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Pic: At a press meet later in the day, Aaditya Thackeray clarifies the incident Ahead of the two-day special session of the Maharashtra Assembly beginning Sunday morning, the Shiv Sena legislative party office at the Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai was found sealed with a notice. A white paper was stuck with a plastic tape on […]
On Saturday, the intelligence wing of Rajasthan police arrested three people on the charge of espionage for Pakistani intelligence agencies. Three of the 23 individuals detained during a special operation in border areas like Sri Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, and Churu districts were the targeted of the action. Umesh Mishra, director general of police (intelligence), said on […]
To help promising talent come to the fore, a Children’s Drama Club is being held by Walter Peter, founder-director, LaaPoLaa TIE-India at Evoke Collective, Nehrunagar. The workshop started Sunday and will be on during weekends till January 2023. The program culminates with a stage show. “Drama is an instrument of change. We hope young talent […]
Following the killing of the tailor and violent incidents on Tuesday, a strict curfew was imposed in seven police station areas of Udaipur. However, the curfew has been relaxed this weekend to a period of 10 hours. Mobile internet access is still restricted. The markets in the city have opened as the routine activities have […]
Godhra court on Saturday sentenced an accused of the 2002 Godhra train massacre case to life imprisonment. The train set ablaze killed 59 people and set off the deadliest riots in Gujarat’s history. The people who lost their lives on the train were ‘karsevaks’ returning from Ayodhya on 27 February 2002. The offender, Rafik Bhatuk, […]
A wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist captured in Jammu and Kashmir, Sunday afternoon, was an active member of BJP. He was also the party’s Minority Morcha social media in-charge in Jammu. Talib Hussain Shah and his accomplice were captured by the villagers in Jammu’s Reasi area this morning. Two AK rifles, several grenades and other arms and […]
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rains in South Gujarat and Saurashtra for the next five days. Heavy rains are forecast in Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Dang, Tapi, Porbandar, Amreli, Dwarka, Gir Somnath, and Kutch. So far, heavy rains have been seen in 149 talukas of Gujarat, with 11 talukas getting more than 3 inches […]
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Supremo Arvind Kejriwal arrived in Ahmedabad today, for his two-day visit to the poll-bound state of Gujarat. From the airport, the Delhi Chief Minister will reach Naroda Mewada Green Party plot, where he will administer the oath of 7500 newly appointed office bearers of AAP Gujarat. At present more than 6000 […]
With Maharashtra in its kitty, the BJP has consolidated its position in the south-western region. It is now eyeing the South, especially Telangana, where Sunday marked Day 2 of the BJP’s national executive meet. Hyderabad was all decked up for the mega event. The BJP’s foray into the Telangana Rashtra Samithi bastion was addressed by […]
Registering a dip in the number of cases, India reported 16,103 new COVID cases in the last 24 hours with a daily case positivity rate of 4.27 per cent, as per the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Sunday. On Saturday, India logged 17,092 fresh infections (Friday’s count). With this, the active caseload in […]
Athar Amir Khan, the second topper in the 2015 UPSC batch and the former spouse of Tina Dabi, an IAS, is getting married again. Khan and Dr Mehreen Qazi, his future bride, exchanged rings, and Khan shared a photo of the two on social media with the hashtag #engagement.Additionally, Dr Mehreen posted a picture of herself and […]
Gujarat’s state education department is planning to carry out a survey to find out how many children between the ages of 6 and 18 years are not enrolled in schools. The said survey will cover 18,907 villages and eight municipal corporations of the state. This will be part of the state government’s Samagra Shiksha campaign. […]
An anti-terrorism probe has been ordered into the murder of a chemist in Maharashtra whose throat was slit last month, a week before a similar killing in Udaipur, over supporting suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s comment on Prophet Mohammad. Umesh Kolhe, 54, was attacked and killed by two men on a motorcycle on his way […]
Typhoon Chaba hit Guangdong Province in China at about 3 pm, Saturday. Several flights were cancelled and businesses were closed due to strong winds and torrential rain. And now, images have surfaced of the rescue of sailors from a sinking ship snapped in two by the strong waves created by Typhoon Chaba in the South […]
Sunday saw Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray targeted the Eknath Shinde-led government on stringent security arrangements in place. The rebel MLAs entered the Vidhan Bhavan premises from a nearby luxury hotel. The four-day-old Shiv Sena-BJP government will face the floor test on July 4 during the Assembly session. “We have not seen such security before […]
Pic: James Webb (behind) and the Hubble (bottom right) To begin with: Ever wondered how we get weather updates or use GPS tracking? How traffic on highways is reflected on your smartphone? Very simply put, satellites are put into sky to snap, record and relay the information to Earth. The images and info they document […]
Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) yesterday said that it had launched an integrated online facility for performing virtual darshan, pooja, and hawan for the devotees who were unable to embark on the annual yatra this year. The devotees can book the slots for these purposes and enjoy a personalized experience. They can use the board’s […]
Rahul Narvekar, the son-in-law of senior NCP leader Ramraje Naik-Nimbalkar, a legislator from NCP and chairman and speaker of the Maharashtra legislative council is elected in a crucial election for speaker in Maharashtra Assembly. The election is very important in the context of the ongoing power struggle between two warring factions of Shiv Sena. Ever […]
Assam’s flood situation is worsening each day, despite herculean efforts from the government departments. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and Fire & Emergency Services (F&ES), are working round the clock along with state police, local administration, civil defense, and trained volunteers. The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is also working tirelessly in the state for […]
This morning, a group of some forty people gathered at the Satellite police station in Ahmedabad to register a case against a company they believe has cheated them. The people have, apparently, lost more than Rs30 lakhs. The people said that they had bought a scheme from a company named Valorah-Karma Resort and Hospitality, which […]
