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The body of a 15-year-old school-going girl was found wrapped in a blanket and stuffed in a travel bag near Naigaon railway station on Friday. The girl, identified as Vanshita Kanaiyalal Rathod, was missing from her Andheri home since Thursday afternoon. Inspector Rahul Kumar Patil of Waliv Police Station said that at 3 pm, he […]
Reliance Industries Ltd has bought a property on Palm Jumeirah in Dubai for Mukesh Ambani’s younger son Anant Ambani. The transaction for the property deal worth 80 million dollars makes it Dubai’s most-expensive home ever. Situated on the northern part of the palm-shaped artificial archipelago, the beach-side mansion has 10 bedrooms, a private spa, and […]
When the news of the untimely death of 42-year-old Sonali Phogat, a controversial social media star, actor and BJP leader from Haryana came it was accompanied by a heart attack as the reason. However, the family suspected foul play and the intervention of Haryana Chief Minister M L Khattar made the police file a murder […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has topped the global rating amongst world leaders, yet again. The ratings were released by American research company Morning Consult. Modi had the highest approval rating of 75 percent among 22 world leaders. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi came second and third respectively with […]
The Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to not authorise the prosecution of Chief Minister Adityanath in a 2007 hate speech case was rejected by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The decision was made by a bench that included Chief Justice NV Ramana, Justices Hima Kohli, and CT Ravikumar. Parvez Parwaz, a Gorakhpur-based activist, brought the case […]
In August, Congress saw opposition from two of its top party figures. The first was Ghulam Nabi Azad, a prominent figure and a former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, who quit his position as the head of the J&K Congress campaign committee on August 16 just hours after being appointed to it. He also […]
A petition calling for limitations on ‘freebies’ given out by political parties was sent to a three-judge bench by the Supreme Court on Friday. Ashwini Upadhyay, head of Bharatiya Janata Party, filed a public interest lawsuit. He asked the court to instruct the Election Commission to forbid political parties from promising specific social welfare benefits […]
After four eventful years as the Director of Alliance Francaise (AF) Ahmedabad, Gael De Kerguenec is set to move back to Paris on 31 August. VOI! Caught up with the 48-year-old Frenchman at his glass walled office at the AF Centre in Manek Bagh for one final interview, where he talks about the challenges of […]
Finally, Ghulam Nabi Azad did it. After months of speculation and an open dissent with the Congress high command, the veteran leader on Friday morning, sent his resignation to party chief Sonia Gandhi. In effect, he has quit Congress and resigned from all its posts. This comes days after Azad resigned as Campaign Committee chairman. […]
Union Road Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced that the government is formulating a new model where small investors would be allowed to invest in infrastructure projects. Giving an outline of ‘ InvITs’, he said the government will be listing InvITs on stock exchanges to enable retail investors to trade in units. The […]
While addressing the National Conference of Labour Ministers of all states and Union territories via video conferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that in the past eight years, the government has taken the initiative to abolish the laws from the period of slavery that reflect the slavery mentality. “The country is now changing, […]
Following the arrest of a supposed agent from Ahmedabad by the Delhi police, a probe revealed his involvement in the illegal migration of people. On August 18, the Delhi police arrested Vishal Barmate, an agent who used to provide doctored US visas to many from Gujarat. Investigations have revealed that Barmate and his gang ran […]
The Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging the grant of remission by the Gujarat government to 11 rape and murder convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case. After a Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices, Hima Kohli and C T Ravikumar took note of submissions of senior advocate Kapil […]
In connection with the BrahMos missile misfire incident on March 9, 2022, the services of three Indian Air Force (IAF) officers—a Group Captain and two Wing Commanders—were terminated on August 23, post an inquiry. “A BrahMos missile was accidentally fired on March 9, 2022. A Court of Inquiry (Col), set up to establish the facts of […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused BJP of offering bribes and threatening AAP MLAs prior to Gujarat Elections 2022. He said that some of his MLAs have approached him alleging that they have been threatened and offered bribes to break the party. He has called for AAP’s political affairs committee meeting to take stock […]
Baba Ramdev received criticism from Supreme Court (SC) for his ads criticising allopathy and other modern medical methods. In response to a complaint by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) alleging ‘false and malicious’ advertising by Patanjali, the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday sent a notice to Baba Ramdev’s company, Patanjali Ayurveda. “Baba Ramdev can popularise […]
Due to her deteriorating health condition, Congress President Sonia Gandhi will have to travel abroad for medical treatment. According to the party, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will accompany her. However, the party has not revealed the specific date of travel or the place of treatment. Rahul Gandhi will address the Congress ‘Mehangai Par […]
With the Punjab Police tightening its grip on drug smuggling, peddlers and suppliers are now adopting new ways to evade arrests by selling drugs in very little quantities — in milligrams and grams — to avoid detection. Adding to this, onion-laden trucks are used to ferry contrabands because the “pungent smell of onions can dilute […]
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is admitted to Mumbai’s Nanavati hospital after he tested positive for coronavirus. The information was shared by Big B himself on Twitter through his tweet No T4388. Last time Amitabh Bachchan tested positive was in 2020 as per his tweet No 3590 Filmfare thought it fit to amplify the news to the […]
The National Education Policy 2020 has stressed providing students with technical education in their mother tongue. If a recent survey, conducted by Ahmedabad-based Gujarat Vidyapith is to be believed, the push towards education in the mother tongue has quite a few advantages. Students who did a technical course in their mother tongue found it easier […]
