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The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted to suspend Russia from the organisation’s leading human rights body amid allegations that its soldiers killed civilians while retreating from the region around Ukraine’s capital. The United States-initiated resolution on Thursday achieved the two-thirds majority of UNGA voting members required to pass, with 93 votes cast in favour […]
Shortly after a friend of Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi left Pakistan, an image surfaced on social media, which showed her travelling in a flight with a luxury handbag. The friend, Farah Khan, left for Dubai on Sunday after being accused of corruption amid the political turmoil in the country. The photo, circulating widely on […]
Pakistan’s Supreme Court led by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial has passed a historic unanimous 5-0 order quashing the dissolution of the assembly and directing the No-confidence vote to take place saying “The assembly was at all times, and continues to remain, in session, as summoned by the speaker on March 20, […]
Within less than 10 days of the Gujarat Government having to stop the controversial Par-Tapi-Narmada Riverlinking Project, the State Government has been forced to eat the humble pie over the Gujarat Cattle Control (Keeping and Moving) in Urban Areas Bill, 2022, passed by the State Assembly after a six-hour debate on March 31. Both the State Government decisions have […]
With another major step toward achieving “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, the Ministry of Defense has released its third positive list of indigenization. In New Delhi today, April 07,2022, Rajnath Singh will release the third list of major equipment/platforms scheduled for indigenisation by December 2025. The third list builds on the first list of 101 items and the […]
The summers in India have been upsurging with an unusual velocity. Yesterday, the Barmer district in Rajasthan hit a maximum temperature of 44.5℃ at 2:30 PM. Chances are that Barmer breaks its May 2014 record of 46.8℃ in the upcoming days. Other cities of Rajasthan have also recorded high temperatures and made it to the […]
Lilly Singh is in news again. Her book “Be A Triangle,” which was released on April 6 has been lauded as much as lashed for picking up brownie points by playing the “bisexual card.” “It’s time to flip right side up. It’s time for this book title to make sense. It’s time to be a triangle.” […]
The constant rise in fuel and natural gas prices over the last 16 days has increased the hardship of common man across the country, with petrol and diesel prices going up by Rs 10 per litre each or 10.5 per cent. Each LPG cylinder now costs Rs 50 more. As a natural corollary, CNG prices […]
The United States embassy in India plans to change the visa application system for Indian students applying to American universities in the summer of 2022. Thousands of students from India apply for US visas annually as they plan to study in US universities. Donald L Heflin, minister counsellor for consular affairs at the US embassy […]
Over 120 million tonnes of cargo have been transported through national waterways in Gujarat in the last five years —accounting for 34 per cent of the total cargo movement through inland water transport in India. The National Waterways Act 2016 had recognized 111 waterways, of which 26 were found viable for cargo and passenger movements, […]
The Gujarat High Court ruled that the persons having availed the relaxations available to scheduled caste can not claim to be considered in the general category on the basis of merit subsequently for the same post. Out of 767 posts for assistants in lower courts advertised by the High court, a list of 525 candidates […]
Even as his direct involvement in the Gujarat Assembly Polls remains unclear, seems master election strategist Prashant Kishor’s Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) will play a role in the December elections. Highly placed sources confirmed the arrival of PK’s team, adding “work has begun by renting a flat near the BJP headquarters Kamalam.” The recce […]
A 26-year-old thief Umesh Khatik nabbed by Crime Branch Ahmedabad has told the police that he committed the crimes to provide the luxurious lifestyle that his wife craved. The man has committed 43 crimes of stealing vehicles and chain snatching at different places across India since 2016. Umesh Khatik has said that he used to […]
While nothing can take away from the fervour of the IPL matches, the one thing that does catch the eye is the rather unusual colour schemes the teams have chosen to go with. Social media is awash with praise and criticism alike on the pinks, golds, aqua and green. Here’s a quick list of the […]
The Highcourt has criticised the coercive methods used by the state tax officials and said that the recovery targets for revenue collection should not be at the expense of foreclosing the remedies which are available to assessees for challenging the correctness of a demand. The bench of Justice J B Pardiwala and Justice Nisha Thakore […]
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar said that while Russia is a very important partner, India is against the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. He was speaking in the Lok Sabha regarding the crisis in Ukraine and it’s implications. The external Affairs Minister informed that the Prime Minister has spoken to the Presidents of Russia […]
A major improvement will soon open up new avenues for the recruitment of youth into the military. The government is preparing to implement the ‘Agneepath Bharti Pravesh Yojana’, which is its final stage of implementation. The security forces – Army, Air Force and Navy have given presentations to senior government officials who have endorsed the […]
President Ramnath Kovind will be present on April 10 at the Madhavpur fair in Porbandar in Gujarat as part of the celebration of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Chief Ministers of north-eastern States will also be present. The state government has organised various programmes from April 10 to 14, including […]
The renovation of twenty-five to fifty years old and dilapidated cities, apartments and small shopping centers under the re-development scheme, has been the growing trend in Ahmedabad in recent times. Out of a total of 75 new construction plans submitted to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for approval, 61 plans have been approved to date. […]
Gujarat Contractors Association organised a felicitation function today for Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel for addressing and resolving issues related to price rise of raw materials. Over 300 contractors from Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat and other cities assembled in Ahmedabad to express their gratitude to the Chie Minister and BJP party chief C.R. Patil and Gujarat […]
