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An Agra man has caused a stir after allegedly marrying another man in the United States, despite being married to a woman in India and without obtaining a divorce. The man, identified as Anvit Dubey, had only recently married a 35-year-old woman from Ahmedabad, near the Vaishnav Devi Circle, before moving to the US under […]
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has instructed the Election Commission’s central observers assigned to the Maharashtra Assembly elections to ensure fairness, address candidates’ concerns promptly and uphold professional conduct. Kumar directed the central observers to be available to all candidates and parties without showing favouritism at a review meeting. He also urged them to […]
The Ahmedabad sessions court has acquitted three men—Mohammed Amir Shaikh, Aquib Saiyed, and Aslam Kashmiri—arrested in connection with the 2006 bomb blast at Kalupur railway station, citing insufficient evidence. The judgement was delivered by additional sessions judge S L Thakkar, who noted that no witness testimony or documentary evidence presented by the prosecution established the […]
Vistara, the full-service airline that captivated hearts with its first-rate service, will run its final flights today before merging with Air India, signalling the end of an era for India’s skies. The merger, which was a calculated move by the Tata Group, unites two of the biggest brands in Indian aviation and changes the country’s […]
Justice Sanjiv Khanna was sworn in as the 51st Chief Justice of India on Monday, succeeding Justice DY Chandrachud. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Justice Khanna at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Sources claim that Justice Sanjiv Khanna has made addressing judicial pendency a top priority and […]
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stated that the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra will retain power with a full majority and the decision on the Chief Minister will be made by the alliance partners after the state elections. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai on Sunday after unveiling the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) manifesto for […]
Three workers died and three others sustained injuries in a fire triggered by a chemical leak at a warehouse in Navsari district on Saturday morning, according to police reports. The incident occurred around 9 am as workers were unloading chemical barrels from a truck at a warehouse in Devsar village, Billimora taluka, Deputy Superintendent of […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Congress party of distributing “blank copies of the Constitution” at an event in Maharashtra’s Nagpur led by Rahul Gandhi, which ironically focused on the theme of protecting and upholding the Constitution. A video shared by Maharashtra BJP on social media quickly went viral, showing books labelled ‘Constitution […]
Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi vowed to increase reservation quotas for Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Other Backward Classes (OBC) to 28 per cent, 12 per cent and 27 per cent, respectively, while addressing a rally in the tribal regions of Gumla and Lohardaga on Friday. Explaining the term Adivasi (meaning original […]
New Delhi: More than 800 academics, students and other concerned citizens have condemned the alleged “vindictive harassment and persecution” of Dr Deepak Malghan by the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B). Malghan, an award-winning scholar, was ‘demoted’ by IIM-B for his social media posts that were deemed critical and in violation of the premier institute’s service […]
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has said that he is not “anti-business” as portrayed by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), but rather “anti-monopoly” and “against creating oligopolies.” His comments followed an opinion piece in a media outlet the previous day, in which he stated that while the original East India Company […]
The US dollar soared on Wednesday as projections indicated Donald Trump’s likely return to the White House following his apparent victory in the US presidential election. Bitcoin also reached an all-time high, with traders betting on potential tax cuts, heightened tariffs, and rising inflation under a second Trump administration. In addition to the White House, […]
Donald Trump is just three electoral votes shy of the 270 needed to secure the White House, with a lead in remaining key states, including Michigan and Wisconsin. Trump has made significant inroads in Pennsylvania, cutting into Kamala Harris’s margins in Philadelphia and its suburbs while increasing his share of the vote across the state […]
Sharad Pawar, a key figure in Maharashtra politics for over six decades, has signalled that he plans to retire, stating he will no longer contest in future elections and will focus on guiding the younger generation. At 83, Pawar remarked that he must “stop somewhere,” suggesting the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections may be his final […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed Sanjay Kumar Verma, a 1990-batch IPS officer who is currently the Director General of Police (Legal and Technical Wing), as the new police chief of Maharashtra ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. Verma, the front-runner for the Director General of Police (DGP) position, is set to retire […]
At least 36 passengers died and 19 were injured after a bus plunged into a gorge in Uttarakhand’s Almora on Monday. The bus, carrying over 30 people, was travelling from Nainidanda in Pauri district to Ramnagar in Nainital when the accident occurred. Rescue efforts are underway at the accident spot in the Salt region of […]
Despite a directive from the Gujarat State Human Rights Commission (GSHRC), unauthorised websites are still advertising bookings for Asiatic lion safaris, sidestepping regulations and misleading tourists. In September, the GSHRC issued a notice to the forest department seeking an explanation for these illegal bookings, yet several private websites continue to offer the service. An investigation […]
Colm McLoughlin, the Irishman who transformed Dubai Duty-Free into a global airport retail giant, has passed away at the age of 81. McLoughlin’s vision and leadership saw the retailer grow into a billion-dollar operation, a journey that paralleled Dubai’s own rapid development from a small trading port to a global metropolis. McLoughlin led Dubai Duty […]
In an interview earlier this week, Sam Rose, the senior deputy director of UNRWA affairs in Gaza, spoke with Politico about his increasing despair in relation to the genocide in Gaza, where despite a full year of widely shared atrocities, the world has not yet felt compelled to collectively act to stop it. In Rose’s words, “Everyone’s attention […]
A18-year-old Malav Shah from Ahmedabad has defied physical challenges to excel in the Chartered Accountancy (CA) Foundation exam, achieving an impressive score of 328 out of 400 in the assessment conducted in September. The CA Foundation and Intermediate results, released on Wednesday, brought recognition to Malav’s perseverance and intellect. Diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at the […]
