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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai denied being in the know of cash envelopes being distributed in the guise of Diwali hampers as alleged. The BJP government in Karnataka courted a major controversy when the allegations about an official from CMO approaching the print and electronic media persons with cash bribes ranging from Rs 1 lakh […]
As AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal made a pitch for printing images of Hindu deities Ganesh and Lakshmi on currency notes, the Congress and BJP have trained their guns on the party in power in Punjab for removing Mahatma Gandhi‘s photos from government offices. Gujarat BJP president CR Patil warned the people to remain vigilant and […]
Booth management, page pramukhs, micro management remain the core of BJP’s much tested electoral strategy in Gujarat. The strategy, in effective use for over a decade now, has realised in touch rewards for the Saffron Party. Every voter’ page has an incharge who is responsible for not only reaching out to them much before elections […]
The Adani Group-managed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Ahmedabad (SVPIA) witnessed an all-time high passenger footfall and cargo movement this festive season. More than two lakh passengers travelled from the SVPIA last week, and the cargo movement crossed 200 tonnes in a single day, which is an all-time high. The airport ensured a seamless passenger […]
The Congress on Friday said the Election Commission does not have the jurisdiction to regulate issues such as freebies, and urged the panel to focus on ensuring free and fair polls through proper implementation of Election Laws. The poll panel on October 4 had proposed amending the model code to ask political parties to provide […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday addressed the two-day chintan shivir conclave on internal security that began on Thursday. Home ministers of all states were invited to attend the event at Surajkund to discuss a host of internal security issues. Modi addressed the state home ministers and police officials via video conference and said, “The […]
Two months ago, Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s loyalist Uday Samant, who is the state’s industries minister, had said that the Tata-Airbus aircraft manufacturing project will come up near Nagpur. On Thursday, the Modi government allotted the project to Gujarat. Earlier, a joint venture semiconductor project of the Indian conglomerate Vedanta and Taiwanese electronics giant […]
Maharashtra’s loss is Gujarat’s gain. Again. Boosting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make-in-India initiative, the Centre announced that a transport aircraft manufacturing facility for the Air Force will come up in Vadodara. Maharashtra Industries Minister Uday Samant, as well as Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, wanted to bring the project to Nagpur. The Centre announced on Thursday […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday raised the idea of “One Nation, One Uniform” for police, saying it is just a suggestion and he is not trying to impose it on the states. Addressing a “Chintan Shivir” of state home ministers through video conference, Modi also advocated close cooperation among the states to tackle crimes […]
Another big investment to the extent of Rs.1000 crores is coming to Gujarat by way of an MoU between the government and Lightstorm Company to build the state’s first submarine cable landing station under it’s IT policy 2022-27 The project is expected to provide employment to over 2000 people over the next five years. The […]
With the Assembly elections at their doorstep, political parties in Gujarat are busy making promises and doling out sops. Now, the ruling BJP has increased the quota of diesel and kerosene for fishermen. The move comes amidst increasing concern in the party that the community, which has a prominent presence in at least nine constituencies […]
The Ahmedabad International Airport Limited (AIAL) has presented the airport master plan for development of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport in Ahmedabad before the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA). A metro station and metro-link corridor have been proposed to be set up at the airport. The new facilities will allow passengers to directly board […]
The air quality in Ahmedabad deteriorated due to the bursting of large-scale firecrackers on Diwali. Citizens enjoyed the festival after a gap of two years of the pandemic. The rating on the Air Quality Index was 293, which was considered ‘very poor’. The AQI reached 293 at around 12 noon on Tuesday, a day after […]
Being true to his maverick self, Tesla Chief Elon Musk played a practical joke giving the phrase “let that sink in” quite a literal form when he announced to the world that he has taken the control of Twitter. Finally. Musk posted a video of entering the Twitter headquarters with a sink in his hands. […]
Is Covid-19 finally behind us? No, say the experts in India. Not when it comes to the new Covid-19 strains. According to reports, experts in India have cautioned against the new mutations on the block — BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 – that are leading to a surge in cases across the world. What worries the scientific […]
Rishi Sunak took charge as Britain’s first Indian-origin prime minister with a promise to fix “mistakes” and also warning of “difficult decisions”. The address to the nation came after an audience with King Charles III, a day after he was elected the new leader of the Conservative Party in a historic leadership run. The 42-year-old […]
Scientists have discovered an important molecular link between lung tumour growth and disrupted circadian rhythms. Circadian rhythms, sometimes called the ‘biological clock’, is a cellular process that rules sleep-wake cycles. Jet lag, night-time snacking, lack of sleep, or irregular work schedules can wreck circadian rhythms. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has proclaimed that disrupted circadian […]
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) fined US company Google Rs 936.44 crore on Tuesday for the second time in less than a week, taking the total penalty to ₹ 2,274 core, for “misusing its dominant position” about Play Store policy. The CCI asked the tech giant to “stop engaging in unfair commercial practices”. After […]
Rishi Sunak will be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom after challenger Penny Mordaunt dropped out of the contest on Monday. Sunak has become the first person of Indian origin to become the British prime minister. The wheels turned in favour of Sunak after Priti Patel, a loyalist of former British prime minister Boris […]
After the resignation of former British Premier Liz Truss, the search for the next occupant of 10 Downing Street is on. With former Prime Minister Boris Johnson—who was earlier mulling an audacious political comeback—withdrawing from the campaign, Rishi Sunak is the front-runner. This time around, he is likely to become the first Indian-origin Prime Minister. […]
