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A puzzle enthusiast and publisher, Maki Kaji who was known as “Godfather of Sudoku” died at 69 by duct cancer. Kaji was a university dropout who worked in a printing company before finding Japan’s first puzzle magazine, with the help of an existing number puzzle, he later named the logic puzzle “Sudoku”. His company Nikoli […]
Last year, on October 8, the 84-year-old tribal rights activist Stan Swamy was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Elgar Parishad case. At the time of his arrest, the octogenarian had advanced-stage Parkinson’s disease. He tested positive for COVID-19 seven months after his arrest. Today, he passed away during the court hearing while the court was […]
As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, dozens tried to flee, others who could not are there to take the brunt. Amidst the crisis, the entire world’s eyes are set upon Afghanistan and any information about the horror that gets out. The chaos ensued after Taliban officials declared the war over and issued statements aimed […]
The love story that bloomed online finally found its culmination behind the bars. A woman has alleged a fake journalist and a so-called police cop Rajneesh Parmer with charges of Rape and has lodged a complaint at the Khadia Police station. The accused who had faked multiple false identities has been finally nabbed. The accused […]
A man named Naresh from Faridabad was arrested nearly six months after allegedly drowning an 18-month-old child in a water tanker over a dispute of Rs 50 with the child’s father. As per the police, the incident took place on February 5 this year. Naresh, the 22-year-old is a resident of Secor 56, is reported […]
The Parsi community in India observes their new year to mark the beginning of the first month, Farvardin of the Iranian calendar. Also known as Navroz, the Parsi new year usually falls between July and August, Parsis are celebrating it on August 16 this year. On account of Navroz, let us have a look at […]
The Parsi New Year – Navroz – is not just about praying at the agyaari and wishing everyone. It is also about bellyful of good food – Dhansak, farcha and lagan nu custard. So, jamva chalo (let’s go for lunch or dinner) with Parsis in Ahmedabad. Navroz signifies the day when Parsis step foot in India to […]
Another tangible example of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s extraordinary electoral machine, which is not known to err or be casual in their approach is the fact that prior to 13 months of upcoming elections, five Gujarati ministers from the Central Government have been roped in for public relations yatras. The yatra which would cover around 2277 km starting […]
In a quirk of fate, a tuition class owner is having to sell paani puri these days, all thanks to the Corona pandemic. Jayesh Kariya had set up his venture Star Classes in December 2019 on Kuwaliya Road in Rajkot. When the nation-wide lockdown was clamped down, Kariya couldn’t bear the double whammy of shelling […]
A woman Sarpanch and her all-women team have shattered stereotypes and broke the glass ceiling in Khambha village near Lodhika, Rajkot. The Panchayat is the primary level of self-governance in India and, Sarpanch Annapurna Jadeja and her team of eight women, are becoming the trailblazers in bringing about long-awaited changes in their village. A small […]
Angad Singh Bhatia, a resident of Pune and ardent dance lover may well be one of the youngest animal welfare activists in India. At just 19 years of age, he is in the process of organising a drive to feed as many stray dogs as he can, as well as spraying them with anti-tick spray […]
Taking a cue from Gujarat’s five-year celebrations of governance, the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH) and Daman and Diu will celebrate five years of governance by Administrator Praful Patel. A four-day celebration will be conducted from August 24-27 to mark the five years of governance of Praful Patel. A special programme will […]
Pandemic pushed the entire world online, including the courts. In such a scenario, there were many junior lawyers who changed their profession owing to a deteriorating financial situation. However, in the year 2020, 4742 people from across the state obtained registration certificates from the State Bar Council for the practice of advocacy. This figure is […]
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday, August 14, attached assets worth Rs 134.38 crores of an Ahmedabad-based firm Aatash Norcontrol Limited (ANL). This was done under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in connection with the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) scam. The attached assets are in the form of the plant, machinery, […]
Kupwara: 65 km away from the frontier district headquarters Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir; Keran is located very close to the Line of Actual control (LAC). Early in June 2021, Keran, Mandiyan and Kundiyan villages saw scenes of jubilation when they were finally connected to the rest of the world, via mobile connection towers. “The […]
As India celebrated its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted in his eighth I-Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort the importance of Aatma Nirbhar and ‘Sab Vikas’ for building a new India. He also announced that the Centre will soon launch the Rs 100 lac-crore Gati […]
Image courtesy: Mihir Dhamecha Four more Indian sites – two each from Gujarat and Haryana – were added to the Ramsar Convention list on August 14. Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and Wadhwana Wetland from Gujarat and Sultanpur National Park in Gurgaon and Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary in Jhajjar are wetlands from Haryana, that were added to […]
It’s Independence Day and we are all buying Indian flags. You might have also seen the one selling them; little children, clad — if at all — in torn bits of clothing, bones sticking out, standing outside your car window, waving those Tricolours at you. It’s an Independence Day ritual, almost. However, will those bits […]
Addressing at an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Thursday, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal criticised Tata and in wider perspective said that the local businesses should not just focus on profits or think of bypassing local laws. Following which, he faced the criticism on social media today for his remarks. […]
