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A global consortium led by Arpwood Partners has acquired a majority stake in Sterling Addlife India Pvt Ltd, which operates the Sterling Multi-specialty Hospitals chain in Gujarat. The founder of Sterling Hospitals, Girishbhai Patel, now has a minority stake in the company. According to a statement, Patel will continue to be a mentor at Sterling […]
Filmmaker Nalin Kumar Pandya has been invited to join the Oscars Awards committee. This makes him the first Gujarati to have figure in the esteemed list of jurists. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the body that represents Oscars. According to the official website: “The Academy has extended invitations to 397 artistes […]
Gujarat High Court yesterday dismissed a petition filed against the construction of metro rail in Surat city from 39 shopkeepers belonging to a municipal market in Rudrapura area. The court also ordered the shopkeepers to evict the place and clear the path for metro rail. The bench, headed by Justice A S Supehia, explained that […]
When BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis had to resign as the Chief Minister after he could not prove numbers in the Maharashtra Assembly, he then said in Marathi that he will return and following the dramatic turn of events in Maharashtra, his return as the Chief Minister is imminent. Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday that the […]
As the southwest monsoon is gradually spreading in Gujarat, the citizens are experiencing a relief from high temperatures and scorching heat of the Summer. Now the southwest monsoon has majorly covered all regions in the state. The Valsad district in South Gujarat region witnessed heavy rainfall last night. Heavy rainfall have flooded many areas in […]
After over four months, Gujarat on Wednesday reported fresh Covid-19 cases above 500. Recording 529 new cases in the last 24 hours, the state marked the highest record in the past 130 days. Ahmedabad once again topped the district-wise chart of the daily cases with the highest of 226 fresh cases of Covid-19 in the […]
Even though India won both T20I with Hardik Pandya as series captain, the victory has come with a bitter taste in the mouth. Pandya has landed himself in the middle of a controversy after a video went viral on social media from the 2nd T20I where the Indian skipper can be heard abusing his teammates […]
Gujarat High Court issued a writ of mandamus directing immediate appointment of the Presiding Officer in the Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT)-I at Ahmedabad by stressing the right to speedy justice enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution. The Court stressed that the State shouldn’t deny and delay the fundamental rights of citizens due to technical […]
A team from Gujarat Police today conducted a search of Teesta Setalvad’s residence in Mumbai. The activist was arrested on Saturday and handed off to Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Sunday. She, along with retired police officials ADGP R.B Sreekumar and DIG Sanjiv Bhatt, have been charged for allegedly conspiring to fabricate facts and documents and […]
An unusual double crater has been spotted on the Moon after an object crashed landed on the lunar surface earlier this year. NASA says the twin crater is the result of a rocket body colliding with the rocky surface, but the precise identity of that rocket currently remains a mystery. The rocket hit the Moon […]
The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), organised a ‘Seminar on Campus Development: Reflection and Future Direction’ on June 27, to celebrate the dedicated engagement and significant involvement of various stakeholders in the completion and operationalization of its phase 1 projects. The seminar also touched upon the future development of the projects. Among the guests […]
An unidentified Twitter handle @balajikijaiin by the name of Hanuman Bhakt that put Mohammed Zubair, a co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News, behind bars does not exist on the social networking service. In 2018, Zubair tweeted an image of a hotel signboard repainted from Honeymoon Hotel to Hanuman Hotel. The handle retweeted his four-year-old tweet. […]
Assam is struggling badly because the flood situation is deteriorating throughout the state. Now the death toll has risen to around 140 and nearly 25 lakh people across 28 districts have been stranded. According to sources, the floods have affected 2,254 villages under 61 revenue circles. More than 2774 animals have washed out in the […]
The Election Commission of India announced on Wednesday, June 29 that vice-presidential elections will be held on August 6. The poll, if necessary will be held on August 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the votes will be counted on the same day. On July 5, the Election Commission will issue a notification […]
Gujarat State Education Minister Jitu Vaghani, on Tuesday, said that at least 5.72 lakh children were admitted into grade one during the three-day Shala Praveshotsav, a campaign held every year to enroll students in government-run schools. On June 23, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launched the 17th Shala Praveshotsav from a primary school under state government […]
On Wednesday, the Border Security Force (BSF) took part in a border meeting with Pakistan Rangers at the battalion commander level in Munabao in Barmer, Rajasthan. According to a BSF Gujarat Frontier official statement, the battalion commanders of the Barmer sector of the BSF met with the wing commanders of the Pakistan Rangers to address […]
Recognising the contributions of late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis in statistics and economic planning, the Government of India designated to celebrate the birth anniversary, 29 June, as National Statistics Day. By marking this day, the government aims to create public awareness, especially among the young generation, so that they can get inspired by the life […]
Three in five snacks sold in India are Western. Overall, the organized Indian snacks market stands at ₹41,000 crore. But the desi namkeen segment has been losing out on their market too due to four factors: flavours, pricing, consistent availability and convenience of buying of Western brands. India’s traditional snacks have lost their market share […]
India has hit back at the United Nations for its remarks supporting Teesta Setalwad and condoling her arrest in relation to the 2002 Gujarat riots case. Setalwad, along with and retired police officials ADGP R.B Sreekumar and DIG Sanjiv Bhatt have been charged for allegedly conspiring to fabricate facts and documents, tutor witnesses, and abuse […]
Ghislaine Maxwell was handed a 20-year prison sentence by a court in New York on Tuesday for helping Jeffrey Epstein in sexually abusing girls. The Manhattan federal court announced the judgement after a long-drawn case, and this means that the 60-year-old will be spending a majority of her remaining life in prison. Maxwell, who is […]
