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After relentless Western sanctions that ended payment routes to its overseas creditors, Russia defaulted on its foreign-currency sovereign debt for the first time in a century. It took months for the country to find ways around the sanctions imposed after the Kremlin invaded Ukraine. For the snared interests payments of around US $100 million that expired […]
Rebel Shivsena MLA Eknath Shinde and his group on Monday got a relief from the Supreme Court as they were granted a time till July 12 to reply to a notice sent by Deputy Speaker. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala is hearing the petitions filed by the Shinde group challenging […]
Gujarat High Court held that when a widow dies without making a will, then under section 15 of the Hindu Succession Act, her heirs are entitled to inherit the share of the property. The court observed that it doesn’t even matter if her son or daughter is born from wedlock or in illicit relationships in […]
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel today approved a planning proposal for 2022-2023 submitted by State Department of Urban Development and Department of Urban Housing, allotting a total of Rs5100 crores for the same. According to the proposal, this fund will be used for infrastructural development works in towns and metros, as well as water supply infrastructure […]
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi praised the recent efforts of Gujarat police and judiciary with cases coming under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Addressing the Regional Consultative meeting of the Western Region on POSCO: Factors hindering the implementation and aspects of assistance of victims, Sanghvi, in his speech, said the […]
State information commissioner, Ramesh Kariya, slapped a fine of Rs5000 on a citizen for asking 34 questions under the Right to Information Act (RTI). This is the first such incident in the history of the Gujarat information commission (GIC). Under the present RTI Act, which was implemented in 2010, the person seeking information must pay […]
Gujarat High Court ruled that courts cannot impose any condition that amounts to exercising powers under a different enactment while exercising powers under section 439 CrPC. The court hence directed to delete the bail conditions imposed by the trial court on the petitioner stating that trial courts should exercise powers carefully. An application was filed […]
Shiv Sena’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Mumbai for questioning tomorrow in an alleged money laundering case. The summons were issued to Raut in connection with the Patra Chawl land scam case, in which the ED attached his properties in April. Raut, a Rajya Sabha member, […]
The principal of Gandhi Mahila Arts & Commerce College in Bhavnagar, Ranjanbala Gohil, has been asked to resign after she issued a notice asking all the girl students to become members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) electoral page committee. This notice attracted a lot of flak from the authorities, especially from the Congress party, who […]
Since the US Supreme Court overturned the right to abortion, it has sparked debate on one of the most divisive and contentious issues in American politics. Meanwhile, many people point out that abortion was legalised in India 50 years ago. In connection with this, a vintage Indian abortion advertisement is making the rounds on social […]
Bopal Police Station received loads of questions about moral policing after it had put a notice on the building asking visitors to not come wearing short clothes. This happened after a youth visited the police station wearing just shorts and a vest in the presence of a pregnant police officer working as a PSO there, […]
A Civil Engineer by profession, Nikunj Trivedi is also a teacher to children whose parents cannot afford to pay tuition fees. Nikunj teaches students from private and government schools who are from the lower strata of the economic forum. His aim is to spread awareness about the importance of education and learning among children. He […]
In the past couple of weeks, there have been rumours of a conspiracy to assassinate former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. Amid this buzz, an employee at Khan’s residence in was caught trying to install a spying device in his bedroom. According to sources, another employee foiled the attempt by alerting the security team […]
Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs conducted a meeting on the topic “Forensic Science Capabilities: Strengthening for Time-bound and Scientific Investigation” in Nevada town in Gujarat, which was helmed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Members of Parliament, Ministers of State for Home Nityanand Rai, Ajay Kumar Mishra, Nishith Pramanik and Union […]
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), for the past two days, has restarted demolition work on the disputed 900-metre road connecting Jhansi Ki Rani junction to former chief minister Chimanbhai Patel’s residence in Ambawadi. So far, the civic body has taken down a school, 9 residences, and 21 commercial establishments. This 18-metre-wide road has been a topic […]
Eknath Shinde and Raj Thackeray Bonhomie: Rebel Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shide called MNS chief Raj Thackeray twice. An MNS leader confirmed that Shinde spoke to Thackeray about the recent political situation in Maharashtra and inquired about his health. Abhishek Manu Singhvi Vs Harish Salve in SC The rebels have asked the Supreme Court to […]
WhatsApp is advancing to become more than just a social app. For its latest feature, it has collaborated with Sirone, a feminine hygiene brand, to launch a period tracker. The process is simple . Users just have to send a “Hi” to the Sirona’s whatsapp Business Account on 9718866644 and they can successfully keep track […]
The Swaminarayan sect of the Bochanvasi Akshar Purshottam Swaminarayan (BAPS) received the highest foreign funding of Rs 26 crore in a single quarter from January to March 2022, among as many as 500 organisations having got more than Rs 100 crore from abroad. This has been disclosed in the quarterly returns they filed for the […]
Gujarat on Sunday reported a total of 420 fresh Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours with which the total Covid-19 cases tally in the state reached up to 12,30,128. Ahmedabad topped the district-wise Covid-19 daily cases chart with a total of 161 new cases in last 24 hours on Sunday. Ahmedabad was followed by Surat […]
