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In an effort to ensure international students don’t miss their first days on campus, the United Kingdom has begun priority and super-priority processing for student visas. The British High Commission on India on August 30 issued an advisory for Indian students on the lines. The British Ambassador to India Alex Ellis said that the UK […]
With its recent addition as one of the chapters in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list, ‘Gujarat ka Garba’ (Garba of Gujarat) is unfurling its traditional charm and aesthetic spirit across the world. To preserve its art and cultural legacy, India has nominated the typical Gujarati folk-dance-form ‘Garba’ for its inclusion in UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday, disposed of 10 pleas related to the 2002 Gujarat riots. The pleas included an appeal by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and an NGO—Citizens for Justice and Peace. Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi appeared for the SIT. He stated that only one case related to the Naroda Gaon area was […]
Additional Sessions Judge Ashwinkumar K. Shah sentenced 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with 5 years imprisonment for the crime of kidnapping and a fine of Rs.5000 to a 41-year-old married man for kidnapping a 16-year-old girl and impregnating her, four years ago. On October 3, 2018, Limbayat Police registered a case against the 41-year-old […]
Ahmedabad city is set to get its tallest building, which will have 42 storeys. This is going to be a residential project and it will be taller than the 41-storeyed commercial building planned on SG Road, Ahmedabad skyline on SG Road is set to include the tallest building in the city soon. A 42-storeyed residential […]
Gopal Italia, the president of the Gujarat unit of Aam Admi Party accused the BJP to have compelled as many as six private party plot owners to cancel AAP’s upcoming event scheduled in Anand. addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, Gopal Italia said that it is an indication that BJP leaders are scared of Kejriwal’s […]
Hinting at an encore in more ways than one, the leader of the opposition in the Gujarat Assembly, Sukhram Rathava said that “I take this as my responsibility to ensure that all the candidates who have raised the voice of the people of Gujarat in the Legislative Assembly with me and highlighted their plight are […]
‘The Gir: Pride of Gujarat’ traffic island beautification project was conceptualised and carried out by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) at Gandhinagar’s Indroda Circle. Minister of State for Home and Revenue Harsh Sanghvi unveiled the project. At the inauguration, Shri Harsh Sanghvi, Minister of State for Home and Revenue, said, “The Indroda circle will become a […]
According to the most recent National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data from 2021, Gujarat had the greatest number of custodial deaths among all Indian states and union territories for the second consecutive year, with 23. With 15 such cases reported in NCRB 2020 statistics, the state saw a 53% increase in custodial deaths in a […]
The Under-19 All India Invitation event will be run by the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) in September 2022. Reliance will sponsor the event, which will follow the BCCI’s guidelines for the Under-19 multi-day format. Dhanraj Nathwani, Vice-President of GCA, elaborating on this tournament said, “GCA has been organising the Reliance G-1 for the past 10 […]
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Monday, August 29 slammed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over release of 11 people convicted for rape and murder in Bilkis Bano case and expressed his discontent over the rising number of crimes against women in India. Speaking to reporters in Thane, Pawar asserted, “Everyone knows the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Monday that he was “saddened” to see the destruction and “hoped for an early restoration of normalcy” in his first statement regarding the floods in Pakistan. Discussions about the potential to provide humanitarian aid to Pakistan are taking place at the highest levels. Although no decision has been made […]
Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla (TSLA.O), said in Norway on Monday that the globe must continue to extract oil and gas to sustain civilization and to develop sustainable sources of energy as well. “Realistically I think we need to use oil and gas in the short-term, because otherwise, civilisation will crumble,” Musk said. Talking […]
On the morning of February 27, 2002, a traumatised and scared 12-year-old Gyanprakash Chaurasiya made a frantic call to his elder brother, Arvind. Gyanprakash and his parents—Lallanprasad and mother Jankiben—had suffered burnt injuries, while his four-year-old maternal nephew, Rushabh, had succumbed when the Sabarmati Express from Kanpur they were travelling in had been torched at […]
Kulguru Muni Swami Rajarshi, the supreme disciple of Sant Yogacharya Kripalu Maharaj, passed away on Tuesday morning. As the disciples of Muniji grieve his demise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also tweeted about it. He said in a tweet, “Rajarshi Muniji contributed several years of his life to the development of Yoga. Heartfelt prayers for […]
The immigration department prevented a couple’s plan to travel to Dubai from Sardar Vallabhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad. Previously, Hiteshkumar Pravinbhai Patel and Binalben Hiteshkumar Patel, residents of the Kheda district of Gujarat, travelled from Mumbai to Ireland in 2018. However, they did not have an immigration stamp on their passport. On August 28, […]
In a recent child abduction case, a seven-month-old baby taken from Mathura’s railway station last week was eventually found at the house of a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) corporator, who allegedly bought him for INR 1.8 lakhs from a child trafficking racket. Stating the scenario of the case, the local police said, “The child […]
Leaders in the five major emerging economies are in the midst of “creating an international reserve currency”, revealed Russia and members of the BRICS countries. This comes on the heels of inflation data in Europe and the US rising significantly higher last month. According to analysts, the BRICS reserve currency is meant to rival the […]
With a formidable fortune of $137.4 billion, Gujarat’s very own Gautam Adani is now the world’s 3rd richest person trailing only Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos of the US in the ranking. Gautam Adani overtook Louis Vuitton chief Bernard Arnault of France and became the first Asian in the Top 3. The college dropout Gujarati […]
National Crime Records Bureau ( NCRB) in its data released for the year 2021 reveals that one suicide occurred in every four incidents in India happens to be connected to daily wagers. The report “Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India” records that 42.004 suicides out of a total of 1,64,033 during 2021 were from the […]
