Disaster Tourism: British Man Flies To War Hit Ukraine

People are fleeing war-torn Ukraine, but Miles Routledge, 22, is in Ukraine for fun. The 22-year-old British man visited Afghanistan shortly after the Taliban took over and since then he is seriously into disaster tourism. What is Disaster Tourism?Disaster tourism is when someone visits places where disasters of different types are about to happen. The tragedy can be natural, like volcano eruptions, floods or human-made disasters like the […]

Online Exams Of Gujarat University Begin Today With 39,000 Students

Online exams for Semester 1 students of Gujarat University for as many as 39,000 students from science, commerce and arts streams have begun as of today even though all the Covid-19 restrictions have been uplifted restricting offline education since last week.   The exams are to be held from today till March 7. Four examination […]

Suspension Of Scheduled International Passenger Flights Extended Till Further Orders: DGCA

Even though the Covid-19 cases across the country have seen a significant dip in the last few weeks, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to extend the ban on scheduled international commercial flights even further, according to the latest notice. In a circular on Monday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) […]

Centre Waives RTPCR Requirement For Ukraine Returnees; Four Union Ministers To Leave for Ukraine

In view of the Russia-Ukraine turmoil and consequent evacuation of Indians from Ukraine, the government of India has waived off the mandatory pre-boarding negative RT-PCR report and vaccination certificate. The move is aimed at quick repatriation.  All evacuated Indians have been exempted from uploading documents before departure on Air Suvidha portal. The Centre, on Monday, […]

Mamata Banerjee Lends Solidarity to Modi in Ukraine-Russia Stand

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday offered unconditional support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Ukraine issue and urged him to consider convening an all-party meeting for a national resolve to emerge from the crisis in sync with the country’s long-standing stand for international peace and non-aggression. Since Independence India has been known […]

Fans Of Benfica Give Ukrainian Player Roman Yaremchuk Standing Ovation; Video Goes Viral

Ukrainian Footballer Roman Yaremchuk received a standing ovation when he entered the field to play for Benfica by supporters. The Ukrainian striker of Benfica cried after supporters gave him a standing ovation. Benfica was playing their match against Vitoria. Yaremchuk is a Ukrainian footballer who joined the Benfica club in July 2021 and has since […]

Gujarat: Ahmedabad Crime Branch Unearths Rifle Parts Assembly Business

Ahmedabad’s medical tourism has been hailed for long. From kidney and heart transplants to surrogates, Gujarat has been pioneering trends in healthcare. However, when the crime branch was tipped off about such a “medical case” also dabbling in “making ammunition,” sleuths immediately swung into action. On further investigation, it was unearthed that the weapon parts […]

Indian Grey Hornbills Re-introduced In Gir After 8 Decades

Close to 90 years after they vanished from the Gir forest, the Indian grey hornbill (IGH) is now being reintroduced in the largest contiguous forest tract in western India by the Gujarat Forest Department.  The department has released 20 IGHs in Gir in recent months, in three batches, after trapping and capturing them from northern […]

Gujarat: Ahmedabad Reports 8 Cases Of Sextortion In Past Ten Days

Sextortion of women seems to be on the rise recently. According to Gujarat Police officers, cybercrime police stations have received eight sextortion complaints from women from Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar over the past ten days. In the previous years, such cases were rare. For example, only two to three sextortion calls of this nature were reported […]

India To Send Union Ministers To Ukraine’s Neighbours For Evacuations

Following a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has decided to send Union Ministers Hardeep Puri, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kiren Rijiju and Gen VK Singh to travel to Ukraine’s neighbouring countries to coordinate evacuation missions and help students stranded in the war-torn area.  On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agreed on Ukrainian officials […]

As Gujarat Prepares To Host Asia’s Largest Defence Exhibition, Doubts Over Russian-Ukrainian Participation

Preparations are in full swing as Gujarat’s capital city Gandhinagar is about to host the 12th edition of Defence-Expo for the first time. The DefExpo-2022 is supposed to happen between March 10-14, but there are already clouds of uncertainty over participants as the Russia- Ukraine war has put many international events on hold. Recently, India […]

Gujarat: Man Commits Suicide After Girlfriend Demands 1 Cr

A 31-year-old man committed suicide after his girlfriend made a demand of Rs 1 crore from him to apply for an investment visa for Canada. His mother has filed an application with the Naroda police station. According to the application filed by his mother Jaya Makhija, his girlfriend demanded Rs 1 crore from him. Though […]

Who Is President Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy?

Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy is a Ukrainian statesman, former actor, and comedian and has been serving as the President of Ukraine since 2019. There are some facts about this personality not everyone knows. At age 17, he joined the local KVN (a comedy competition) team and was soon invited to join the united Ukrainian team “Zaporizhia-Kryvyi […]

Starlink Services To Provide Relief To The War Hit Ukraine

The Minister of Digital Transformation and Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister urged Elon Musk to start Starlink Service to provide relief to the Ukrainian citizens. And in a few hours, Elon Musk declared that his venture Starlink’s services have been activated in Ukraine. Though the request was not accepted immediately. it is yet not clear how […]

DRDO Dedicates Rs 1200 Crore To Support Academic Research In Defence

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has dedicated an expenditure of Rs 1,200 crore to support academic research in defence, according to DRDO chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy. He virtually delivered the keynote address at the DRDO Townhall for Ahmedabad Design Week 3.0 by Karnavati University in Uvarsad, Gandhinagar. DRDO is working with at […]

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Indian Students Seek Help From Indian Govt For Evacuation; Allege Harassment At Ukrainian Border

With the increased tense situation in Ukraine, the Indian students stranded in the country are asked to cross the Ukrainian border to reach the countries that share borders with Ukraine. Where the students have alleged that the Ukrainian guards at the border did not allow them to cross the border and in fact, they were […]

Indian Students Trickle Back Home

A total of 271 Indian students who were stuck in Ukraine in the wake of Russia’s invasion of the country on February 24 returned to India via Romania on Saturday.  Most of the students who reached Mumbai studied in western Ukraine, closer to the Romanian border. Maharashtra cabinet minister Anil Parab, Union Minister Piyush Goyal […]

Made-In-Ukraine Success Stories In Euro Tech 

While its charming tourist spots and rich history are well-known, Ukraine also happens to be Europe’s bread basket as a software powerhouse. The rise of Ukrainian product companies in the international market speaks volumes about the country’s potential as a tech hub. These are some of the products and technologies that have Ukranian roots:  1. […]

PIL In Gujarat HC Opposes Mandatory Attendance In Schools

Gujarat government has ordered to reopen in-person education from preschools to college with 100 per cent attendance from February 21. A PIL has been filed by Gandhinagar businessman Abhilash Muraleedharan challenging this decision at Gujarat High Court. He has said that vaccination is not available for children below 15 years of age and this decision […]