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It’s ironic that an institution like Gujarat Vidyapith, a bastion of Gandhian austerity, has always had a swimming pool, while the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), a symbol of the high-flying corporate lifestyle, has never had one. This has now been rectified with the inauguration of the new IIFL swimming pool at the new […]
The 24th Tirthankara in Jain tradition and the founder of the Jain religion, Mahavir Swami fasted for 180 days twice during his life. The feat of Acharya Vijay Hans Ratna Suri who has completed 180 days of continuous fasting five times so far, can be gauged from this information. Not only that, the 56-year-old Jain […]
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s white Burberry T-shirt became a topic for the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party who mocked the Rs 41,257 price tag. Surprisingly, the BJP received flak for its criticism with masses counter attacking the Party for ignoring the super luxury brands worn by their leaders“. Even in Gujarat, the BJP’s official comments on […]
According to a report released by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on September 8, India ranks 132 out of 191 countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) 2021, after registering a decline in its score over two consecutive years for the first time in three decades. The HDI is a summary measure of average […]
Supreme Court has granted bail to Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, who has been in jail since October 2020. Kappan and three others were arrested while on their way to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh to report on the gangrape and murder of a Dalit woman by dominant caste men. It was alleged that Kappan was found […]
Kerala-based and Gujarat-educated designer Rijisha TV, bagged a spot in the Guinness World Records and Asian Book of Records for her ring, The Touch of Ami. Rijisha, who passed out from Ahmedabad’s National Institute of Design in 2018 with MDes in lifestyle accessories design (LAD), crafted the ring for a Kerala-based jewellery chain. The ring’s […]
The Bombay high court (HC) on Thursday quashed the First Information Report (FIR) against nine persons for the death by suicide of Member of Parliament from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mohan Delkar in February 2021. Dadra Nagar Haveli Union Territory Administrator Praful Khoda Patel was one of the nine accused. A division bench of justices […]
Rajpath, the King’s Path which was a symbol of India’s slavery has become history from today. This inglorious slavery symbol has been erased forever. A new history has been created in the form of Kartavya Path,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday evening while inaugurating the Kartavya Path (the revamped Central Vista Avenue) at […]
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday disposed of a petition filed by Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson Tushar Gandhi against the Rs 1,200-crore Sabarmati Ashram redevelopment project. A Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court, headed by Chief Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice AJ Shastri green-lighted the Gandhi Ashram Memorial and Precinct Development project in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. […]
Gujarat’s governor Acharya Devvrat termed Hindu practitioners hypocrites stating, “Hindus worship cows as ‘Gau mata’, but abandon them unattended.” This reaction appeared when the governor was addressing an event on ‘Natural Farming: In the Shelter of Nature’ at Nilkanth Dham Swaminarayan Temple, located in Poicha village of Narmada district’s Nandod taluka. Acharya Devvrat said, “Indians worship […]
Geneva-based International Road Federation (IRF), a global road safety body working for better and safer roads worldwide, is set to conduct a road safety audit on the accident-prone section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway. The aim is to identify and remove deficiencies in the section and suggest measures to eliminate or mitigate them. It involves evaluating […]
BJP leader Mohammad Shadab Shams who was elected unopposed as the new president of the Uttarakhand Waqf Board has said that the Waqf Board will purchase its own bulldozer to free Waqf properties from illegal possession and encroachment. Mohammad Shadab Shams has been associated with BJP in different capacities including that of a party spokesperson. […]
Taking cognisance of the special circumstances, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has agreed to recognise the academic mobility programme offered by Ukraine to allow medical students to complete their education as the degree will be awarded by the parent Ukrainian university only. Thus, all the Indian medical students who had returned from war-torn Ukraine will […]
Following the recent death of former Tata Group Chairman Cyrus Mistry in a road accident, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said on September 6 that seat belt alarm will be made mandatory for rear seats of vehicles too. Mistry was killed in a road accident when he was on his way to Mumbai from […]
The Income Tax department on Wednesday conducted raids across multiple states in connection with a tax evasion probe against Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPP) and other organisations their alleged for dubious funding. In Gujarat, over 40 locations are under the I-T radar including Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot. Private university Silver Oak is also under Income […]
After agreeing to ‘see’ the PIL listed by several activists, Supreme Court fixated the date to consider Bilkis Bano’s case as September 9, 2022. The petition challenged the remission of 11 convicts by the Gujarat government on August 15, 2022. It also directed the prompt arrest of the convicts charged with rape and murder. On […]
India’s external debt escalated by 8.2% to $620.7 billion in March 2022 compared to 2021, per the Union Ministry of Finance. According to the reports, 53.2% of India’s external debt is in the form of US dollars. However, the debt payable in Indian currency is 31.2%. Ministry of Finance said, “India’s external debt remains restricted […]
The number of Demat accounts in the country crossed the 100 million mark for the first time in August. According to data released by depository firms National Securities Depository Limited (NDSL) and Central Depository Services (CDSL), over 2.2 million new accounts were opened last month – in four months. This brought the cumulative figure to […]
Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah, also the chief strategist of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party held the former Maharashtra Chief Minister, Uddhav Thackeray responsible for betrayals, intra-party rift and the subsequent events. Lambasting Shiv Sena’s Uddhav Thackeray for betraying the BJP, Home Minister Amit Shah said – “Thackeray must be taught a lesson.” […]
As the first phase under the redevelopment plan of Central Vista, touted as “New India’s ” power corridor, completes, the NDMC has decided that the iconic Rajpath in the capital will be known as “Kartavya Path”. The revamping of Rajpath and Central Vista lawns in the heart of Delhi by the central government attracted much […]
