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On one hand, we celebrate 25 more Indians making it to the Forbes list of world billionaires, taking the number from 169 to 200 in 2024, while on the other hand, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a well-known industrialist, long before he turned to politics, has declared ‘social service’ as his occupation with relatively modest assets to go […]
Gujarat government’s ‘twin-adventure’ safari proposal that allows visitors to see two majestic wild cats — lions and tigers — up close in Kevadia is now with the Central Zoo Authority of India (CZAI) for approval. Senior officials said the plan includes creating two separate yet linked safari parks for lions and tigers near the Statue […]
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel claimed that party founder Sharad Pawar could have been the prime minister of India in 1996 but he missed a chance due to his own folly. Patel cited Sharad Pawar’s “last-minute hesitancy” that cost him his chance to become the prime minister of the country. “I have been […]
Buddhism is a separate religion and Hindus need permission to convert to Buddhism, said a Gujarat government circular citing the provisions of the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2003. The home department clarified that any conversions from Hinduism to Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism would require prior approval of the district magistrate concerned. This comes following […]
As temperatures soar above 40°C, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has taken an innovative step to provide respite to commuters from the blistering summer heat. The civic body has installed mist generators at various traffic junctions across the city. The pilot project involves the installation of a high-pressure sprinkler system at a crossroads near Kankaria […]
The anti-Kshatriya comments made by Union Minister Parshottam Rupala has put the BJP in an embarrassing situation in Gujarat with Rajputs up in arms against the Party. The Kshatriyas are demanding the withdrawal of Rupala’s candidature. However, the BJP is in a soup because if they yield to the demand and drop Rupala from Rajkot, […]
Five Indian students, including two young women, have been arrested by Canadian police on charges of executing a scam in Canada’s largest casino. The accused, all currently in Canada on student visas, were apprehended at a casino in Rexdale, near Toronto. One of the accused was reportedly employed at the casino. The Bureau of Investigation […]
Maharashtra Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) announced its seat-sharing formula for the state’s 48 Lok Sabha seats, with the Congress ceding the pole position to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT).While the Shiv Sena (UBT) gets the major chunk of 21 seats, the Congress will contest 17 and 10 seats go to the Sharad Pawar-led […]
The Gujarat high court has slammed the forest department and railways for not doing anything on their own, without the court’s intervention, to inquire into the deaths of Asiatic lions on railway tracks.The authorities told the court about the new standard operating procedure (SOP) to be adopted with the lowering of train speed — 30 […]
Following jantri hike in Gujarat, coupled with robust registrations of property documents in recent months, the state’s income from stamp duty and registration fee surged 60% in 2023-24 compared to last year.The government earned a revenue of Rs 13,731.63 crore in the form of stamp duty and registration fees, even as the number of property […]
Ahmedabad’s business hub SG Road is on the radar of several central probe agencies but for a very different reason from what these are usually associated with.Over the past few years, enquiries have stacked at the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) from central agencies looking for AMC plots to set up their hubs. A plot worth […]
The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday dismissed the apologies submitted by Patanjali founders Ramdev and Balkrishna. The court expressed its dissatisfaction over the company’s misleading advertisements, stating, “We are not blind” and questioned why it should not treat the apology with the “same disdain as shown to the court undertaking?” The bench, comprising Justices […]
The Supreme Court set aside a ₹2,800 crore arbitral award in favour of the Anil Ambani firm, Delhi Airport Metro Express Pvt Ltd (DAMEPL) against the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in a dispute over Delhi Airport Express Line. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud with Justices BR Gavai and Surya Kant […]
The family of a 25-year-old student from Hyderabad, who was found dead in the US city of Cleveland, has urged the Centre to make necessary arrangements to bring his body back home. Mohammad Abdul Arfath, hailing from Nacharam in the southern metropolis, had gone to the US in May last year to pursue a Masters […]
New Delhi: The leadership of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is surprised by the stoic silence of five of its seven Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab since the arrest of party chief and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 21 in the Delhi liquor “scam”. They have so far not uttered a word condemning the […]
The Kshatriya community’s planned statewide protests against BJP’s Rajkot Lok Sabha candidate, Parshottam Rupala, hit a roadblock today. Gujarat Karni Sena President Raj Shekhawat, who had called for a siege of the Gujarat BJP Headquarters, Kamalam, was detained upon his arrival at Ahmedabad Airport from Jaipur. Shekhawat had urged Kshatriyas to gather at Kamalam at […]
Arvind Kejriwal will have to stay in jail as Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to give him any relief in his March 21 arrest in the alleged liquor policy scam. The Delhi CM’s Aam Aadmi Party responded swiftly, confirming, within the hour, that it will appeal to the Supreme Court.The court noted the Enforcement […]
Congress leader Paresh Dhanani is all set to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 against BJP leader Parshottam Rupala from the Rajkot seat. The Kshatriya-Rajput community has expressed strong opposition against BJP candidate Parshottam Rupala from the Rajkot seat for the elections. The community has threatened to vote against the BJP if Rupala is […]
Faced with a brewing rebellion over ticket distribution in Karnataka, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has a stern message for the state’s BJP cadre — rally behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi or face consequences. According to party sources, with dissent brewing in seats such as Chitradurga, Davanagere, Tumkur, and Chikkaballapur, Shah, who travelled to Bengaluru […]
The security cover for Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has been upgraded to the ‘Z’ category, as per sources from the Union Home Ministry. The Ministry of Home Affairs sanctioned this upgrade based on an intelligence report from the Intelligence Bureau (IB), although the specifics of the threat perception report remain undisclosed. The ‘Z’ […]
