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To pen down a piece on the Eden Gardens would be like packing a huge chunk of cricket literature in one capsule and gulping it down. Where do you start? The 281 on this ground that changed the landscape of Indian cricket in 2001. Harbhajan Singh’s hat-trick in the same Test. Anil Kumble’s 6-12 in […]
A District Court jury in Sydney has found Balesh Dhankhar, who led the Overseas Friends of the BJP in New South Wales, Australia, guilty of sexually assaulting five women after lying to them and paralysing them with drugs. Dubbed by the Australian media as “one of the worst rapists in Sydney’s recent history”, Dhankhar’s position […]
Anil Jaisinghani, a suspected bookie from Gujarat, has been detained by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with an investigation into a ‘betting racket’ for the Indian Premier League (IPL), the officials said on Saturday. Jaisinghani and his daughter Aniksha were recently detained by the Mumbai Police for allegedly forming a plot to extort money […]
The eagerly anticipated Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season is scheduled to begin on March 31 and go until May 28. There will be 12 venues where the 10 IPL teams will play their matches during the tournament, including Hyderabad. There will be 70 league matches overall. The list of captains for the IPL 2023 […]
A local court in Ahmedabad denied anticipatory bail to a Muslim man who is facing allegations of triple talaq and domestic violence. The judge refused him protection and expressed the opinion that custodial interrogation is necessary. Mohammed Shoeb Qureshi, a resident of Khamasa, sought anticipatory bail after his wife filed an FIR with Gaekwad Haveli […]
US First lady Jill Biden kissed Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff on the lips ahead of the State of the Union Address on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. The video was shared by journalist Benny Johnson on Twitter. “Did Jill Biden just kiss Kamala’s husband on the LIPS?.” In the video that has gone […]
During a lecture as part of the Union External Affairs Ministry’s “India@75: Videsh Niti Distinguished Lecture Series,” former Indian ambassador Yashvardhan Kumar Sinha emphasised the strong contribution of the approximately 1.8 million Indians living in the UK to the country’s economy. According to Sinha, six percent of the UK’s GDP, or between two and three […]
A court in Gandhinagar sentenced self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, convicted in a rape case filed by a former woman disciple in 2013, to life imprisonment, Tuesday The 81-year-old is currently lodged in a Jodhpur jail, where he is serving life sentence in another case of raping a minor girl at his ashram in Rajasthan in […]
A Gandhinagar court found the self-styled godman Asaram Bapu guilty in a woman disciple rape case registered against him in 2013. Sessions Court Judge DK Soni reserved its order on the quantum of sentence for Tuesday (January 31). Due to a lack of evidence, the court acquitted six other accused, including Asaram’s wife. As per […]
Amid much excitement, it was the Adani Group that won the Ahmedabad franchise for the upcoming Women’s IPL for a whopping Rs 1289 Cr bid on Wednesday. While Adani bagged the Ahmedabad franchise, Reliance lapped up the Mumbai franchise. Diageo won the Bangalore franchise and Lucknow went to Capri Global. Ahmedabad — Adani Mumbai — […]
The deliberate revisitation of the Gujarat 2002 riots by UK State broadcaster BBC in a documentary aimed to politically target Prime Minister Narendra Modi cites a secret inquiry conducted by a junior diplomat of the UK High Commission in the western state at that time. The then Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal warned the foreign missions […]
In order to celebrate 75 years of diplomatic ties between India and Nepal, the Embassy of India in Kathmandu organised a music concert “Sangeet Sukoon” on Friday featuring performances by the Indian band Carnatic 2.0 and Nepali band Kutumba. The event also marked 75 years of India’s Independence and the 74th Republic Day of India. […]
Gujarat multiplex association has sought the government’s intervention as several theatres have received threats against the screening of Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan. The multiplexes have urged state Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi to provide security to cinema halls when the movie releases on January 25. The association, in its letter, stated that in the last […]
For the Women’s IPL, Viacom18 has earned media rights. The BCCI has received a 951 crore INR commitment from Viacom. This means that throughout the course of the following five years, the broadcaster will pay the BCCI Rs 7.09 crores for each match (2023-27). The news represents a significant advancement for women’s cricket. Jay Shah, […]
Within nine days of the crime, Surat police filed a chargesheet in the triple murder at Kosad on Tuesday. The charge sheet was filed based on the investigation carried out by the Special Investigation Team(SIT). The police filed separate chargesheets in juvenile and regular courts because one of the accused is a 17-year-old minor, while […]
Gender equality is a hot topic these days, interestingly Gujarat has one of the country’s lowest sex ratios. Aditi Rindani from Ahmedabad, received an amicable opportunity to bag a fully sponsored master’s diploma in Iceland. Under UNESCO, The mission of Gender Equality and Training Programme(GEST) at the University of Iceland is held where they promote […]
For upcoming elections of two district panchayats, Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil today has appointed incharges. Also, he has formed the discipline committee of the State party unit. Patil has appointed Jagdish Patel and Tusharsinh Baba as district panchayat election incharges for Kheda. Tusharsinh is a member of the State party executive and a former […]
Punjab Kings picked Sam Curran at the record-breaking auction for Rs 18.50 crore. Capped all-rounders are currently being bid on. Harry Brook of England was the subject of a heated bidding battle between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the end, SRH paid a staggering Rs 13.25 crore to acquire him. Mayank Agarwal was also […]
After his successful first innings as CM for a year, Bhupendra Patel, once again, took oath as chief minister of Gujarat on Monday in the presence of the BJP top brass, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Along with him, 16 others were sworn in to the Council of […]
The Admission Committee for Professional Postgraduate Medical Educational Courses (ACPPGMEC) on Thursday declared that the procedure of postgraduate medical and dental courses for 2022-23 has been deduced. The committee notified that a total of 101 state quota seats are empty in MD, MS and Diploma courses. There are only seven vacant seats in MD. There […]
