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Four out of the 17 ministers in the new BJP government in Gujarat face criminal cases, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) has said. The report stated that ‘As many as 16 ministers including Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel are ‘crorepatis’ or own assets worth Rs 1 crore or more’. Bhupendra Patel’s 2.0 […]
The Medical Assessment and Rating Board of National Medical Commission(NMC) has given green signal to the proposal to change the name of LG Medical College to Narendra Modi Medical College. LG Medical College will henceforth be known as Narendra Modi Medical College . In October 2022, a resolution was passed by the standing committee to […]
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday appointed its senior leader and Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak as the National General Secretary Organisation (Rashtriya Sangathan Mahamantri) in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha election 2024. An official statement said that Pathak will also be a Permanent Invitee to the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the party. […]
Following Gujarat high court’s suggestion, the state government has increased the compensation amount for victims of the Morbi suspension bridge tragedy that claimed 140 lives on October. The government informed the court on Monday that, on December 10, it took a decision to increase the ex gratia payment to the kin of the deceased by […]
The Congress on Monday expressed suspicion about foul play in the Gujarat election by pointing to the last-hour surge in the polling percentage. Congress media department head Pawan Khera said at a news conference: “We saw in media reports that over 16 lakh voters cast their votes after the scheduled closure time of 5 pm. […]
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad now offers a car wash service to all passengers. The innovative service partner has developed an eco-friendly car wash solution. Clean Cart handles car washing for vehicles parked at airports. Passengers taking a day trip or leaving their car in airport parking should not be concerned. Users can […]
Three students preparing for competitive entrance tests in a Kota coaching centre died by suicide late Sunday night. This has brought the spotlight back on the punishing pressure teenagers experience at private institutes in the Rajasthan city for limited seats in premier technical and medical colleges. Two of them were from Bihar, and the third […]
The Gujarat high court on Monday directed the state government to have a fresh medical examination carried out of a disabled student to ascertain whether he is suitable for an MBBS seat. The case relates to MBBS candidate, Mayur Mulchandani’s, admission. The student from Deesa was assessed with disability between 40-80 percent. He had applied […]
Both Indian and Chinese soldiers suffered ‘minor injuries’ as the Indian and Chinese troops clashed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9. Over 200 Chinese soldiers carrying spiked clubs and sticks clashed with Indian soldiers in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang sector. The clash near Yangtse along […]
Researchers have reportedly made a breakthrough in the quest to unlock a “near-limitless, safe, clean” source of energy: they have got more energy out of a nuclear fusion reaction than they put in. Nuclear fusion involves smashing together light elements such as hydrogen to form heavier elements, releasing a huge burst of energy in the […]
Actors Nora Fatehi and Jacqueline Fernandez have both been questioned in a money laundering case filed against alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar. However, in a new turn of events, Fatehi, on Monday, filed a defamation case against Fernandez in a Delhi court, claiming she made statements “to destroy her career”. Fatehi’s plea alleged that Fernandez “made […]
After his successful first innings as CM for a year, Bhupendra Patel, once again, took oath as chief minister of Gujarat on Monday in the presence of the BJP top brass, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Along with him, 16 others were sworn in to the Council of […]
To her credit, Bhanuben Babariya (47) is the only woman in Bhupendra Patel’s newly sworn-in cabinet. She is also the only Dalit woman name in the power list of Bhupendra 2.0’s “List Of 16.” Elected as an MLA from Rajkot Rural in the recently concluded Gujarat assembly election, Babariya defeated her close rivals from Congress […]
On Monday, which is recognised as International Women’s Day, Congresswoman Priyanka Gandhi, her husband Robert Vadra, their daughter, and hundreds of other women joined Rahul Gandhi as the Bharat Jodo Yatra recommenced from the nearby Bundi area in Rajasthan. The march is being referred to as a daylong Nari Shakti Pad Yatra on Monday and […]
The Global Youth Human Rights Champion Award was given to Dr Kriti Bharti, managing trustee and internationally acclaimed rehabilitation psychologist of the Saarthi Trust, situated in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. On the occasion of Human Rights Day, the Geneva Center for Human Rights & Global Dialogue presented the prize in a remotely staged ceremony. The fact that […]
Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid said on Monday that his party’s “alternative style and method” didn’t work in Gujarat, where the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) offered “novel and new idea”. The former Union Minister said the Assembly election results in Himachal Pradesh, where the Congress edged the BJP out of power, has given the party a […]
In a divisive statement directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a senior Congress leader in Madhya Pradesh urged supporters to be ready to “kill Modi” in order to protect the Constitution and the future of Dalits and minorities. The Congress leader and former state minister Raja Pateria’s name is mentioned in the First Information Report […]
One of the key takeaways from the Congress’s debacle in the Gujarat Assembly election is that it no longer has the hold over minority votes. Though Gujarat has never elected a lot of Muslim MLAs — the three who won in 2017 were the most to have entered the House since 1995 — the Congress […]
The Western Railway (WR) has begun the redevelopment work of the Somnath railway station in Gujarat. Located near the famous Somnath Jyotirlinga Temple close to Veraval town in Gir Somnath district, the railway station will be redeveloped based on the architectural design of the temple. Western Railway’s Gati Shakti unit of the Bhavnagar division is […]
Ahmedabad-born Bhupendra Patel on Monday took oath as the chief minister of Gujarat for a second straight term at a glittering event in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP chief ministers and leaders. Sixteen ministers in Patel’s government were also sworn-in on Monday, including Kanu Desai, Balwantsinh Rajput, and Hrishikesh Patel. […]
