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Penny wise and pound wiser. That was Kiran Patel’s guiding creed. Not only did he hoodwink the entire Jammu and Kashmir administration into “official” privileges during his two trips to the valley, the Ghodasar resident was careful to “take back” the visiting cards handed out to officials. Investigation now reveals that Patel had 10 cards […]
The Indian High Commission in the United Kingdom was attacked by a group of Khalistani protesters on March 19 following a crackdown on the radical group in India. The attack on the High Commission in London was strongly protested by India. “I condemn the disgraceful acts today against the people and premises of the @HCI_London […]
The forbidden fruit is truly the most attractive. And working on the logic, cyber criminals are using the honey trap with obscene laxity to ensnare potential victims. Gujarat Police, in its recent crackdown on cyber frauds has reported a trend of duping men, mostly in their 40s, using sextortion tactics. “Exercise caution when putting up […]
What propriety fails to teach, mistakes ingrain with added force. A case in point being the lesson learnt by authorities at the Karai Police Academy. As a fallout of the recent cases of two impersonators, having faked documents to show up as “qualified recruits” at the prestigious police academy, the top brass has tightened all […]
The Gujarat government, Thursday, informed the Legislative Assembly of more than 1.25 lakh malnourished children across 30 districts in the state as on December 21, 2022. Responding to a set of questions raised by Congress MLAs during Question Hour, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, and Women and Child Development, Bhanuben Babariya, said of the […]
Despite the Gujarat government having its own power plant, the government is buying power from private entities, including Adani, at higher tariff rates. These allegations were jointly levelled by Congress MLAs Shailesh Parmar and Arjun Modhwadia on the ruling BJP in the House, on Saturday. In reply, the government maintained that only 15% power was […]
For nearly 40 years, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) grew with the tech industry, becoming a fixture of the tightknit community while serving both start-ups and their employees — eventually becoming the go-to bank for some of America’s most powerful and wealthy people. Then, a week ago, it all came crashing down. Customers made a run […]
Using samples from archaeological sites, scientists have found that all South East Asians are descended from the Harappan civilisation. Archaeologist and author Vasant Shinde who played a lead role in the excavation of Harappan sites like Rakhigarhi in Haryana, believes this data can serve to unite the nation. Addressing a session on “The Tools of […]
Top officers of the Delhi Police reached Rahul Gandhi’s residence Sunday morning in connection with his “women are still being sexually assaulted” remark during the pan-India foot march “Bharat Jodo Yatra.” The police had issued a notice to the Congress leader on March 16 asking him for details of the women who had approached him […]
Dangle a carrot and the rabbit is sure to follow. The age-old adage finds enduring value with doubly reinforced gusto if the carrot is the iPhone 14. And for one-sixth the market price!!! Or a two-wheeler is single digit thousands. Or garments on your wish-list since long. Well, if the offer is too good to […]
Indian Railways is all set to run the Bharat Gaurav Delux AC tourist train, a specially designed tour for people who want to explore the North-Eastern states. The train will commence its journey from New Delhi on March 21 and cover 5,800 km across five states in the region over 15 days. The train can […]
For the entire past week, Saurashtra, Kutch, South Gujarat and parts of Dang have been hit by unseasonal rains and hailstorms. Saturday was no exception to the uncharacteristic March showers. The rains are being attributed to a western disturbance in the middle and upper tropospheric levels and an induced cyclonic circulation over Southwest Rajasthan and […]
India must not be satisfied by becoming the world’s largest milk producer, but must also aim to become the biggest dairy exporter, said Home Minister Amit Shah. He added that India will contribute 33% to world milk output by 2033-34. Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the 49th Dairy Industry Conference organized by the Indian […]
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Friday his government’s decision to create 19 new districts and three new divisions in the state, with Rs 2,000 crore allocated for infrastructure development. Since 2008, this is the first time that new districts are being established, bringing the total number of districts in the state to 50. […]
Making a mockery of the government machinery is the kind of bravado we see in films. A Wednesday, the Naseeruddin Shah starrer, springs to mind: a common man cons the system to plant a bomb in a police station. Imagine such an act of daredevilry in the real world. Dr Kiran Patel, alias Bansi, posing as […]
An additional Rs 20 lakh for the purchase of agricultural land for the families of policemen killed in battle with Naxalites, government jobs on compassionate grounds for the kin of civilian victims of Naxal violence, and an additional Rs 5 lakh for surrendered Naxalites carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh or more. These provisions […]
Tourists can now enjoy the aerial view of Pink City. The service for seeing various tourist spots here by helicopter – Aravali forests and Amer Fort, Nahargarh, Jaigarh, Jalmahal, Hawa Mahal are available. The cost for this joy ride is Rs 5000-7000. This service will be available in other cities throughout the state, including Jodhpur […]
Meetings between city, state, and federal law enforcement agencies have been taking place in New York City all week to discuss how to get ready for a potential indictment of former president Donald Trump as early as next week, according to various sources. Meetings have been held between senior staff members from the Manhattan district […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian official Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova for the alleged scheme to deport Ukrainian children to Russia, according to media reports. The Hague-based ICC accused the Russian president of responsibility for war crimes committed by Russian forces in Ukraine during […]
Delhi University has barred two students, including a Congress students’ wing leader, for a year for allegedly participating in a screening of the BBC documentary on the Godhra riots on campus, a senior official said. During this period, the students will not be allowed to take any university or college or departmental examination, according to […]
