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Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) will roll out its new pet policy in the next three months to make registering pet dogs and having up-to-date records of their annual vaccinations mandatory. Officials said the policy was being carefully drafted, considering various legal aspects like Supreme Court verdicts and central government guidelines. Owners will be able to […]
Focus on youth and women empowerment, emphasis on maintaining fiscal consolidation and continuing capex, and no changes in indirect and direct tax rates comprise the key highlights of the interim Budget, the last before Lok Sabha elections. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also lowered the FY25 fiscal deficit target to 5.1% of the GDP. The budget […]
Poonam Pandey, who shot into prominence with her bold photo shoots, passed away at her Kanpur home at a young age of 32. She was reportedly suffering from cervical cancer. The model-turned-actor’s PR team posted, “This morning is a tough one for us. We are deeply saddened to inform you that we have lost our […]
In the early hours of April 2023, a beachside eatery in Virar started noticing an unusual pattern. Regular bulk orders for breakfast items such as idli, dosa, poha, and tea were being placed around 4 am, a time when tourists were unlikely to order food. Intrigued by these orders, which typically consisted of 40-50 plates […]
Dating and relationships are not easy to handle, especially for teenagers who are experiencing new emotions and feelings. In India, many children do not have open communication with their parents about these topics, and they often rely on the internet or their peers for guidance, which may not be trustworthy. Therefore, it is important that […]
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech on Thursday, said that the Centre’s proposed scheme of rooftop solarisation will provide free electricity of up to 300 units per month to households. The Rooftop Solarisation and Free Electricity scheme was the first decision of PM Modi following the Ram Temple ceremony. He launched the […]
WhatsApp Web is getting ready to roll out a new feature that will let users lock and hide their chats in a special folder. This feature, called Chat Lock, will enhance user privacy and security on the web version of the popular messaging app. Chat Lock will work similarly to the chat lock feature that […]
The Wall Street Journal reported that The Walt Disney Company has agreed to sell 60% of its India business to Viacom18, a joint venture between Reliance Industries and ViacomCBS.The deal, which is expected to close this month, values the India business at $3.9 billion, or about ₹33,000 crore.The report said that Reliance and Disney had […]
Nora Fatehi is a stunning dancer who has become one of the best in Bollywood in the past few years. She is also a popular guest on dance reality shows. She has not got any major role in movies, but her songs like Saki Saki and Dilbar Dilbar were huge hits when they came out. […]
Ahead of the crucial US Presidential Elections, Washington announced steep fee hike for various categories of non-immigrant visas like the H-1B, L-1 and EB-5. Notably, H-1B, L-1 and EB-5 account for the most common type of visa availed of by Indians to immigrate to the US. This is the first time the H-1B, L-1 and […]
Ashneer Grover, who co-founded and led BharatPe, has expressed his outrage over the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s action against Paytm, one of the leading fintech companies in India. In a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, Grover called the RBI’s restrictions on Paytm ‘Doglapan’, a Hindi word meaning foolishness […]
After Union Minister Shantanu Thakur announced on January 29 that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was set to be enforced nationwide within a week, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said CAA and related policies like the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Uniform Civil Code were merely political tricks before the 2024 Lok […]
An Indian-American doctor who was accused of masturbating next to a 14-year-old girl on a plane has been found not guilty by an American court. Dr Sudipta Mohanty, 33, was cleared of any wrongdoing after a three-day trial in Boston federal court, reported New York Post. The doctor, a primary care physician at Beth Israel […]
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved an investment treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that is likely to act as major boost for bilateral economic engagement in a range of areas, including manufacturing and foreign direct investment (FDI). The approval for the signing and ratification of the ambitious investment treaty comes ahead of Prime […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set February 29 deadline for Paytm Payments Bank to accept fresh deposits in its accounts or popular wallets. Thus, Paytm Payments Bank will not be able to take fresh deposits, facilitate credit transactions, or offer fund transfers, including Unified Payments Interface (UPI) facility after February 29. No further […]
After over seven hours of quizzing, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) finally arrested Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren late on Wednesday. With this, Soren became the first sitting chief minister of Jharkhand to be taken into custody in a corruption case. Hours before he was whisked away by ED officials, Hemant handed over his resignation to […]
The Centre has added Gujarat’s Surat airport on the list of international airports in India. As per a notification issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Surat Airport in Gujarat is declared as an international airport with immediate effect. It must be remembered that Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the ₹ 353 crore new terminal […]
A US federal agency announced that the H-1B visa application submission process for the fiscal year 2025 would begin on March 6, which will see a significant redesign of the annual lottery for this speciality occupation visa. Agencies highlighted that non-immigrant visas such as the H-1B permit US employers to hire foreign nationals for specialised […]
The state government of Gujarat is set to propose 11 new bills in the upcoming Budget session of the Assembly, which will start from February 1. The bills cover various sectors such as health, education, electricity, agriculture, and water. One of the key bills is the Family ID Bill, which aims to streamline the delivery […]
National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas is celebrated every year on October 31 in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first home minister of independent India. He is widely regarded as the chief architect of the integration of India, as he successfully persuaded 565 princely states to join the […]
