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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, say they learned some of their most important lessons from books. The trio has recommended countless books over the years that they credit with strengthening their business acumen and teaching them about leadership. Here are 25 such books, recommended by […]
Centre for Creative Learning (CCL) at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) and the American India Foundation (AIF) have joined hands to start the ‘Sparkle Series’ to get young higher secondary girl students from remotest parts of India interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The online interactive education programme for Vigyan Jyoti […]
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav will contest Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections from the Karhal city of Mainpuri. This will be the first time that the Former Chief Minister of UP will contest the assembly election. Ever since Samajwadi Party was formed, the party has always won Karhal Assembly seat in Mainipuri since 1993 with the […]
As many as five office bearers Lilaben Ankolia, Dhansukh Bhanderi, from the board corporations of the Gujarat government including have resigned. Reportedly, new officer bearers will be appointed on more than 40 boards. As part of the BJP’s new strategy ahead of the 2022 elections, there has been a flurry of new appointments in the […]
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s health department has served notices to seven pathology laboratories in the city for negligence in reporting Covid-19 cases. The laboratories have allegedly not provided Covid sample data regularly and completely to the AMC. “The private laboratories have been testing regularly. While they send in the positive cases data, they often don’t […]
The Supreme Court, Thursday, questioned the states for the delay in awarding compensations to the families of Covid victims and the discrepancies in the death figures and claims. Justice Sanjiv Khanna observed: “There is a serious discrepancy in the states. In many states, deaths are recorded and the number of applications doesn’t match. In others, […]
PM Narendra Modi will be inaugurating the new Circuit House near Somnath Temple, Gujarat on Friday, January 21, 2022, at 11 am. This inauguration will happen virtually via video call, according to the official statement. The sacred Somnath Temple is one of the twelve jyotirlingas which is visited by lakhs of devotees from India and […]
The program “Azadi ke Amrit Mohatsav se Swarnim Bharat ki ore” organised by Brahma Kumari was launched today by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gujarat’s Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel virtually attended the program and shared this news on his Twitter account where he wrote “ I feel fortunate while attending the program “. The program was […]
A top university system in the United States announced that they will add ‘caste’ as a protected category, a move that has been welcomed by several rights groups fighting against caste-based discrimination in the country. California State University System, which has over 23 campuses and eight off-campus centres enrolling 485,550 students with 55,909 faculty and […]
In a strange turn of events, the Gujarat state government informed the Supreme Court on January 16 that it has approved 68,370 claims for ex gratia for COVID-19 victims – while the state’s official cumulative death toll was only 10,094 until then. According to Times of India, the state wrote in its compliance report for the apex court […]
A study conducted by Hyderabad’s AIG Hospital and Asian Healthcare Foundation, sampled swab specimens on 1,636 healthcare workers who were fully vaccinated. The report was aimed at assessing the long-term durability of vaccine immunity with respect to antibody levels. It was discovered that 30 per cent of individuals had antibody levels below the protective immunity […]
In a boon of sorts, four villages on the Saurashtra coast, bordering Daman and Diu will henceforth be included within the Union Territory. This comes as good news to the folks who frequent the UTs to quench their liquor thirst and avail of the leisure facilities. Even as Gujarat has been unwavering in its adherence […]
In order to strengthen the air defense system of the country, the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) has initiated the Centre for Futuristic Defense Studies (CFDS) with an aim to develop state-of-the-art drone technology. With increasing instances of drone attacks and foreign drones being found inside the country’s border, the need to have high-tech […]
Ahmedabad’s Silver Oak University (SOU), accorded a private university status in 2009 has been forced to eat the humble pie a fortnight after it slapped a hefty enrolment fee of Rs 3,000 that surprisingly included a princely Rs 1,500 for a simple ID Card. It has had to withdraw this ID card charge following protests […]
The first month of this year had kick-started with some amazing set of events and as we approach towards its end, which is set to bring yet more excitement. The end is going to be filled with art, mental peace, mixed emotions and a beautiful presentation of humanitarian approaches. To experience this serendipity of life […]
A farmer from Gondal earned a record- breaking rate of Rs 11,000 for a 20 kilogram bag of ‘Jeera’ (cumin seeds) on Wednesday in the Unjha spice market in Gujarat’s Mehsana district. The video of this sale which enabled Asia’s largest spice market register its highest bid, has gone viral. The Unjha APMC (Agricultural Produce […]
Ajma or Ajwain is breaking all records. It might have to do with the renewed demand as a potent antidote against corona-related stomach flatulence or just as a seasonal guard against cold. Wednesday saw the humble seed-spice fetch Rs 7,000 for 20 kgs at the Hapa Market Yard in Jamnagar. Amran taluka in Jamnagar district […]
A police investigation has been initiated against the owners of a finance company in Ahmedabad allegedly involved in duping 495 persons to the tune of Rs 2.78 crore through various Ponzi schemes in a span of three years. Police said the accused Mahesh Bhadra, his son Chirag Bhadra and wife Mamata Bhadra, residents of Nava […]
Saurashtra is known for its hospitality and now, even Gujarat High Court Chief justice Aravind Kumar vouches for it. “People of Saurashtra are known for their warm hospitality and courteousness towards guests,” observed chief justice Aravind Kumar. The state HC was in attendance for a hearing in which senior advocate Babubhai Mangukia was also present. During […]
Gujarat recorded a whooping 20, 966 coronavirus cases – a rise of 23% from yesterday’s tally of 17,119 – and 12 deaths in the last 24 hours. With 12 Covid-19 fatalities, one of the highest tolls in a single day in recent months, the number of deaths climbed to 10,186 in Gujarat, the state health […]
