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Villagers in Anand district of Gujarat were baffled on Thursday after watching a strange metal ball that supposedly fell from space. According to reports, minute pieces of what is believed to be space debris has been found in Bhalej, Khambholaj, and Rampura in Anand district. After sighting the ball, the villagers informed the local police. […]
Despite Gujarat Board announcing Class 12 science stream results on Thursday, May 12, the admission procedure for Bsc courses affiliated to the Gujarat University will begin by the month of June as the university is yet to hire an agency to conduct the admission procedure. There are around 35 science colleges for Bsc courses affiliated […]
Ahmedabad has seen a mild drop in temperature in comparison to last three days and the average maximum temperature during the day on Friday was 43.3 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature in Gujarat was recorded in Surendranagar at 46 Degrees Celsius. According to the statement released by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature […]
Tagged climate villain, China remains inextricably linked to coal, which supplies around 56 per cent of its power and employs millions in power plants, transport and mines. At a time when global gas prices are soaring, China’s coal reserves and reliance on this polluting form of energy might appear well judged to the less climate-minded. […]
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court dismissed a BJP leader’s petition to set up a fact-finding committee to probe the history of the Taj Mahal and open 22 locked rooms. While asserting that the world-famous Taj Mahal was a Shiva temple known as Tejo Mahalya, the petitioner Dr Rajneesh Singh requested the government […]
Two dozen new languages including eight Indian languages have been added to Google Translate, a favourite translation tool of many users. Following this update, Google Translate now supports 133 languages used around the globe. Besides Sanskrit, the other Indian languages in the latest version of Google Translate are Assamese, Bhojpuri, Dogri, Konkani, Maithili, Mizo and […]
The criminalization of “marital rape” has been a vigorously contested matter. Earlier this year, the Delhi High Court began hearing final arguments in a series of public interest litigations (PILs) challenging Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code’s “marital rape exception” (IPC). The Apex court’s decision on Wednesday, led to a deadlock. Dissenting opinions were […]
When Elon Musk, the world’s richest person talks, the world listens. And now the 50 year old Tesla CEO has spoken of the stark contrast between an American worker and a Chinese worker in his latest interview with an American financial daily. Musk showered praise on the Chinese workers for being hardworking. “There are just […]
Gujarat Congress working president Hardik Patel, who has been sulking for some time for an “ambiguous” role being given to him, on Thursday denied all speculations that he may join the BJP or the Aam Aadmi Party and reiterated that he was only asking for clearly defined responsibilities. In an interview to NDTV, Patel said, […]
High profile celebrity interviews can lead the interviewer to cold feet and sometimes, inadvertent mistakes. However, it takes an unassuming persona to put the questioner in comfort mode and let the session play out as a freewheeling chat rather than a stiff conversation. Virat Kohli surely brackets himself in the latter count. On Wednesday morning, […]
Students applying to the US for academic session beginning September 2022, please note. Only fresh applications will be entertained. Those who have been refused a F-1 Student Visa before will not be able to get a slot when the appointment applications open this summer “We want the summer season to be for fresh applicants. People […]
It is a classic case of “tried and tested.” Petro dollars will always have the upper hand, never mind the come-and-go Apple and Microsoft of the world. Saudi Aramco on Wednesday dethroned Apple as the world’s most valuable company as surging oil prices drove up shares and tech stocks slumped. The Saudi Arabian national petroleum […]
In a landmark order, the Supreme Court today said that the 152-year-old sedition law under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code should be effectively kept in abeyance till the Union Government reconsiders the provision. A three-judge bench, in its interim order, directed the Centre and the state governments to desist from taking any coercive […]
Ahmedabad on Wednesday sizzled at over 45.8 Degrees Celsius, reporting the hottest day of the season this year. Recording it to be the hottest day in May, the day was reported to be the hottest one in the last six years and the second hottest of May month after 48 Degrees Celsius was recorded on […]
The Gujarat State Higher Secondary Education Board is all set to declare Class 12 Science stream results Thursday, May 12. The education minister of the state, Jitu Vaghani took to the micro-blogging site and said that the 12th Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) exams results for the science stream will be announced at 10 am […]
Post pandemic US is witnessing a rejuvenated “ghosting” trend. Manufacturers, restaurants, airlines and cleaning companies are among the employers seeing a surge of job seekers who accept positions. Then, they are neither seen nor heard from again. And so, employers are adding a new feature to the post-Covid employment landscape: A job isn’t filled until […]
If Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s announcement last Thursday at a news conference in London be believed, Japan is all set to ease border controls in June. “We will further relax controls, so that in June it will be possible to enter the country as smoothly as other G7 nations,” said Kishida. What that means, exactly, […]
Wondering where to travel this summer? If a modest budget is what you have, then safety concerns might be the other issue on the checklist. Some places are prone to terror outfits, while some have a reputation of racial aggression. To help quantify the topic of safety, the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) has released […]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated Tuesday at the “Financial Times Future of the Car” conference that he would lift Twitter’s ban on former US President Donald Trump. Musk, who has described himself as a “free speech absolutist,” has agreed to buy the social networking platform for $44 billion. The move to ban Trump from Twitter […]
With 28 passports under his belt, Bharat alias Bobby Patel, knows one thing for sure. How to hoodwink regulatory authorities. Little wonder then that this “expert immigration agent” is the most sought-after name when Gujjus seek greener pastures in the US. A Dingucha native, he began doing odd jobs in the village. His journey to […]
