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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sanchez, will inaugurate the Tata-Airbus facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, on Monday. This facility is set to manufacture C-295 tactical military airlift aircraft as part of a significant partnership. Under the contract signed in 2021 worth Rs 21,935 crore, a total of 56 C-295 aircraft will be […]
The Sri Lankan Navy on Sunday arrested 12 Indian fishermen and seized their trawler for allegedly engaging in poaching within its territorial waters. With the most recent arrest, the total number of Indian nationals detained by the island nation in similar incidents this year has increased to 462. According to a press release from the […]
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has stated that the recent breakthrough agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) does not imply that all issues between the two nations have been resolved; however, the disengagement allows further steps to be considered. Speaking at an event on Saturday, Jaishankar said, “The […]
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Gujarat Police has arrested an individual named Pankaj Kotiya from Porbandar on suspicion of sharing sensitive information with a Pakistani contact. The accused, identified as Pankaj Kotiya, reportedly gathered intelligence on coastal security operations, including the Indian Coast Guard, and relayed details regarding their deployment, positioning and other classified information […]
Located on Rajpath Bungalow Road in Bodakdev, Shreedev Enterprises is a medium-sized grocery shop that has always stocked Amul ice cream. It even carries the Amul sign board over its awning. Early this month however, Shreedev’s customers were pleasantly surprised to see a Hocco ice cream freezer installed in the store’s premises. Positioned at the […]
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has successfully apprehended the primary suspect, Rameshbhai Danabhai Desai, in a 2010 Vejalpur murder case of Manish Gupta under the jurisdiction of Vejalpur Police Station. On June 29, 2010, the body of Manish Gupta was found in his rented house, with hands and feet tied and concealed under the kitchen platform. […]
Gujarat has a bad history of fakes and impersonation. A BJP candidate has come under scrutiny for allegedly contesting a municipal seat as fake Hindu and submitting false documentation. The Ahmedabad Sessions Court has ordered a formal complaint and legal proceedings against BJP councillor Nirav Jagdish Kavi, who is accused of posing as a Hindu […]
Four individuals from Gujarat were killed after a Tesla car in which they were travelling crashed into a divider in Toronto, Canada. The incident took place at around 12:15 am on October 24. The car reportedly caught fire at Lake Shore Boulevard near Cherry Street, where the vehicle lost control, hit the guardrail and collided […]
The Supreme Court dismissed petitions from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the State of Maharashtra and the Bureau of Immigration, on Friday, challenging the Bombay High Court’s decision to quash Look-out Circulars (LOCs) issued against actress Rhea Chakraborty. The court’s decision also extends relief to her brother, Showik Chakraborty, and her father, Lt Colonel […]
Mumbai police recently disclosed that they have found photographs of Baba Siddique and his son, Zeeshan, on the Snapchat app, which was installed on the phones of the three individuals accused of Siddique’s murder. Siddique, a former Maharashtra minister, was killed earlier this month. Although much of the data had been deleted, investigators were able […]
Despite fatal risks and multiple deaths of illegal Indian immigrants attempting to cross borders, the desire for a new life in the United States, particularly among Gujaratis, remains unyielding. According to data from the US Customs and Border Protection (US-CBP), during the fiscal year 2024—spanning from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024—29 lakh illegal […]
The Gujarat government assured the Supreme Court on Friday that land in Somnath, recently cleared of structures, will remain under state control and will not be allocated to third parties until the next hearing. This assurance was given during the hearing of a petition challenging an October 3 Gujarat High Court ruling, which declined to […]
Thirty-five years after it went into liquidation, one more piece of land of closed Aryoday Spinning and Weaving Mills Company Limited has been sold for Rs 82 crore. More than 60 per cent of the mill workers have passed away waiting for the compensation ever since the mill went into liquidation. Located in Asarwa, Aryoday […]
Following tragic incidents at Harni Lake in Vadodara and a bridge collapse in Morbi where hundreds of people had died, the Gujarat government has now intensified safety protocols for water sports and boating activities across the state. As Diwali nears, many residents are expected to go on holiday trips. The newly approved Gujarat Inland Vessels […]
Prashant Rokde, an IRS officer from the Maharashtra cadre known for his association with senior BJP leaders, including Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, is facing non-bailable arrest warrants over allegations of defrauding a Jalandhar-based investor of Rs 17.41 crore. Rokde has filed a petition for bail, which is set for hearing on 25 October in a […]
The Khushwant Singh Literary Festival, held in Kasauli, has drawn significant backlash for featuring Indrani Mukerjea—an accused in the high-profile murder case of her daughter, Sheena Bora—as a panellist and performer. On Friday evening, Mukerjea delivered a dance performance, sparking heated discussions across social media, where many questioned the decision to spotlight her at such […]
The Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sentenced Rajakbhai Kumbhar, the second key accused in a Pakistan-backed espionage case involving Indian defence intelligence, to six years of rigorous imprisonment, officials announced on Wednesday. Kumbhar, from West Kutch district in Gujarat, was convicted under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and […]
The Income Tax Department has conducted an extensive search operation, targeting prominent builder groups and businesses involved in lamination and plywood across Vadodara, Ahmedabad, and Surat. The simultaneous raids at 20 different locations have caused alarm among potential tax evaders. The search operations are being conducted at 15 locations in Vadodara, five in Surat, and […]
(IMAGE: The new ‘Lady Justice’ statue. In the background is the Babri Masjid which stood in Ayodhya till 1992.) It is reported that when our lordships were stuck in a judicial jam while trying to find a way to resolve the Babri Masjid case, god came to their rescue and showed them a bypass. This […]
(IMAGE: Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch. Photo: Securities and Exchange Board of India (GODL-India), GODL-India via Wikimedia Commons) New Delhi: The parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting was postponed on Thursday (October 24) after Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch cited “personal exigencies” to not […]
