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With the onset of summer, the number of Swine Flu cases in Gujarat are decreasing. However, even as a decreasing trend has been observed, officials remain wary of declaring an early end to this season’s flu infections. The H1N1 strain has left 16 people dead in the state in the first 3 months of 2024. The […]
A thrilling wildlife spectacle unfolded before tourists at Rajasthan’s Ranthambore National Park recently when a tiger unexpectedly ambushed a cow. The tourists were out on a jungle safari over the weekend, when at one point, a tiger hiding in the bushes suddenly attacked a cow that was observed walking on the path. The cow tried […]
India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani’s daughter Isha Ambani has reportedly sold one of her luxurious mansions in Los Angeles to popular Hollywood duo Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez.Mukesh Ambani lives in the country’s most expensive home Antilia which is believed to be worth over Rs 15,000 crore. Mukesh Ambani and his family members own a […]
Way back in the 1940s, the Maharani of Baroda, Sita Devi took the brave decision to opt for divorce from her husband and the reason was, to unite with her lover. This, at a time when divorce was not an easy thing in Indian society and was often scoffed at as a misdemeanour, especially for […]
Rajeev Khandelwal, may not have made it as a highly successful actor on the big screen, but he was once a heart throb of the small screen, essaying diverse roles in some of the top serials. At the peak of his career, Khandelwal, an alumnus of St Xavier’s College in Ahmedabad, from where he got […]
The Gujarat Crime Investigation Department (CID) has issued summonses to approximately 300 Right to Information (RTI) activists across the state. The move is part of an effort to verify their credentials and investigate the purposes for which they utilized the information obtained under the RTI Act. This action follows the booking of Ahmedabad-based RTI activist […]
In a significant operational update, leading airline SpiceJet has announced that it will shift all its flights to and from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport in Ahmedabad to Terminal 2 (T2), effective from 9th April 2024. Currently, SpiceJet operates all its flights from Terminal 1, also known as the domestic terminal, at SVPI airport. […]
The Supreme Court has granted the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) plea to transfer a heroin smuggling case, allegedly linked to the Mundra port drug haul, from a court in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, to a special NIA court in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The case in question is one of three related to the drug haul. The Directorate of […]
Olympic boxer Vijender Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday, ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Singh, who has previously been associated with the Congress, made the switch in a bid to “serve the people” and “help more and more people.” The induction ceremony, held at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, […]
In the face of ongoing internal discord within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat, efforts to resolve the conflict have been met with resistance. BJP state president, CR Patil, has been actively trying to alleviate tensions within the Kshatriya community following controversial remarks made by BJP candidate Purushottam Rupala. Despite these efforts, former BJP […]
In one of the holy cities in the country, Vrindavan, Hindu nationalist ideologue Sadhvi Ritambhara runs a school for girls, Samvid Gurukulam Girls Sainik School. Founder of Durga Vahini, Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) women’s wing, she was a key figure in the Ram temple movement. Her girls’ school in Vrindavan and another, Raj Luxmi Samvid […]
The state goods and services tax department has registered an average 43% drop in GSTIN applications received monthly since November 2023 when a new layer of authentication was added for the online registration process. From November last year till February this year, the average applications received in a month for GSTIN (Goods and Services Tax […]
Better returns on investments have sparked a heightened interest among investors in the stock market. Initial public offers (IPOs) from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from Gujarat have witnessed significant growth in fiscal year FY 2024, raising Rs 1,609 crore. This amount constitutes 26% of the funds raised by SMEs across India through IPOs during […]
Since 2014, at least 25 prominent politicians from opposition parties, who were under investigation for corruption cases by Central agencies, have switched allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and most of them subsequently got reprieve.The politicians who shifted to the BJP include individuals from various parties such as the Congress, NCP, Shiv Sena, Trinamool […]
Amid increasing questions about the weaponisation of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against opposition leaders and the alleged misuse of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the central probe agency functions in an “independent” manner. “Has the ED been created after we formed the government? No. Did we bring the […]
The Supreme Court has granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Sanjay Singh. The decision was met with elation by AAP, with prominent party leader Gopal Italia hailing it as a victory for truth. Italia took to the official AAP Gujarat account to express his delight, stating, “The Supreme Court […]
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday intervened in the case of a 24-year-old engineer who was locked out of his Google account. The account was flagged for “explicit content” after the engineer uploaded a childhood photo of himself being bathed by his grandmother. Justice VD Nanavati issued an order restraining Google from deleting the engineer’s […]
In a humorous turn of events, a man from Gujarat found himself on an unplanned journey aboard the Vande Bharat Express. The incident occurred when he was merely trying to assist his wife with her luggage. The story was shared by a woman known as @imkosha on social media, who detailed her parents’ early morning […]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) is soaring to new heights in passenger experience with the deployment of a fleet of intelligent cleaning robots. Four robots, strategically deployed across Terminals 1 and 2, will ensure sparkling clean terminals. These robots will tirelessly tackle grime in the arrival halls of both terminals and the forecourt, with options to add […]
Increasing number of cybercrimes in the past few months is posing a major challenge for the law enforcement agencies and the information technology industry in the state. Recently two businessmen from Ahmedabad were cheated of over Rs 1 crore by cyber criminals, who posed as narcotics officials. DCP of Cyber-Crime Ajit Rajian said “We have received […]
