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The Gujarat high court has yet again condemned exchange marriage, stating that the practice is a consequence of Gujarat’s falling sex ratio. The court recently re-united a couple separated by the woman’s family, who had pressurised her to divorce her husband because she has a brother and he does not have a sister. “Depletion of […]
The placement season has embarked upon the colleges across the country, institutes have begun conducting placement drives for their students. Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad also conducted the second round of the Final Placement process for the PGP batch of 2022 on 11th February 2022. The second cluster comprised of students from six cohorts: Advertising […]
In a viral video of State Vice President of Gujarat BJP Scheduled Caste and Director of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) Jashu Bhil, he communicated about bribing money from a candidate for his recruitment as a conductor in GSRTC. The candidate had been given money in 2018, the job wasn’t confirmed. He made the […]
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C52 will also carry two small co-passenger satellites. The launch is scheduled at 05:59 hours on Monday from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The PSLV C5-2/EOS-04 Mission is the 54th flight of PSLV and the 23rd mission using PSLV-XL configuration with […]
The Bird Conservation Society of Gujarat (BCSG) and the Gujarat Forest Department commenced the two-day bird census across the Gosabara-Mokarsagar wetland complex and other vital wetlands of Porbandar. Porbandar wetlands support one per cent of the global population of 39 species. Fifty-six birdwatchers from across the state are a part of this count. Eminent birders, […]
Rishi Kamlesh Agarwal, the former Chairman and Managing Director (MD) of ABG Shipyard Ltd, is booked by the CBI for criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust, and abuse of official position under the IPC and the Prevention of Corruption Act. Also, he is the MD of Vadaraj Energy Ltd, Gujarat. This is the biggest […]
Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM Gujarat Unit planned a signature campaign in support of Hijab after its controversy broke out in Karnataka over the same. Still, just before their signature campaign could take off, Ahmedabad Police detained party leaders and workers from their homes and offices. AIMIM Gujarat’s General Secretary and Ahmedabad President of Party Shamshad Pathan […]
Gujarat recorded 1,646 fresh Covid cases and 20 virus-related fatalities on Saturday. With today’s update, the state’s active Covid tally stands at 15,972, while the cumulative death figures since the start of the pandemic has reached 10,794, the state health ministry daily bulletin stated. While the cases continue to be on decline in the state, […]
In a huge high-sea operation, the Narcotic Control Bureau(NCB) and Indian Navy on Saturday seized 529 kg of Hashish, 234 kg of Methamphetamine and a minimal quantity of heroin near Porbandar. According to NCB sources, the drugs are worth around Rs 2,000 crore. This is the first time a high-sea operation of this magnitude was […]
The universities belonging to the department of Higher Education and colleges under the Department of Collegiate and Technical Education, in the wake of the hijab row, will now be shut till February 16, the Karnataka government said Friday. “Examinations, however, will be held as scheduled and it has been directed to conduct online classes,” state […]
Another reason to laud Amadavad as a smart city, here comes an international standard badminton academy to get citizens into shape. A brainchild of ACP (cybercrime), Jitendra Yadav and Romit Arora, “Blackk & One Badminton Academy” boasts five courts and floodlights to enable play during evening hours too. This makes it the city’s largest private […]
State Bank of India (SBI) filed a complaint about the scam. This is the biggest ever bank fraud case registered by CBI. ABG Shipyard Ltd is known for shipbuilding and repair. It has its yards in Gujarat’s Surat and Dahej. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) booked ABG Shipyard, alleged financial fraud of Rs 22,842-crore. ABG […]
An official release from the district panchayat announced that 78 new panchayat residences were to be constructed in the Rajkot district, Gujarat. 67 panchayat buildings will be constructed using funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and 11 will be funded using grants from the 15th Finance Commission, the release further […]
The recently released film ‘Why I Killed Gandhi’ is an attempt to glorify Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi. A clip from the film pertaining to Nathuram Godse’s testimony in the Punjab High Court, is in circulation on social media. In the clip, Godse is shown presenting a completely false account of the incident […]
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 […]
In what could probably be the first case of its kind, a man has been accused to raping his co-passenger on a United Airlines overnight flight from New Jersey to London. The incident took place on January 31, but the media has now been informed of the incident. According to reports, the accused and the […]
Anthony Fauci, White House chief medical advisor, says people may need a fourth dose to protect themselves from Covid and other variants. Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the United States reports that the vaccine efficacy of Pzifer and Moderna mRNA vaccines drops by the fourth month. The study is recommending the citizens […]
The German Ambassador and his team of delegates are on a visit to Gujarat.Linder visited Surat metro officials, Hari Krishna Diamond Exports at Ichchapore, Amul plant at Anand, Statue of Unity and Governor. Walter J Lindner, the German Ambassador to India and Bhutan and his team of delegates took a ride on the Ro-Ro ferry […]
Many years ago, I taught a special paper on Satire to postgraduate students. In that paper, I had also taught a few dystopian novels. ‘Dystopia’ is often defined as a world which is an inversion of a ‘utopia’, an ideal and an idyllic world. Sometimes, truth takes a few turns and novels, which portray dystopian […]
A year after its stunning victory in the Surat Municipal Corporation elections and becoming the principal Opposition wiping out the Congress, the Aam Aadmi Party is desperately trying to retain its councillors after five of them defected to the BJP last Friday. While there were rumours that some others might also switch over to the […]
