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A Bharatnatyam performance by Rukmini Vijayakumar proved to be a big draw on the 11th day of the Saptak Music Festival at the LD Arts College, Ahmedabad on Tuesday. The 41-year-old danseuse, who has acted in several movies, the latest release being Sita Raman (in Tamil and Telugu), built her performance around the theme of Krishna, […]
Political parties in Rajasthan are increasingly concentrating on attracting new voters. All political parties, including the two main ones, the BJP and the Congress, are getting ready to court new and young voters. In Rajasthan, there are now more than 19 lakh additional voters. However, according to the Election Department, there are more than 4 […]
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday, January 11, passed an interim order directing to maintain the status quo at the Avalagurki village near Bengaluru, where the unveiling of the 112 feet Adiyogi Shiva statue. The opening of a centre of Jaggi Vasudev’s Isha Foundation was scheduled to be held on Sunday. Vice President Jagdeep […]
The Rajasthan government’s programme of giving free seeds to women under the Mukhyamantri Krishak Sathi Yojana has become popular in the state. A state agriculture department official said, “Mini-kits containing seeds of moong, moth, urad, mustard, jowar, bajra etc have been distributed free under the Krishak Sathi Yojana.” Thus, according to him, doing this would guarantee women’s […]
The Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande stated that the situation along the Chinese border is “stable” but “unpredictable,” and troops are sufficiently placed to handle any emergency. The forces stationed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) have been able to maintain a robust posture to counter any wicked designs of the opponent in […]
The population of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is on the edge of food riots as a result of the region’s unprecedented flour scarcity, which is being blamed solely on Islamabad and the PoK authority in Bagh and Muzaffarabad. While the government’s subsidised wheat supply has all but ceased, on the other hand, the cost of other […]
Lions are Gujarat’s pride but in a disturbing video, three men are seen chasing a lion on a JCB in Lunsapur village of Amreli district in Gujarat. Some of the accused shot videos on their mobile phones while driving dangerously close to the lions on what appeared to be a village road. The arrests were […]
The ministry of civil aviation has notified the standards and guidelines for easier access for persons with disabilities to airport infrastructure, the facilities and features that the airlines need to provide and security protocols. The notification on the ‘Accessibility Standards and Guidelines for Civil Aviation’, which was issued on Monday, is in line with the […]
Many of the trusted, veteran builders in the city are now redeveloping their own old schemes after decades. Old societies looking for redevelopment have also been approaching the builders of the schemes. Ahmedabad has been witnessing an increase in redevelopment deals for the past couple of years, but the conversion ratio is very low. In […]
A spark from the air-conditioner turned into a raging fire within minutes. While this would send even adults into panic mode, Veerangana Jhala – who was just six years old then – did not lose her cool. She alerted her parents, then swiftly rushed to the other houses in the Bodakdev apartment and saved the […]
The employees at Twitter Inc.’s Singapore office were instructed to clear their desks and leave the building as Elon Musk continues to cut costs globally. One of the persons who spoke on condition of anonymity claimed that Twitter employees were advised via email on Wednesday that they had until 5 pm to vacate the CapitaGreen […]
Pakistan denied on Thursday that a uranium-tainted cargo box that arrived at London’s Heathrow Airport last month was sent from Karachi, claiming that the information was “not factual.” British counterterrorism police began an investigation on Wednesday after border agents at Heathrow Airport last month discovered uranium-tainted goods there. The uranium came from Pakistan, according to […]
In Rajasthan, Dr. Krishnanand Maharaj, founder of “Ladli Ghar”, stated that a two-day para games for the disabled were organised in Jaipur, from January 7 to January 9. Rekha Kashyap, a visionary student of Ladli Ghar Ajmer, has brought glory to the district by winning three gold medals; Mamta Jat has won two gold medals, […]
The last time I met RS Sodhi in Anand was in 2019, when he introduced me to the then Chief Operating Officer (COO) Kishore Zala, who was to take charge as Managing Director of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Federation (GCMMF) when Sodhi retired later that year. The visiting card Zala handed me even said “managing […]
A duo from India did this, breaking a world record! To beat the world record, they travelled to all seven continents in three days, 1 hour, 5 minutes, and 4 seconds. Visiting all seven continents in the least amount of time is a new Guinness World Record set by Dr Ali Irani and Sujoy Kumar […]
In his opening remarks at the Voice of Global South summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday the “world is in a state of crisis” and told the leaders of developing countries “your voice is India’s voice” and “your priorities are India’s priorities”. PM Modi also shared his strategy for overcoming the problems facing the […]
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt is overjoyed and extremely appreciative to SS Rajamouli for including her in his most ambitious project, RRR. The filmmaker today is gone on the global map and all thanks to Rajamouli Garu. Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and other well-known ace artists’ songs were vanquished by the Naatu Naatu tune, which won the […]
The buzz in Delhi and Gandhinagar is that CR Patil, the Gujarat BJP president, will be rewarded for his role in the party’s record-breaking 156 seats in the state Assembly elections. Patil made all the right noises in the aftermath of the landslide win, duly crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah […]
One of the most well-known actors in Hollywood, Robert Downey Jr, had a career-changing performance in Iron Man and not just for him, but also for the movie’s director Jon Favreau. When the pair finally connected and learned about the Marvel project in 2008, they were in the midst of a dark period. They are […]
The Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP) served a notice requiring the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government to pay Rs 163.61 crore within ten days on January 11. The Delhi government has received a recovery notice for allegedly conducting political advertisements in 2016–17 while posing as official government advertisements. Nearly a month ago, Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor […]
