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Justice Gurpal Singh Ahluwalia of the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that a marriage between a Muslim boy and a Hindu girl is not a valid marriage according to Mahomedan Law. He was hearing a plea filed by a couple seeking police protection to register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954. The court […]
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rambhai Mokariya dropped a bombshell yesterday when he claimed that even he had to bribe the fire officer to obtain a fire NOC. Mokariya named the Deputy Chief Fire Officer of Rajkot, Bhikhabhai Theba, as the recipient of a bribe of Rs. 70000. The BJP MP’s statement has unintentionally raised serious […]
Born in Italy in September 1901, Lanza del Vasto came to know about Mahatma Gandhi through the writings of Romain Rolland, a French indophile. Lanza visited India in 1936 and spent six months with the Mahatma, taking part in the Indian Independence movement. A catholic by faith, Lanza Del Vasto undertook the pilgrimage to the […]
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has enabled a new update in the Annual Information Statement (AIS) on the portal. Now, taxpayers will be provided with the functionality to submit feedback on every transaction displayed. This feedback mechanism will help the taxpayer comment on the accuracy of information provided. The Annual Information Statement (AIS) […]
The special investigation team (SIT), formed to investigate the roles of officers of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation, the fire department, the police, and power utility firms, submitted its preliminary investigation in Gandhinagar. SIT Chief Subhash Trivedi, IPS, presented the preliminary report in the presence of Minister Harsh Sanghavi and Chief Secretary Raj Kumar, IAS. SIT […]
After the horrible fire tragedy, which took 27 lives in Rajkot, the investigating team is working overtime. Even as Rajkot Municipal Commissioner, Anand Patel, and City Police Commissioner, Raju Bhargava, have been transferred, police have arrested Town Planning Officer MD Sagathia along with two assistant TPOs, Mr. Mukesh Makwana and Mr. Gautam Joshi, as well […]
India experienced its record-high temperature on Wednesday, reaching 52.3 degrees Celsius. At 2:30 pm, a Mungeshpur temperature monitoring station in Delhi reported this temperature reading. The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) regional chief, Kuldeep Srivastava, explained the reason for the rising temperature by stating that hot winds coming from Rajasthan initially affected the city’s outskirts. “Parts […]
The Supreme Court registry on Wednesday declined to list Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s plea for an urgent listing of his case, which sought an extension of his interim jail by seven days in order to undertake certain medical tests. On June 2, Arvind Kejriwal is set to surrender before the Tihar prison officials. Rejecting […]
Israel and Netanyahu have come under heavy criticism, even from friendly quarters, for their military onslaught on Rafah in Palestine. An Israeli strike killed at least 45 people, including children, at a refugee camp in Gaza’s Rafah. The attack was conducted just days after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt its operation […]
The work on the 5.42 km stretch between GNLU (Gujarat National Law University) and GIFT City (Gujarat International Finance Tec City) is almost complete. The stretch, passing through Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), is part of the 28-kilometer Phase 2 Red Line of the Ahmedabad Metro, extending from Koteshwar Road to Mahatma Mandir. Ahmedabad Metro […]
While the effects of global warming are increasingly felt all over the world, the city of Ahmedabad appears to be particularly hit, with summers getting warmer with each passing year. Being in Ahmedabad in the summer of 2024 feels like being trapped in a gigantic burning oven. The awful feeling now is scientifically substantiated. A […]
The local weather office said on Tuesday that the heatwave remained intense throughout Rajasthan, with Churu recording the maximum temperature of the season at 50.5 degrees Celsius, 7.5 degrees above normal. On June 1, 2019, Churu recorded its highest temperature of 50.8 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological Centre, Jaipur. The day temperature touched 49.4 […]
Parshottam Rupala, the BJP candidate for the Rajkot constituency in the ongoing Lok Sabha election, has managed to attract unwarranted criticism when he was clearly in a position to avoid the same. When the nation mourns the 33 lives lost in a man-made fire disaster in Rajkot, the high-profile MP candidate from the state has […]
Days after a deadly fire at the TRP gaming zone in Rajkot killed 30 people, including 10 children, Raju Bhargava, the Rajkot Police Commissioner, has been transferred. As of yet, he has not been assigned to a new position. The Special Commissioner of Police from Ahmedabad, Brajesh Kumar Jha, will be assuming his position. In […]
Pradeepsinh Chauhan, a man who lost five of his family members in the fire incident at TRP Gaming Zone at Rajkot, has been understandably livid. Demanding the death penalty for those responsible for a man-made disaster, Chauhan said he would kill everyone if bail was granted to them. The man in terrible distress at the […]
The TRP Gaming Zone at Rajkot in Gujarat, where 33 people, including 10 children, lost their lives in the fire incident, has been running without relevant permission since 2022. The critics point the finger at the Commission of Raju Bhargav for being friendly with the owners of the gaming zone. Raju Bhargav was posted as […]
Mahudi Jain Temple Trust has removed two trustees alleged to have committed fraud. The Trust convened an emergency meeting amid the rising controversy regarding allegations of misappropriation of gold belonging to the temple. The trust also decided to remove ten other trustees for ten years. Located around 38 kilometers north of Gandhinagar, the Mahudi Ghantakarna […]
According to the Gujarat Congress, recruitment scams are not possible without government patronage. Asit Vora, a prominent Bharatiya Janata Party leader and a close aide of Narendra Modi, had to resign from the post of the Gujarat Secondary Service selection board chairman after one such notorious scam. The printing press which was in the news over the […]
Actress Anasuya Sengupta has become the first Indian to win the Best Actress award at the UN Certain Regard segment of the Cannes Film Festival. Her role in the Bulgarian director Constantin Bojanov’s film “Shameless” earned her the award for Best Actress. The tale of the movie follows a sex worker who, after stabbing a […]
The administrators of Narendra Modi Medical College, situated in Maninagar, Ahmedabad, have come down heavily on the students implicated in the ragging. The authorities said they stand for zero tolerance, concerning breaches of anti-ragging policy. The college, run by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Medical Education Trust, has suspended four senior students, including two girls. The […]
