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Riddhi (name changed to protect her identity), a 28-year-old professional working in a private company located in the Vastrapur area of the city as an administration officer, had her name registered on a matrimonial site, shaadi.com. On May 29, she got a call from one Vihan Mehta, who identified himself as a dentist practising in Amsterdam […]
In the entire country, especially the Western Coast, Gujarat was famous for its commercial activities. The coastline constituted the cream of the trade. The coastal region of Gujarat had a flourishing maritime trade that extended from Dwarka in the North, all the way to Chaul in the South. The porous border through Kutch and Saurashtra […]
The telephone numbers of more than 60 women – homemakers, lawyers and school teachers, journalists, scientists, civil servants and even friends of politicians – figure in the leaked database of probable surveillance targets selected by an Indian agency that uses Pegasus spyware, a count by The Wire has established. The names of some of these women have […]
In a freak accident which took place at about 9.15 am on July 25, that is Sunday morning a minitruck driver lost control over his vehicle while trying to save an old woman crossing Hatkeshwar Bridge in Khokhra area of the city and dashed against five vehicles. Sources said a couple commuting on a bike […]
The Gujarat traffic police division has issued a notification warning its own policemen and police officials to abide by the traffic norms. The traffic notification apparently mentions that it has come to their knowledge that some police personnel and officials are roaming on their vehicles without wearing helmets and without an HSRP number plate. The […]
In the case of the disappearance of Sweety Patel, 37, wife of Vadodara police inspector Ajay Desai. Ahmedabad Crime Branch revealed that it was Ajay Desai who killed his wife. The Crime Branch has solved the Sweety Patel case in a matter of few days. PI Desai was already a suspect in the case as […]
It was a proposition that would change everything. Two 20-something Israeli entrepreneurs who had been running a small customer service start-up for mobile phones were at a client meeting in Europe in 2009 when they received a visit from law enforcement officials. The entrepreneurs’ first instinct was fear. Maybe they had done something wrong that […]
After nearly a year and half into the pandemic, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has capped the trade margin for five medical devices up to 70% on Price to Distributor (PTD) level.The trade margin has been capped on pulse oximeter, blood pressure monitoring machine, nebulizer digital thermometer and glucometer. The revised price has been […]
The Gujarat Weather Forecast Department has forecast rains in different parts of Gujarat for the next 4 days from today. Normal to heavy rainfall is expected from 24 July to 27 July across state. In addition to rain, winds will blow in the Arabian Sea at a speed of 5-60 kmph so fishermen have been […]
The Crime Branch inquiry has found that, recently arrested Don Ravi Pujari had a dream of becoming a cricketer since his childhood, but he took the path of crime going forward. According to the investigation, at the age of around 16, Ravi was caught into a husstle for playing cricket. At that time, a criminal […]
CBI is today conducting searches at around 40 locations including at Jammu, Srinagar, Udhampur, Rajouri, Anantnag, Baramullaa, Delhi at the official & residential premises of then public servants(including IAS Officers), around 20 Gun Houses etc. in an ongoing investigation of a case related to Arms licence racket. CBI had registered two cases on the request […]
The Special Operation Group of Gujarat Police seized 1142 kg of marijuana worth Rs. 1.14 crore without pass-permit from Palsana of Surat on Saturday. The name of the prime accused is Bikas Gowda, aged 19 and is arrested. Three other wanted accused from Orissa, other than Bikas, were also involved in the conspiracy. The above […]
TMC MP Mahua Moitra today minced no words in slaying the Gujarat Model. With reference to Pegasus, the TMC MP said, “Snooping is Gujarat Model’s gift to India. In 2008-09 when Amit Shah was Home Minister, he called all the IPS officers to demonstrate spyware. This ‘Gujarat snooping model’, and now this Saheb wala snooping […]
Late marriages and the lower status of girl children contribute to the problem, say experts On June 20, the two-minute video of famous Kashmiri Singer Ishfaq Kawa stormed the Internet. In the video, Kawa narrated the incident, filmed by his friend. “We were walking on the banks of the Jhelum when we noticed something unusual. […]
Generation Equality Forum Raises $40 billion – the Highest Ever for #GenderEquality On June 30, 40,000 people logged online to watch the three-day Generation Equality Forum in Paris, France. The global forum, a celebration of 25 years since the Beijing Declaration, has already managed to raise 40 billion – the highest ever for gender equality. […]
Acting on specific information generated by Srinagar Police about the presence of terrorists in the village Warpora area of Sopore, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Police, 22RR, and CRPF in the said area. During the search operation as the presence of terrorists got ascertained they were given repeated opportunities to surrender. […]
New Delhi: Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi acted to oust Alok Verma from his post as head of the Central Bureau of Investigation at midnight on October 23, 2018, an unidentified Indian agency known to be a user of Pegasus spyware made a note of three telephone numbers registered in his name. For India’s […]
Even before the pandemic, four out of five children in Gujarat (79.7 percent) were suffering from anaemia – the highest in any Indian state – according to the latest National Family Health Survey – 5. Since then, the situation has only gotten worse. “We didn’t have any money during the lockdown as there was no work. So, […]
If he removes his ‘P’ cap, a boyish nonchalance comes over his face as you instantly spot his hair loosely playing on his forehead. And as he wears the cap, you can’t escape his round eyes looking straight into you with that unmistakable steel. The two gestures capture his journey from a rustic farmer’s carefree […]
New Delhi: Reports from some websites misquoting, mistranslating, and misinterpreting a Hebrew statement issued by Amnesty International Israel on the Pegasus Project and its leaked database have been seized upon by the Modi government in an attempt to discredit the allegation that an official agency in India might have been snooping on journalists and opposition politicians. In a […]
