkata Knight Riders batter Rinku Singh when he knocked five consecutive sixes off six balls during the match versus Gujarat Titans, bowler Yash Dayal and his fans have been reeling under the loss. According to captain Hardik Pandya, Dayal’s “condition is still […]
In a rather complex issue, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of a Bengaluru couple’s petition for a child via surrogacy after they lost their only son in an accident in Mangaluru last year. The plea, however, had to legally fight two existing provisions: the man is above 50 years of age, […]
At a time when premiere institute IIT has been rocked by a recent spate of suicides, a student at Ahmedabad’s CEPT University’s death by suicide on Wednesday, points at deeper problems plaguing the competitive Indian set up. According to Gujarat University police, Shiv Mistry, 23, a final semester Architecture student and native of Vadodara, jumped […]
India has recorded 9,355 new coronavirus infections, while the number of active cases has dropped to 57,410, according to data updated on Thursday by the Union health ministry. The data updated at 8 am showed that the death toll rose to 5,31,424 with 26 deaths, including six fatalities that Kerala reconciled. The weekly positivity rate […]
The villagers took to savage behaviour to sort out the primal instincts that led two pets, belonging to different owners, to mating. The violent clash was disengaged only when the police stepped in. Two groups from a village in Gandhinagar took to fists and blows to vent their anger when one villager’s pet dog was […]
The Supreme Court of India has overturned a Gujarat high court ruling which held that ayurveda practitioners working in government hospitals should receive equal pay to allopathy doctors. The SC was hearing a batch of appeals against the 2012 Gujarat high court decision, which stated that ayurveda practitioners should be treated on a par with […]
While former MP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was asked to vacate the official bungalow (12 Tughlaq Road in Delhi) he occupied since 12 years with “bullet train speed” as seasoned Congressman Shashi Tharoor put it, in Gujarat, Purnesh Modi allegedly continues to occupy his ministerial bungalow. Claiming the gross anomaly, Gujarat Congress spokesperson Hemang […]
The Supreme Court has been the effective guardian of citizenry and human rights barring few historical exceptions. So what happens when such trust is misused by the government to place judges in positions after their retirement? In February, former Supreme Court judge, Justice S. Abdul Nazeer, was named governor of Andhra Pradesh, a month after retirement. Among […]
An exotic animal that arrests the eye. Not many of us are fortunate to see this attractive cat. We have read about cheetahs in textbooks or watched them transfixed in documentaries. Its moon-crescent-like black spots, slender limbs, majestic leap, and blinding speed – it can run at nearly 100 km per hour – are one […]
Tuesday saw US President Joe Biden take to Twitter to formally announce his name in the fray. The 80-year-old is possibly set for a rematch against former Republican President Donald Trump. Biden beat Trump in the 2020 presidential election. “Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy,” Biden said […]
After the 2024 Lok Sabha election, the Election Commission of India will undertake the task of creating new constituencies for the Lok Sabha and state legislative assemblies. This process, which began in 2020 by the ECI for the latest delimitation, will increase the number of Lok Sabha members from Gujarat to around 42, up from […]
