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On Tuesday, when Shivsena MLAs rebelled against Maharashtra CM and Shivsena Supremo Uddhav Thackeray, he sent his confidant Milind Narvekar and Ravindra Phatak to negotiate with the disgruntled MLAs in Surat. This simple move by CM Thackeray showed how much faith he had in Sena MLC from Thane region but on Thursday, Uddhav Thackeray got […]
The Southwest monsoon is gradually setting foot in Gujarat but almost every district in the state has now started witnessing showers of the season. Some districts in the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of the state have even witnessed heavy rains with thunderstorms. Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted rains in 28 districts […]
In a little relief from the daily caseload of Covid-19, Ahmedabad on Thursday reported a total of 182 fresh Covid cases taking the active case tally of the city to 971 in the last 24 hours. The city reported the highest and almost a near-half number of total new covid-19 cases in Gujarat. According to […]
Till 48 hours ago, Assam was in the news for its devastating floods. Then suddenly the western political storm from Maharashtra took over the far-flung North-Eastern Assam. Thereon, floods and rains took a back seat while Eknath Shinde and his rebel camp assumed prime importance in capital city Guwahati’s five-star Radisson Blu Hotel. Local TMC […]
Amdavad Municipal Corporation will soon come up with 21 “Pink Toilets” exclusively for women. Spread across seven zones in the city, the proposal will entail a total spends of Rs 10.68 crores. On Thursday, the AMC Standing Committee approved the work. The toilets will be built at a cost of Rs 5 crore initially. The […]
A young woman Nafisa Khokhar, who lives in Vadodara’s Tandalja area, made a video of her tragic tale at Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati Riverfront and tried to commit suicide but was rescued. However, she eventually ended her life after returning to her hometown. This is similar to another young woman Aisha who committed suicide on February […]
Even as it appeared clear that the ruling coalition in Maharashtra is tottering under the Eknath Shinde-led revolt, Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar on Thursday evening has asserted that there is no evidence that Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) Government is in a minority. Pawar told media persons, “The Aghadi Government will continue to fight […]
Even as the Uddhav Thackeray Government is tottering with the Shiv Sena rebels managing at least 40 legislators in favour of the BJP, the goings-on in Maharashtra are not exclusive to this State and ring a familiar bell. The political turmoil, which threatens to uproot the MVA Government in Maharashtra, started with the BJP […]
While the country is glued watching the Maharashtra politics unfold, the Congress, Thursday, announced its list of district and city working presidents in Gujarat. The move is being seen as a measure to strengthen party base. The names announced are expected to work hard to revive the grassroot levels. In a prep mode for the […]
Richard Marles, Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, said China’s despicable behaviour in the South China Sea (SCS) is comparable to what India saw along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). According to Marles, it is concerning that one country wants to use power rather than norms to resolve border conflicts. While […]
The BRICS member countries have a similar approach to global economic governance, and mutual cooperation can help the post-Covid economic recovery, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. The Prime Minister made this statement during his opening remarks at the virtual BRICS annual summit, which was attended by President’s Xi Jinping of China, Vladimir Putin […]
As business tycoon Gautam Adani turns 60 on Friday coinciding with his father Shantilal Adani’s birth anniversary, the Adani Family has committed a donation of Rs 60,000 crore to a range of social causes. This corpus will be administered by the Adani Foundation. According to the Adani Foundation, to utilize the potential of India’s demographic […]
In an effort to defuse the ongoing political crisis, Maharashtra minister Sanjay Raut has said that the party is ready to reconsider its alliance with the Congress and the NCP when they return to Mumbai in the next 24 hours. “If you are saying that you are not leaving Shiv Sena and if you have […]
The Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) wrote a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday pointing out that 150 ceramic manufacturers from Morbi in Gujarat are exporting tiles to Russia and asking for a clear mandate for nationalised and private banks to accept inward remittances arising out of exports to Russia. […]
On Thursday, a BSF patrol along the India-Pakistan maritime border in Gujarat confiscated three Pakistani boats from the “harami nalla” creek area of Kutch, according to officials. The boats and a few fisherman were apprehended after the border guards saw them moving roughly 15–20 kilometres into Indian territory. The Border Security Force (BSF) is still […]
Children can experience symptoms lasting at least two months, according to the largest study of Covid-19 symptoms performed to date among children aged 0-14 years. An article published in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health found that children 0-3 years old most commonly experienced mood swings, rashes, and stomachaches. The most common reported symptoms among […]
Sonia Gandhi, the acting head of the Congress, asked on Wednesday to have her appearance before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) postponed “by a few weeks” until she had fully recovered from a lung illness and the COVID-19 virus. Sources claim that ED has granted her written plea for postponement of the summons in the National […]
Rashid Latif, a former Pakistani wicket-keeper plus batsman, says that former India coach Ravi Shastri is to blame for the decline in the form of former Indian captain Virat Kohli. In a conversation with Nauman Naiz on the YouTube channel ‘Caught Behind,’ Latif claimed that he was unsure of Shastri’s eligibility to lead Team India […]
The politics of Maharashtra has turned into turmoil at the moment. The split in Shiv Sena seems to have caused political mayhem. Uddhav Thackeray is trying desperately to save his position and party. But their efforts have not been successful. According to reports, despite Uddhav Thackeray’s appeal, some more party MLAs revolted and reached Eknath […]
With just 29 seconds left on the clock for its rocket launch on Monday, NASA aborted a crucial test that would’ve been monumental in placing humans on the moon. Later, NASA attributed the lapse to a hydrogen leak within the rocket. SLS is NASA’s most powerful rocket ever, and it aims to take the first […]
