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Five Central Asian leaders may be chief guests of honour at the 2022 Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is likely to hold a dialogue with his counterparts in these five nations – three of which share a border with Afghanistan – over the next weekend. If […]
The Gujarat government’s plan to replace elected bodies in public universities with boards of governors has been put on hold due to the upcoming Assembly elections in 2022. This would have required bringing about major changes in the Universities Act — something that has been pushed back to the “long-term” list for the government. A […]
The 21-year-old lady from Chandigarh – Harnaaz Sandhu has brought back the Miss Universe crown to India after 21 years. Former Miss Universe 2020 from Mexico, Andrea Meza crowned her at the 70th edition of the beauty pageant held in Eliat, Israel. Harnaaz won the crown off nearly 80 contestants and edging out Nadia Ferreira […]
The Philippine editor shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov at a ceremony on December 10. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests I stand before you, a representative of every journalist around the world who is forced to sacrifice so much to […]
Around 10,000 government doctors in Gujarat were all set to sit on an indefinite strike by withdrawing from all duties from Monday, December 13. In the purview of the strike, the doctors of medical colleges and Gujarat State Doctors Forum had a closed-door meet with the state health minister and health secretary at Gandhinagar circuit […]
Gujarat BJP MLA Asha Patel from the Unjha assembly constituency died on December 12 while she was undergoing treatment for dengue in Zydus hospital of Ahmedabad. Reportedly, she was on a ventilator from Friday and passed away of multi-organ failure on Sunday. After her death, her body was taken to Unjha where there is an […]
Mamata Banerjee’s flight to go national has stalled before take off. The Trinamool Congress leader, flush with an impressive electoral victory over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, saw herself as the only politician equipped to take on Narendra Modi in the 2024 elections. She set out to win friends and influence people […]
Even as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attempts to call bluff of BJP’s Hindutva claim at a massive rally in Jaipur, it wasn’t the saffron publicity machine but AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi who delivered a rebuttal. Owaisi, whose party is often being taunted as the B-team of the BJP, tweeted, “Rahul and INC […]
Gujarat is the land of Mahatma and Khadi. Yet again the State is making headlines for its rich fabric. Leading US-based fashion brand Patagonia has purchased nearly 30,000 metres of khadi denim fabric worth Rs 1.08 crore for its apparels from Rajkot, Gujarat. The material will be shipped to the US to be retailed into […]
Gujarat Education minister, Jitubhai Vaghani, announced on Sunday, a government-backed ‘100 hours voluntary Samaydan’, a special yajna to mitigate the loss of education during pandemic. More than two lakh teachers to spare extra 100 hours to offset Covid-induced academic loss in Gujarat. While schools and academics have been online, undeniably learning and education have taken […]
The Omicron is slowly but surely picking up pace in India. On Sunday, four new cases were reported: one each in Chandigarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka. India’s Omicron tally rises to 38. A “highly transmissible strain,” it has spread to at least 59 nations. The UK, Denmark, and South Africa are the top three […]
BJP Unjha MLA Dr Ashaben Patel is no more. She breathed her last at a city hospital, on Sunday, following dengue-related complications. She was 44 and remained single. A retired college professor, Ashaben was an executive member of Umiya Mataji Sansthan in Unjha, the religious seat of the Kadva Patidar sect of the Patidar community. In fact, […]
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from North Gujarat’s Unjha, Ashaben Patel, 44, once a prominent face of the Patidar agitation, succumbed to dengue-related complications at a private hospital in Ahmedabad after battling for life for three days. Confirming her death, Zydus Hospital Director Dr V N Shah told mediapersons that, “She was declared dead 20 minutes ago (around 1 pm). We tried our […]
In an attempt to promote indigenous art, government initiated the 34th Hunar Haat–where more than 600 artisans and craftsmen are participating with about 300 stalls. To witness the handmade products and support the noble cause several ministers visited the event in Surat. Union Minister of State for Rail and Textiles Darshana Jardosh, Gujarat Road and […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said India is a country of Hindus and not Hindutvavadis, who want to be in power in any condition. He said, “Hindutvavadis want nothing but power” and they can go to any extent to achieve it. “Hindutvavadis spend their entire life in search of power. They want nothing but […]
Over twenty thousand COVID-19 cases, with 96 deaths due to the virus, were reported in Anand Kheda district over the last two years. The exact number of cases stands at 20,103. However, in the months of April-May 2021 alone, over 700 bodies were cremated in cemeteries in the district following COVID-19 guidelines. The official COVID […]
A 22-year-old Ahmedabad man, Jay Patel, living in Melbourne, Australia, died under mysterious circumstances. The local police are investigating the cause of death and a post-mortem will be conducted on Monday. Jay’s friend raised Rs 30 Lakhs in 45 minutes to bring him home. Jay, the son of Bharat Patel, a resident of Kubernagar Bhargava Society […]
Even as the Congress remains clueless about its election strategy for Uttar Pradesh, the BJP has already appointed 165 Gujarat BJP leaders to oversee elections on 71 seats in 11 districts. In Gonda district, the responsibility has been handed over to Uday Kanagad, president of Gujarat BJP Bakshipanch Morcha. According to BJP sources, out of […]
Atrocities on minorities have been on a rise in India. To prevent atrocities on members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) , the government has found a way out: helpline. Centre aims to build informed awareness about the provisions of the Law that are aimed at ending discrimination and provide protection to all. […]
