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Now, a person from outside Gujarat may register on the state’s list of organ recipients without a domicile certificate. In an important judgment, the Gujarat high court on Monday quashed the state government’s policy giving preference to residents of Gujarat in transplantation of organs from cadavers under provisions of the Transplantation of Human Organs and […]
Gujarat is currently experiencing intense campaigning as all of the top leaders of the top three parties vying for power speak at numerous rallies throughout the state as the assembly elections are scheduled for next month Many major political parties have increased their efforts to reach out to voters in Gujarat ahead of the assembly […]
The BJP calls it carpet bombing. The term got more generic on Monday with the entire State indulging in its favourite sport with their favourite players. Not Football. Politics. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party Supremo Arvind Kejriwal, all the three main parties and their leaders campaigned […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the star campaigner of Gujarat BJP. It is said that when nothing works, Modi works. He began campaigning in Gujarat from November 19. Today he addressed a sabha in Surendranagar where he took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra for the first time. Modi said “You belong to […]
The BJP’s candidate from Viramgam, Hardik Patel, who till recently was swarmed with as many as 20 FIRs after leading legions of Patidars in the agitation to demand the OBC quota and even spent nine months in prison on sedition charges, seems to have been white-washed by the party. “He is a well-known, publicly accepted […]
There is a lot of interest amongst voters in the bank balances and assets possessed by the potential candidates in any election. This time, elections are in Gujarat and the interest remains the same. Surprisingly, there is a report of those candidates who are on the verge of destitution. An earlier publication states that there […]
Football fans were given a special treat as BTS star Jung Kook performed in the FIFA World Cup 2022 Opening Ceremony, at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, on Sunday. Jung Kook performed with the official World Cup song Dreamers with Qatari singer Fahad Al-Kubaisi. Hollywood superstar Morgan Freeman donned the narrator role during […]
The Centre Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet in the Rs 22,000-crore loan fraud case against ABG Shipyard and 24 others including its CMD and other officials. The CBI in its probe has established transactions of Rs 5000 crore made through various channels. The complainant—State Bank of India—had alleged that the accused had […]
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has kicked up a storm – something that could severely affect the United Kingdom’s diplomatic relations with Qatar – after it decided to blank out the opening ceremony of the Football World Cup 2022 on Monday. Ironically, England and Wales are among the teams playing in the World Cup in […]
The Morbi bridge collapse incident, which claimed the lives of over 140 people, was labeled an “enormous tragedy” by the Supreme Court on Monday. The Supreme Court also directed the Gujarat High Court to hold regular hearings in the case. The high court is already hearing a suo moto case on the same issue. “It […]
Prime Minister Modi on Monday took a jibe at Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra for the first time by holding a rally in Surendranagar’s Dudhrej. In his speech to the rally, PM Modi stated that while people are traveling for work nowadays, the public should not fall into the trap of such people. It is […]
As the Gujarat Assembly elections approach, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold his first rally in the state on Monday. Rahul Gandhi, who is leading the Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra, will address rallies in poll-bound Gujarat for the first time since the state’s elections were announced. Rahul Gandhi has been absent from Gujarat, where he […]
Former bureaucrat Arun Goel, who was appointed as Election Commissioner, will join the office today. Goel is a former IAS officer of Punjab cadre, was in last week nominated as Commissioner. The Ministry of Law and Justice on Saturday informed the appointment made by President Droupadi Murmu. “The President is pleased to appoint Arun Goel, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at Rahul Gandhi and his Bharat Jodo yatra after activist Medha Patkar, who was the face of the protests against the Narmada dam project, joined Rahul’s yatra. Modi did not mention any names, but it was clear who he was targeting. Calling the Narmada Dam “Gujarat’s lifeline”, Modi, who […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Somnath temple followed by his four rallies in the Saurashtra region. Following this, he addressed four rallies in Veraval, Dhorarji, Amreli, and Botad.This region assumes importance for the ruling party as despite winning the previous polls, the BJP was not able to win a single seat here in […]
With only a few weeks to go for the elections in the state, the campaigns are getting tense and outrageously expensive. Demand for helicopters and charter flights to ferry leaders to various campaign sites will be the order of the day closer to the elections. The greater the stature of the leaders the better the […]
Industrialist and billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani and her husband Anand Piramal welcomed their twin babies – a boy and a girl – today. They have been named Aadiya and Krishna. Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal got married in December 2018. Isha, 31, is the daughter of Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and wife […]
Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday suspended seven party leaders, who had filed nominations as independent candidates after being denied tickets by the saffron party. All of the seven candidates were seeking tickets in the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections. BJP leaders who have been suspended include Harshad Vasava from Nandod in Narmada […]
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal will be in Gujarat, campaigning for his party on November 20, 21, and 22. Some of the highlights of his programme include his proposed roadshow at Halol at 4:00 PM on November 20. There is a roadshow planned by AAP in Amreli the next day, 21st November […]
