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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is opposed by all “anti-national forces” that seek to obstruct the nation’s development, Arvind Kejriwal, the party’s national convenor, said in New Delhi on Tuesday. Kejriwal called it a “miraculous and incredible” accomplishment for the AAP to become a national party in just 10 years, but he said that it […]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday reacts to a question on “violence against Muslims” in India and “negative Western perceptions” of India. The finance minister remarked: “India has the second largest Muslim population in the world, and that population is only growing in numbers.” She was speaking at the Peterson Institute for International Economics […]
A leopard never changes its spot, goes an adage. But leopards in Surat are changing their habitat. A study conducted by a forest department and MSU’s zoology department claims that leopards in Surat, which has a high population of leopards, are venturing out to hunt livestock in other villages. According to a national daily, the […]
Parents peeved with the arbitrary 40% hike of annual fees by Nirma Vidyavihar School without consent of the school fees regulatory committee (FRC), recently took up the matter with the Ahmedabad city district education officer (DEO). On Monday, the school found itself at the receiving end of a show-cause notice issued by the DEO. According […]
National Pet Day is marked to celebrate the special relationship you share with your pet. The day is celebrated on April 11 all across the world. It’s a day to acknowledge the happiness that pets bring into our lives and to promote the value of protecting animals’ welfare. It’s true that animals show us love […]
The number of coronavirus infections in India rose to 5,676, while the number of active cases reached 37,093, according to figures provided on Tuesday by the Union Health Ministry. 21 additional deaths bring the total to 5,31,000 deaths. According to the statistics updated at 8 am, six deaths were reconciled by Kerala, three deaths each […]
Just like the thriving “illegal immigration to US” network which is far from hitting the end of the road, it seems there will never be closure for the bereaved Manekpura-Dabhla family. Last Thursday, the Canadian Police announced end of search operations. The force was looking for missing bodies of illegal immigrants after the drowning tragedy […]
Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd (Adani Electricity) topped the country’s 71 electricity distribution companies for its overall governance including financial sustainability, performance excellence and external environment. According to the release, in the Ministry of Power’s 11th edition of the ‘Annual Integrated Rating and Ranking’ of the country’s power distribution utilities, Adani Electricity secured the 1st rank […]
The mock drills were conducted on Monday in Gujarat to check the preparedness of the health system to deal with a surge in infections. State health minister Rushikesh Patel inspected the mock drill at Gandhinagar civil hospital and determined whether the hospital is prepared for a high influx of patients. Dummy patients were brought to […]
Bewitching waterfalls, shops, restaurants, skyscrapers, mega malls…Singapore attracts. Over the years, it has remained a popular tourist destination achieving one landmark after another. Last week, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) announced that tourism in the city surpassed expectations, with over 2.9 million arrivals in the first three months of this year. A national daily reported […]
An Air India flight to London returned to Delhi on Monday morning after an unruly passenger allegedly harmed two cabin crew members, the airline has said. The flier has been deboarded and a police case registered. The shocking incident comes months after a drunk man urinated on a woman co-passenger onboard an Air India plane […]
Trailing offenders of the Ram Navami clashes in Bihar has now led the police to a “well-executed” plan, orchestrated on a WhatsApp group with 456 members. The violence mastermind has emerged to be the Bajrang Dal convener of the Nalanda district, Kundan Kumar, the police stated. He was the admin of the WhatsApp group which […]
In a crackdown on animal poaching and the illegal ivory trade in Gujarat, four persons have been nabbed in Ahmedabad, on Sunday. An elephant tusk weighing 13.9 kg that they planned to sell for Rs 35 lakhs was recovered from possession. The four were seized based on a tip-off. A dummy customer was sent to […]
In a bid to further the interests of his state, Chattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel announced a slew of development work, including infrastructure to boost sports facilities in the state. He was speaking at a Bhent Mulaqat Abhiyan organized on Sunday at Mohan Lal Jain Government College in Bhilai Nagar Assembly constituency. The series of […]
The Supreme Court will hear on Monday bail pleas of several convicts serving life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. A bench of Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices P.S. Narasimha and J.B. Pardiwala is scheduled to hear along with the bail applications, pleas of the convicts challenging their convictions. On March 24, […]
Right-wing activist Kajal Hindustani was arrested on Sunday in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district for allegedly delivering a “hate speech” on Ram Navami that triggered communal clashes in Una town on April 1. Hindustani surrendered before the police in Una on Sunday morning following which she was arrested and produced before a court which remanded her […]
India’s average car-buying budget saw a 30% increase last year. It appears Gujarat is taking the lead in the number of car consumers. Around 3.73 lakh new cars were sold last year, an increase of 42% from 2021. And now, a national daily has reported that every second person in Gujarat owns a registered vehicle. […]
Gujarat Vidyapith (GV), founded in 1920 in Ahmedabad, is steeped in rich history. Established by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in Ahmedabad, the university is close to the hallowed Sabarmati Ashram, set up by India’s Father of the Nation over 100 years ago. Now, the varsity may lose some of its historical identity. According to […]
Actor Preity Zinta, currently busy with the ongoing IPL 2023, took time out on Saturday to post two incidents which “shook her belief in humanity.” The actor took on celeb photographers for their alleged “insensitivity” towards one incident. In yet another instance, Preity talked about her children who were “preyed upon” recently. Citing the first […]
In a setback for Gujarat-based dairy giant Amul, a hotels’ body in Karnataka has decided to use only Nandini milk to “support the state’s (dairy) farmers”. The decision by Bruhat Bengaluru Hotels Association comes on the heels of the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress and the JD(S) engaging in a war of words over […]
