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Two persons, including a police inspector who once worked with the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), have been caught red-handed accepting a bribe of Rs 3.30 lakh. Police Inspector PK Patel and constable Vipulbhai Desai, both posted in the CI Cell of CID Crime, were trapped by the ACB in what officials described as the largest bribery […]
Gujarat’s long-standing reputation as one of India’s most industry-friendly states has taken a beating, with official data pointing to a steady erosion of corporate confidence. As many as 846 companies have shifted their registered corporate offices out of Gujarat over the past 12 years, raising questions about the state’s industrial climate even as it continues […]
A deadly act of student violence, conflicting accounts of institutional response, and mounting public anger have culminated in the state government taking over the administration of Seventh-day Adventist Higher Secondary School in Maninagar. The unprecedented takeover has taken place nearly four months after its student Nayan Girishkumar Santani was fatally stabbed by a school mate. Serious regulatory lapses […]
The unexpected presence of red-faced monkeys in the Bhesan area of Junagadh district, close to the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Saurashtra, has sparked serious concern among wildlife experts about the region’s ecological balance. Former State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) member and wildlife photographer Bhushan Pandya has termed the development “alarming” and “potentially hazardous” for native […]
Gujarat, along with other states and the Government of India, will have to submit detailed information to the Supreme Court on the measures taken to prevent farmer suicides caused by economic reasons. The Supreme Court has directed all states to file their reports within four weeks, following a long-pending petition on the issue. In Gujarat, […]
Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has reportedly met senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, nearly three years after his acrimonious split with the party. The meeting comes weeks after the Bihar Assembly elections, in which Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party contested against both the BJP and the Mahagathbandhan alliance, of which the Congress is an important partner. […]
Arvind Gunasekar and The Wire Staff The Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill. Days after a name change of the UPA-era Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the world’s largest rural job scheme, was speculated upon, it turns out that the Narendra Modi government is indeed set to rename it to […]
Praveen Davar The debate focusses too narrowly on the choice of the Congress President in the summer of 1946, overlooking that the succession in Nehru’s favour had been settled and announced much earlier, and more than once. Lahore (1929) and Karachi (1931) are perhaps the two most important landmark sessions of the Indian National Congress […]
Gujarat continues to lag behind states such as Delhi, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu in organ transplantation, despite a growing number of patients in urgent need of life-saving organs. According to a report in Sandesh, a vernacular daily, the state ranks sixth in the country in terms of organ transplants carried out between 2020 and 2024. […]
The Supreme Court on Monday granted interim bail to The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa, who was arrested in October last year in connection with a money laundering case. As a condition of bail, the Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi restrained Langa from writing any […]
India’s merchandise exports are reeling from the 50% US tariff, with gems, jewellery, textiles, and other sectors hit hardest. Marine products, electronics, and engineering goods are finding new markets, partially offsetting the losses. Gems and jewellery saw the steepest fall, claimed reports. Exports to the US dropped nearly 70% since September, after the tariff was […]
Modern political parties are identifying leaders with administrative experience, energy, and a grounded approach. They believe discipline, approachability, and a strategic mind are crucial for navigating elections and building long-term political influence. The BJP has faith that 45-year-old Nitin Nabin ticks these boxes. The party’s Parliamentary Board has appointed Bihar Cabinet Minister Nabin as the […]
Over the past several months, the US has steadily tightened visa norms by rolling back interview waivers, reinstating in-person interviews, and expanding social-media screening beyond students to include skilled workers and their families, a shift that has triggered widespread delays and cancellations of visa appointments, particularly in India. Now, in view of the postponement of […]
Gujarat’s Illegal Migration Web Exposed: Mehsana Family Kidnapped in Libya While Chasing Europe Dream The kidnapping of a Mehsana couple and their three-year-old daughter in Libya has laid bare the dangerous and largely unregulated illegal migration networks operating out of Gujarat, a state otherwise projected as prosperous, progressive and economically secure. The family is being […]
In a strict order that can lay a precedent in Gujarat, an Ahmedabad court has ordered seven individuals operating news channels and platforms on social media to remove defamatory content against Rajya Sabha MP and Reliance Industries Director of Corporate Affairs Parimal Nathwani, granting an ad-interim ex-parte injunction in a defamation suit filed by him. […]
The impeachment motion against Justice GR Swaminathan has sparked a rare and volatile confrontation between India’s political class and the judiciary. It has raised serious questions about constitutional morality. It has also exposed deep ideological tensions in Tamil Nadu. Political observers are concerned whether impeachment is being reshaped into a tool of political retaliation. What […]
As many as 165 public interest projects have not moved owing to delays in land-related approvals. The projects worth Rs 43,000 crore are held up – and it has slowed the growth of critical sectors such as irrigation, roads, education, health, and industrial development. Departments have been instructed to show some urgency, remove bottlenecks, and […]
If two T20 internationals are enough to put Shubman Gill on trial, then the problem isn’t Gill’s form — it’s our impatience. That, in essence, was Ashish Nehra’s message as he dismantled the latest round of hand-wringing around India’s vice-captain and Gujarat Titans skipper. Gill’s recent numbers — 181 runs in 10 T20Is at a […]
For a 60-year-old man from Valad, Gujarat, it all began with a promise of easy profits. A seemingly harmless message on investment landed on his WhatsApp. Trust grew and the numbers on the screen soared. It was too fast, too good, too perfect. Then the calls went silent, the app vanished, and the shocking truth […]
A new chapter in high-stakes immigration has arrived, and it reportedly comes with a glittering price tag. The Donald Trump Gold Card promises a golden ticket to life in America. The website shouts: “Unlock life in America. Apply now.” But for Indians eyeing permanent residency, the sheen of gold quickly fades: “apply now” does not […]
