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The Election Commission announced the election schedules for Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Tripura assemblies on Wednesday, the first tranche of assembly elections to be held in 2023. Tripura Assembly election 2023 will be held on February 16 while Nagaland and Meghalaya will go to polls on February 27. The chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that […]
MICA students in Ahmedabad are preparing to give Amdavadis a taste of participatory drama. The student-run theatre society at MICA – Sankalp will perform a rendition of “Ladai” written by the Late Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena Natarani Amphitheatre which will be performed on January 22 as part of their annual production. Ladai is a play that […]
In Gujarat, A nine-year-old daughter of a wealthy diamond merchant embraced monkhood on Wednesday, renouncing material comforts. Devanshi, the eldest of the two daughters of Dhanesh and Ami Sanghvi, took ‘diksha’ in the presence of Jain monk Acharya Vijay Kirtiyashsuri and hundreds of other people at a venue in Vesu locality of Surat, a family […]
Since Elon Musk took over the microblogging site last year, more than 500 of Twitter’s advertisers have stopped spending money there, according to a report on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with its advertising operations. The social media company’s daily revenue on January 17 was 40% lower than it was on the same day a […]
At least 16 people, including Ukraine’s interior minister, have been killed in a helicopter crash near a kindergarten outside the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Ukrainian authorities said Wednesday. According to Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office, the aircraft fell in the town of Brovary, some 20 kilometres northeast of Kyiv, while children and […]
A seasoned Davos member and the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) Ajit Gulabchand claimed on January 17 that Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Jairam Ramesh are to blame for the closure of Lavasa township, which was previously under his company’s control. “Some politicians like Sonia Gandhi and Jairam Ramesh thought […]
The Supreme Court said that Online sources such as Wikipedia are based on a crowd sourced and user generated editing model that is not completely dependable and can promote misleading information. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Vikram Nath said it acknowledged the utility of the platforms that provide free access to knowledge across […]
Pakistan cricket captain Babar Azam has been one of the hot topics on Twitter after an Instagram user claimed that the player had inappropriate behaviour with her, since Monday night. An Instagram user purportedly posted private photos and audio clips of chats with Babar, which quickly gained popularity online. However, the charges have been denounced […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has advised the BJP leaders to refrain from making any “unnecessary remarks” on films, said sources . PM Modi apparently passed the diktat during the BJP national executive meeting held on January 16 and 17 in Delhi. PM Modi said “some people give statements on some film” which plays on TV […]
In this age of heightened diversity, a lot people are curious as to what makes those-not-like-us tick. Earlier, the differences were around nationality, religion, language. Today, there’s a new kind of diversity that Indians are learning to deal with, and that is sexuality. As more and more LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) people come […]
Indian Railways is prepared to launch the special tourist train, the Bharat Gaurav, which will embark on its Jyotirlinga Yatra. The yatra will start on February 4, 2023, and last for 8 nights and 9 days. The special tourist train will start its journey from the cities of Rajasthan. In addition to Udaipur, passengers will […]
The success of talks on debt restructuring with China and India was announced to the parliament by Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday. Sri Lankan President Media Division press release said, “We are continuing discussions in that regard and I am pleased to announce to this House that the discussions are currently successful.” Notably, […]
After being released from the hospital, Jeremy Renner has returned home to finish his recovery after a serious snowplough injury. In a tweet on January 16, 2023, the ‘Hawkeye’ actor verified the information and assured fans he was “extremely pleased” to watch the season premiere of his Paramount+ series Mayor of Kingstown at home. Renner […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has sought a reply from Archaeological Survey Of India for constructing a toilet block within the protected area of the 15th century Ahmed Shah Mosque complex, among the earliest buildings in the city. Interestingly, ASI is the watchdog for ensuring there are no illegal constructions in the perimeter of any protected […]
Since the month-long Pramukh Swami Maharaj (PSM) festival ended, volunteers and the swamis who assisted them have cleared the 600-acre PSM Nagar of the more than 1 crore paver bricks that had been installed there. Over 20% of the deconstruction work has, according to BAPS sources, been finished in just two days. The total removal […]
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, on Tuesday, made a strong pitch for the enactment of a social security legislation by the BJP government at the Centre, to provide a safety net to the poor, destitute, underprivileged and elderly people across the country. Gehlot also called for a national debate on the issue with a rights-based […]
In Kandahar’s Ahmad Shahi Stadium on Tuesday, the Taliban publicly flogged nine people who had been found guilty of thievery and “sodomy.” A media house tweeted, “The Supreme Court said in a statement that nine people were punished in Ahmad Shahi Stadium in Kandahar on Tuesday on charges of robbery and ‘sodomy’.” Residents of Kandahar […]
In a bid to fight air pollution and work towards a clean and green Ahmedabad, the city’s civic body on Tuesday, set aside a budget of Rs 82 crores to get going with its September blueprint. It may be recalled that Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation had earlier drafted a 25-point action plan to combat dust and […]
Bars and clubs will have to be shut by midnight in Rajasthan, chief minister Ashok Gehlot has said while hinting at further regulation of their functioning. He said that “Bars and clubs run till late up to 3am. They are opening in small lanes and corners. We will see how to regulate them later but […]
After boarding at Chennai Airport last month, a passenger unintentionally opened the emergency exit, prompting the flight to do required technical inspections before taking off for Tiruchirapalli, according to an announcement from the airline on Tuesday. The Congress has alleged that the BJP MP, Tejasvi Surya, was the passenger who opened the plane’s emergency exit. Why […]
