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A 42-year-old man from Gandhinagar district in Gujarat has allegedly been defrauded of Rs 20.46 lakh by a relative who falsely promised assistance in facilitating the immigration of the victim and his wife to the United Kingdom, police reported on Sunday. The case was registered on Saturday against Hasmukh Patel, a businessman, following a complaint […]
Immigration attorneys in the United States are reporting an increase in the number of green card holders, including Indian nationals, being subjected to secondary inspection and, in some cases, overnight detention at airports by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. Some individuals have also been pressured to voluntarily surrender their green cards. Elderly Indian […]
Gujarat may well have the penchant of being called number one in various fields but the state is ranked 18th in the country when it comes to higher education. According to the All India Higher Education Survey on the website of the Department of Higher Education, only 24 out of 100 students who have enrolled […]
In the wake of controversial remarks by spiritual leader and narrator Ram Kathakar Morari Bapu, Gujarat’s Education Minister Praful Pansheriya has promised to investigate his claims that government school teachers are involved in religious conversions. The remarks, which were made during a recent katha in Tapi district’s Songadh, have sparked heated responses from political leaders, religious groups, and the local community. For the uninitiated, Morari Bapu […]
Gujarat’s Director General of Police (DGP) Vikas Sahay on Saturday directed the preparation of a comprehensive list of anti-social elements within 100 hours in response to recent incidents of street violence. The list is to include individuals with a history of repeated criminal activity, those involved in extortion, intimidation, property crimes, illegal prohibition and gambling […]
In a significant step towards bringing NASA astronaut Sunita Williams back to Earth, SpaceX launched its Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The four members of Crew-10 will replace Butch Willmore and Sunita Williams, who are part of Crew-9. The four new astronauts, Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos, Takuya Onishi of JAXA, and Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers […]
An Indian student at Columbia University has self-deported after her visa was revoked over allegations of advocating for violence and terrorism and involvement in activities supporting Hamas. Ranjani Srinivasan, a citizen and national of India, entered the United States on an F-1 student visa as a doctoral student in Urban Planning at Columbia University, the […]
Rakshit Chaurasiya, the 23-year-old, accused of driving under the influence of alcohol and crashing into five people in Vadodara, has claimed that he did not exceed speed limits. He said an emergency airbag blocked his view, which led to the accident that killed a woman and injured eight others. He added that he panicked after the car’s […]
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met with newly-appointed United States Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer in Washington last week to discuss reciprocal tariffs and the first phase of a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) between the two countries. The USTR confirmed the meeting on platform X, stating that Greer had a productive discussion with Goyal […]
A 20-year-old law student has been arrested after allegedly ramming his car into multiple two-wheelers in Vadodara, Gujarat, resulting in the death of a woman and serious injuries to four others. The accident occurred in the early hours of Friday near Muktanand crossroads in the city’s Karelibaug area. The accused, identified as Rakshit Chaurasia, a […]
New Delhi: Gujarat has emerged as a breeding ground for human trafficking agents an Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation has found. The central agency has uncovered a network of 4,000-4,500 trafficking agents, of which 2,000 are from Gujarat alone, an ED official told the Telegraph. These agents are involved with at least 150 Canadian colleges that help people from India […]
A gang of the so-called upper caste stripped a Dalit man, thrashed and paraded him naked in Sabarkantha district for allegedly having an affair with a married woman. The police learned about the incident, which happened on March 11 in Vadol village, close to Idar town in Sabarkantha, after a video went viral. “…No medico-legal […]
In an effort to assist the relatives of patients admitted to government-run hospitals, the Gujarat government has decided to construct residential facilities at hospitals operated by the government, GMERS, and under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model with private entities. It has emerged that the Gujarat government has already held a few meetings to discuss the […]
BJP leader Harshad Ribadiya on Wednesday withdrew his petition challenging the victory of Bhupat Bhayani from the Visavadar seat in the 2022 Gujarat Assembly election. This development clears the path for the announcement of by-elections for the Visavadar constituency. In the 2022 Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Bhupat Bhayani emerged victorious from the Visavadar […]
A hydraulic system issue forced SpaceX to postpone the planned launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The delay further extends the unexpectedly long stay of US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been in orbit for nine months following a trip on Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft. NASA now aims […]
Rabbi Alam, a close aide of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and vice president of the United States Awami League, stated on Wednesday that Hasina will return to the country as Prime Minister. Speaking to a news agency, Alam also criticised Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government, urging him to “go back […]
A 13-year-old boy, Pravin Rathod, was allegedly murdered by three teenagers in Bela village of Rapar taluka, Kutch, after he refused to share access to his Free Fire gaming ID. According to reports, Pravin was playing with his friends near the Bileshwar Mahadev temple on Wednesday when the attack occurred. One of the accused reportedly […]
The Pakistani military ended a 30-hour operation to rescue train passengers taken hostage by a rebel group in Balochistan. The attack was reportedly carried out by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a separatist group seeking Balochistan’s secession from Pakistan. The military confirmed that 21 civilians and four security personnel were killed during the incident. According […]
The European Commission has announced it will implement “swift and proportionate countermeasures” on US imports into the European Union in response to the tariffs imposed by the United States on EU steel and aluminium imports. The European Commission expressed regret over the US decision, describing the tariffs as “unjustified, disruptive to transatlantic trade, and harmful […]
A 20-year-old college student from Gujarat’s Banaskantha district was allegedly repeatedly raped by seven men over a period of nearly 16 months after being blackmailed with her nude video, police said on Wednesday. According to the first information report (FIR), one of the accused, Vishal Chaudhary, befriended the student over Instagram months after she began […]
