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A Russian actress and director blasted off on Tuesday beating Tom Cruise in the race as this is the first movie shot in space. The Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft that orbits Earth at an altitude of about 220 miles is all set to dock. Russian media provided patriotic coverage in the run-up with a countdown clock […]
Veteran actor of Gujarati films, who played the role of ‘Lankapati Raavana’ in the Ramanand Sagar’s TV series ‘Ramayan’ – Arvind Trivedi passed aged 82 due to heart attack on Tuesday. Arvind Trivedi’s co-star took to social media to express their grief. Arun Govil, who played role of Lord Rama in Ramayan tweeted and condoled […]
The case of Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh is gaining momentum. Family of Gurvinder Singh – one of the farmers who died in the incident had raised doubts over post mortem reports and requested for another post mortem. In the purview of this, the District Magistrate of Bahraich, Dinesh Chandra said that “An expert panel […]
That the BJP captured power in Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation or won 136 out of 184 local body seats largely in the cities and peri-urban localities is nothing unexpected. The media in Gujarat would have almost kept their stories ready 24 hours in advance if not more on Tuesday’s election results. Ever since 1995 when the […]
The Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation election was being seen as a litmus test for the BJP in the backdrop of its sudden and surprising decision to change the state’s chief minister and the entire cabinet recently, ahead of the state Assembly polls due next year. The ruling BJP today retained the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) and […]
After the political rifts that BJP underwent in the recent months – it consolidated power in Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation 2021 by a margin of 41 seats out of 44. The Congress, was able to sack just two seats, while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was able to pull out just one seat. The BJP also won […]
Surat crime branch arrested an Ivory Coast national for allegedly duping a man of over Rs 14.78 lakh after promising him Rs 4 crore for his kidney through a fake website of a reputed hospital. Acting on a complaint lodged by Arbaz Rana, a resident of Surat, the cybercrime officials started a probe and arrested […]
“The only difference between the 1990s and now is that the Taliban are more sophisticated, they are on social media and Twitter, and they are young men who know how to use technology to spread their message,” says Najiba Laima Kasraee, British journalist of Afghan origin, now based in Prague. Speaking at South Asia Union […]
“In South Asian societies, we genderise so early on,” says Nandita Das, actor, director and human-rights activist, about the inherent gender discrimination in South Asian societies. Speaking at the opening panel of eShe’s South Asia Union Summit Led by Women. Das was among 50 eminent women from 13 countries who came together to seek solutions […]
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was prevented from coming out of Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport on Tuesday when he arrived to visit the state Congress office and meet party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. Due to this Baghel chose to sit on a dharna at the airport. He was not allowed to go to the […]
A 75 km Cycling Expedition was undertaken by INS Valsura as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate 75 years of India’s Independence. Over 100 Naval personnel and families including children participated with great enthusiasm and josh. The cycling expedition from INS Valsura to Sasoi Dam via Jamnagar City and back enthused the civilian […]
The new administration in Afghanistan, led by the Taliban, has decided to start issuing passports to its citizens starting Tuesday, according to news agency. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid took to Twitter to inform about the decision related to the issuance of passports. The issuance of passports and national identity cards were put on halt after […]
Down servers and a whistle-blower and managed to plummet 4.9% value in the stocks of social media giant Facebook. Since mid-September, the total drop is of about 15%. Personal wealth of Mark Zuckerberg fell by more than $7 billion in a few hours and brought him down at No 5 after Bill Gates on Bloomberg […]
Care Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) Hospital, based in Ahmedabad, is valued at over Rs 600 crore by the private equity placement. It is believed to have sold off 80 percent of its stake to a European fund in order to raise Rs 500 crore. The reports suggest that the raised funds will be […]
It was a tragedy waiting to happen. The violence and killings in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri did not occur by serendipity. Like in west UP, the sugarcane growers elsewhere sat in protest over the non-payment of long pending dues for their produce from the private mills as well as the state cooperatives. The irony was […]
Echoes of atrocities on farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, were heard in Gujarat across 25 districts in the form of sloganeering and silent protests. The violent incident at Lakhimpur between the protesting farmers and Union MoS for Home Affairs, Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son, Ashish Mishra’s, the convoy had left around eight dead on Sunday, […]
Religious leaders around the globe, along with Pope Francis, met on Monday at the Vatican to focus on environmental target goals achieved at the upcoming Conference of Parties (CoP) in Glasgow. The upcoming summit will take place from October 31 to November 12, hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy to mobilise stronger and […]
Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Sunday, October 3 and will be on remand till October 7, in the drugs probe. After his one-day NCB custody ended on Monday, Aryan was presented before the judge. Additional Solicitor General of India reported that shocking and incriminating material […]
The deadly clash between a group of protesting farmers and the people of Union MoS for Home Affairs, Ajay Misra’s son – Ashish Misra left eight dead in Lakhimpur Kheri on Sunday. The eight people who lost their lives included four farmers and others were BJP workers. The incident occurred during the farmers’ protest, ahead […]
The year 2021’s Nobel Prize for Medicine was jointly awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian from the United States of America, “for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch.” It was noted, “Intensive ongoing research originating from 2021’s Nobel Prize awarded discoveries focuses on elucidating their functions in a variety of physiological processes. […]
