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The Union Cabinet on Friday decided to provide free foodgrains to over 81 crore beneficiaries covered under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) for one year. The beneficiary families which used to pay ₹1 for coarse cereals, ₹2 for wheat and ₹3 for rice per kg will now get 35 kg of foodgrain free for the next one […]
Four months ago, the Gujarat High Court directed the state government to submit a report on the action initiated by municipal corporations to curb the menace of stray cattle. It even pulled up the Ahmedabad civic body for lack of intent in the matter. However, accidents induced by stray cattle continue to plague the state. […]
The Indian Railways strives to make rail operations as smooth as possible. They aim to make railways more efficient, to provide passengers with a safe and comfortable journey, and to increase reservations. The holiday season is quickly approaching as winter sets in. The increased number of domestic and foreign tourists has resulted in rail crowding […]
After the Centre issued instructions on Covid management, the Rajasthan Government’s health department has directed the district collectors to conduct genome sequencing of all positive samples. The State has also started random sampling. In a meeting to manage the Covid situation on Thursday, health secretary Prithvi Singh expressed his apprehensions about a rise in cases […]
The festive mood of the year-end celebrations is picking up in the city of Ahmedabad. A unique city, where the traditions and modernity rub shoulders with each other. Large number of people are celebrating Christmas in the city which is increasingly showing it’s cosmopolitan colours. Ahmedabad’s five star hotel ITC Narmada decorated a 25 Ft […]
India’s present Covid scenario does not warrant restricting international flights or imposing a lockdown, but there is a need for strengthened surveillance and vigilance in view of the rising cases in some countries, experts opined. They also held out that a fresh outbreak of severe Covid cases and hospitalisation is unlikely as people in India […]
During the Gujarat Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had promised blanket growth and to take Gujarat’s economy to $1 trillion by 2030. The first step towards the same was taken by the Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel government by deciding to start a ‘Facilitation Desk’ for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to make their […]
Two days after Torrent Investments won the e-auction for the resolution of debt-ridden Reliance Capital with its bid of ₹8,640 crore, its sole competitor Hinduja Group, on Friday, submitted a revised bid, offering a net present value of ₹9,000 crore. Earlier, only Torrent and Hinduja participated in the e-auctions, with Torrent making the highest bid […]
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), on Friday, arrested former ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar in connection with alleged cheating and irregularities in loans sanctioned by the bank to the Videocon Group in 2012. The CBI had booked Chanda Kochhar, her husband and Venugopal Dhoot of Videocon Group, […]
The Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra, led by party MP Rahul Gandhi, entered Delhi at 6 am this morning, amid calls by the Union health minister to follow Covid protocols. Delhi Congress chief Anil Chaudhary welcomed RaGa, other party leaders and the yatris at Badarpur Border as they entered the national capital from Faridabad, amid “Rahul […]
In a clear case of extortion and harassment, the Vastrapur Police (Crime Branch) arrested two for claiming ransom from a local businessman. According to reports, the complainant approached the police on Wednesday night after a call threatening him to pay up Rs 1.3 crore ransom or be faced with his son’s killing. His son is […]
The Ambaji Temple on the border of Gujarat and Rajasthan (in the Danta Taluka of Banaskantha District) is in news over a familial dispute over rights to worship. This pilgrimage spot (it is a Shakti Peeth) is highly revered as it is believed that the heart of the Mother Goddess fell here, on the Arasur […]
The Asian-African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AACCI), Foundation, a non-profit organisation, is going to launch its first global secretariat office in Ahmedabad on Saturday that will guide Indian investors who wish to make investments in African or Asian countries. founder and chairman of AACCI, G D Singh said “In the last six months alone, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the 75th Amrut Mahotsav of Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan via video conferencing on December 24, 2022 at 11 a.m. In 1948, Gurudev Shastriji Maharaj Shri Dharmajivandasji Swami founded the Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan in Rajkot. The Sansthan has grown and currently has over 40 branches around the […]
A 27-year-old girl from Chandkheda was allegedly raped by a freelance photographer who called her to a hotel and lured her for a modelling photo shoot and work. The girl lodged a complaint at the Gujarat University Police Station and the police arrested a man identified as Prashant Dhanak under the charges of IPC section […]
KGF actor Yash front lined the second anniversary celebrations of Film Companion’s Front Row in Bengaluru. The actor was in conversation with Anupama Chopra amidst a packed house of cinema enthusiasts and fans. The actor shared anecdotes from the sets of the KGF films, his dreams for the Kannada film industry and what we can […]
The Allahabad High Court on Friday granted bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan in the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case against him by the Enforcement Directorate. The order paves the way for his release, three months after the Supreme Court granted him bail on September 9 in all other cases registered against him. […]
Armed robbers targeted two dairy stores owned by business people of Indian descent this week in New Zealand, about a month after a businessman of Indian descent was killed in a related crime. Ajit Patel, the owner of a dairy on Melrose Road, reported that five masked men with baseball bats momentarily entered his store […]
Rahul Gandhi is likely to be joined by family members of freedom fighters, prominent Congress officials, and actor-turned-politician Kamal Hassan on Saturday in Delhi as part of his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. “Senior Congress leaders and parliamentarians, families of freedom fighters, and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MKM) president Kamal Hassan are likely to join the Bharat Jodo […]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport has put in place all necessary measures to implement the Ministry of Health’s latest COVID-19 guidelines on international passengers arriving in India. The new guidelines take effect from 24th December 2022. In adherence with the latest guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoFW) for air travel, […]
