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India has surpassed China to become the world’s most populous nation with 142.86 crore people, United Nations data showed. China has a population of 142.57 crore, according to the UN world population dashboard. According to a new United Nations Population Fund report, 25 per cent of India’s population is in the age group of 0-14 […]
Desperately seeking signs of hope, a Pakistani peace activist recalls her friendship with the young Indian mountaineer who has gone missing in Nepal By Sehyr Mirza I was working at a café in Lahore when I received the shattering news that my friend, mountaineer, climate athlete and entrepreneur Anurag Maloo had gone missing at Mount […]
Chasing the American dream has had severe consequences for many Gujaratis in recent times. The tragedies in St Lawrence and Dingucha are documented in bold letters. A few Gujarati families attempted to illegally cross the US through Canada, a rendezvous zone as it’s called, and paid the price with their lives. Let’s recap the recent […]
Royal Challengers Bangalore pacer Mohammed Siraj has reported a “corrupt approach” to BCCI’s Anti Corruption Unit (ACU) from an unidentified person who wanted “inside news” about his team after “losing a lot of money” in an IPL game. The Indian pacer, who has taken the most wickets for RCB with eight scalps, claimed to have […]
Congress MLAs from the state’s tribal region have come out in favour of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying they would all like to see him re-elected as CM following the Assembly elections later this year. On the second day of the Congress feedback meeting, pro-Gehlot MLAs from the tribal area publicly advocated for him […]
A rare hybrid solar eclipse, or Surya Grahan, will occur on April 20. On this day, a hybrid solar eclipse results from the new moon blocking the sun. In certain locations, the eclipse will be total, while in others, it will be an annual eclipse. Recently, NASA posted information on Instagram about the forthcoming hybrid […]
The number of coronavirus infections in India has surged to 10,542, while the number of active cases has risen to 63,562, according to figures updated on Wednesday by the Union Health Ministry. The figures updated at 8 am showed that the death toll rose to 5,31,190 with 38 deaths, including 11 that Kerala reconciled. The […]
The Indian duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Harmanpreet Kaur have added another feather to their overflowing hat of accolades after bagging the Wisden Almanack’s leading cricketer in the World awards. While Harmanpreet Kaur became the first Indian woman to win Cricketer of the Year, Suryakumar was named Wisden Almanack’s best T20I cricketer. For Suryakumar, the […]
On a day when most Opposition parties launched an attack on the government to share the 2011 caste census, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, on Tuesday, highlighted a unique situation. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Baghel urged him to include the state’s amended provisions to provide 76% reservation for SC, ST OBC and […]
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has prohibited the renowned business school Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) from providing distance learning and online programmes due to egregious norm violations, an official said on Tuesday. The UGC has also advised prospective students from enrolling in any of the institute’s courses. The institute, which was founded […]
The Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal began a five-day field examination in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, to study the water flow downstream and the availability and use of water outside of the monsoon season, officials said. They claimed that the three-member tribunal’s visit began in the district of Dhamtari, from which the river originates, with assistance from […]
In relation to the killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf while they were being escorted by the police in Prayagraj, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh police, officials said on Tuesday. The commission asked for reports from the director general of police of Uttar […]
Congress leaders in Rajasthan are gearing up for the upcoming assembly polls later this year. On Tuesday, senior Congress leaders held individual meetings with party MLAs from Udaipur, Kota, and Bharatpur divisions to get their feedback ahead of the elections. The discussions were held at the party’s new office in Jaipur and were attended by […]
The Oreva Group has informed the Gujarat High Court that it has deposited the full amount of Rs 14.62 crore as interim compensation for victims of the Morbi bridge tragedy with the state legal services authority. The tragedy occurred on October 30 last year when the suspension bridge collapsed in Morbi town, killing 135 people. […]
The Central government and the Gujarat Government, on Tuesday, expressed their wish to file a review of the Apex Court’s March 27 order seeking “submission of original files related to the remission of 11 convicts.” During the last hearing, the SC questioned both governments for not showing the files of the remission. The court observed […]
It sounds like a collaboration between two of the biggest names in music. But the latest song to take Spotify and social media by storm has been generated by artificial intelligence (AI), using machine learning software to clone the artists’ voices, in a development that has sparked alarm in the music industry. “Heart on My […]
The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on British Gujaratis formed to focus on pertinent issues concerning the community in the UK has been met with resistance. The public launch of the APPG is scheduled on April 25, 2023, according to a UK news portal. But British Indian organisations have vociferously opposed the APPG, calling it a […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation is getting its act ready to demolish the shoddily built Hatkeshwar flyover after its three-member expert panel ruled in favour of bringing down the structure, shared sources. Once that happens, the Hatkeshwar flyover, built in 2017, will become the first bridge in Gujarat to be demolished within such a short period. […]
Conman Kiran Patel’s arrest has sent shockwaves across the country. Many projects are being viewed with scepticism, put on hold, or even stopped. A case in point is the Tent City which is being built by a famous travel agency in Ahmedabad. The project is stalled owing to its association with Patel. Ahmedabad’s Akshar Travel […]
Tragedy struck yet another family in Gujarat when their son, in the US pursuing higher education, drowned in Lake Monroe on Saturday. The deceased’s friend, who also died in the mishap, was an Indian-origin US citizen. Both were students at Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Based on preliminary reports, the police briefed that […]
