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Prabhakar Sail ( 37), the man who shot into prominence in the backdrop of high profile Aryan khan drug case last year died of a heart attack at his house in Mahul on 1st April. He was brought to the Rajawadi Hospital in Ghatkopar where declared brought dead. Last year, when the nation was engrossed […]
Alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Gandhinagar created an international record of sorts at the end of the Financial Year (FY) 2021-22 by their large-hearted gesture of giving approximately Rs 50 lakh for student and community welfare initiatives of the Institute. According to sources, such massive involvement by IITGN’s youthful graduates is unprecedented. […]
The BJP has for the first time in its history achieved the 100-seat mark in the Rajya Sabha after the party won one seat each in Assam, Tripura and Nagaland in the elections held on Thursday. In the recently held biennial polls for 13 Rajya Sabha seats across six states, the BJP lost its solitary […]
While the Gujarat government continues to invest in loss-incurring entities like the Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) and Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC), the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Thursday pegged the consolidated losses of State Public Sector Undertakings (SPSUs) in the state at a humongous Rs 30,400 crore. Gujarat currently […]
Buoyed by his party’s huge victory in Punjab, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal is betting big on Gujarat as he arrived in Ahmedabad on Friday night on a two-day visit with newly-elected Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for a roadshow fashioned as a “Tiranga Yatra.” Many Ahmedabadis were zapped to receive a phone […]
Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi had challenged the Gujarat government’s decision to redevelop the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad in a petition filed with the Supreme Court on Friday. Observing that the High Court should not have summarily dismissed the petition, a bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Surya Kant restored the matter to the High […]
In what seems to be the latest tragedy in a series of unfortunate events, a young Ahmedabad doctor working with Shardaben Hospital in the Saraspur area of Ahmedabad took his life on Thursday morning. This is the fourth suicide case of a resident doctor over the past month, in Gujarat? The deceased, identified as Dr […]
The Mumbai unit of National Investigation Agency (NIA) has initiated an investigation into an email threatening to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi by claiming that 20 sleeper cells with 20 kilograms of RDX have been activated for the purpose. According to intelligence sources, the email also claimed that 20 big attacks had been planned in major cities. The NIA is […]
Seven teachers, including two chief invigilators, were on Thursday suspended after they allowed a few hijab-wearing girls to write their SSGL exams in the Gadag district of Karnataka. The teachers were employed at CS Patil Primary School and were invigilating for the 10th board examinations. A few students refused to appear for the examinations, while […]
Participating in the discussion on the issue of inflation in a resolution mooted by Congress MLA Bharatji Thakor, Senior Congress MLA and Congress Whip Dr C J Chavda came down heavily on the ruling dispensation, Bhartiya Janata Party. Dr C J Chavda pointed out that 3 crore persons had to be provided foodgrain under Antyoday […]
India may finally witness an end to Covid-related restrictions after a long and arduous two-year period, thanks to the decline in Covid-19 cases in the country. As per the Central government’s order, wearing of face masks and maintaining social distancing norms are set to continue. On Thursday, India reported 1,225 new coronavirus cases while the […]
When Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on a two-day visit to India, US Deputy NSA Daleep Singh, an Indian origin American has said from the soil of New Delhi that the US would not like to see a rapid acceleration of India’s imports of energy and other commodities from Russia. He was replying to […]
Exactly a month after the Gujarat government, (on February 28), shunted Rajkot Police Commissioner Manoj Agarwal following serious allegations of corruption and extortion levelled by three BJP leaders, another damning charge seems to nail his role in “using his office to further personal gains.” Following the allegations and subsequent case study in February, Agarwal, a […]
On Sunday, Ruchi Soya declared the floor price for its massive Rs 4,300 crore FPO. The auction began on March 24, 2022, and bidding was open till March 28. Through this offering, Swami Ramdev’s Patanjali intends to comply with Sebi’s minimum shareholding rules. The bankers wrote off a few thousand crores, once again using Baba […]
In a circular issued by the Income Tax Department on March 30, taxpayers have been cautioned against a penalty for “non-linking of PAN with Aadhaar by March 31.” (Circular No. 7/2022 dt 30/3/2022 issued,” Income Tax India said in a tweet) The penalty is of up to ₹1,000. Such PAN will remain functional for one […]
This news anchor is now a newsmaker!! Meet Ravindra Gautam, the host of a popular business talk show on CNBC Awaaz. He is currently making news with his Delhi-Kedarnath cyclathon. And no, this is not part of a competitive meet. Gautam hopes to raise awareness for his campaign: #SayNoToPlasticBags. The drive started on March 23 […]
Former Mumbai player Rahul Mankad, son of the legendary Vinoo Mankad, has died after a brief ailment. He was 66. Mankad is survived by his wife and two daughters. The news of his demise was confirmed by a Facebook post by former Mumbai player Shishir Hattangadi, who wrote “Jigga Bhai, rest in peace my friend […]
As April sets in, summer is all set to usher high temperatures in the country and according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), North West, Central and North-Eastern regions of India will likely be experiencing a higher temperature than normal. “During April, normal to above normal minimum temperatures are likely over most parts of North […]
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday tore into the Central Government for diluting the MGNREGA by reducing its budgetary allocations while asserting that it was this scheme that came as a blessing for the poor migrant workers across the country during the Covid-19 crisis. It was the Congress-led UPA Government, which introduced the Mahatma […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared on Thursday that the disturbed regions imposed under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Nagaland, Assam, and Manipur will be reduced from April 1, after decades. “In a significant step, GoI under the decisive leadership of PM Narendra Modi Ji has decided to reduce disturbed areas under […]
