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In a startling allegation, a Delhi-based Gujarati woman has accused an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator, Mukesh Ahlawat, and his bodyguard of repeatedly raping her. After the police allegedly refused to take her complaint about this, the woman told mediapersons on Wednesday that the AAP MLA from Sultanpuri, whom she knows for 10 years, and […]
Kerela has reported 31.445 new cases and 215 deaths in the 24 hours that ended at 8 am on Wednesday. The number of active cases in the state has reached 1.7 lakh. The active cases in India have dropped down to 3.22 lakh and Kerela accounts for almost half of the active cases at 1.59 […]
The United States has been hit hard once again by Covid Crisis and more than 25,000 Americans are currently admitted to the ICU. The highest number of Americans have been admitted to the ICU since the outbreak of the Covid pandemic. According to the latest figures, there are 1.49 lakh new cases of Covid-19 in […]
Education Minister, Bhupendrasinh Chudasama has announced that offline classes will also begin from September 2 for grades 6 to 8 in the schools of the state. A meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister, Vijaybhai Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister, Nitinbhai Patel today decided to start 6 to 8 offline classrooms, the education […]
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that all Afghan nationals must travel to India only on e-Visa on Wednesday. In an official statement, the Centre said that owing to the prevailing security situation in Afghanistan and the visa process streamlined by the introduction of the e-Emergency X-Misc visa, e-Visa has been made mandatory for Afghan […]
The largest technical university in the state, Gujarat Technological University on Tuesday launched new online courses on Vedic Indian knowledge systems.These 12 new courses include the study of Vedas, ancient architecture, Indian arts, Dharma and religion, Political Science, Arthashastra and global footprints of Indian diaspora among others in collaboration with the Pune-based Bhishma School of […]
The new income tax filing portal crashing within seven hours of its launch has once again exposed the gap between promise and delivery in governance, and the one paying the price for it is the taxpayer. What followed after the June 7 launch of the new “taxpayer-friendly” portal was that finance minister Nirmala Sitaraman summoned […]
Former Chief Commissioner of Income Tax D P Kar has petitioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ordering a probe against recently retired Revenue Secretary A B Pandey for his alleged involvement with Infosys and dubiously granting many big tenders for the flopped network of GST and new Income Tax portal. In a detailed six-page complaint […]
(Image for representation purpose) Samnath Patel (name changed), working at government school number 23 in Ahmedabad’s Behrampura, was on Tuesday morning asked to report for duty at the Tagore Memorial Hall. A non-teaching official assignment is not unusual for Patel or government teachers, but this coincided with the State Government’s much-touted Shikshak Sajjata Survekshan or […]
The Enforcement Directorate filed a prosecution complaint against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh’s personal secretary Sanjeev Palande and personal assistant Kundan Shinde in a money laundering case against the politician for allegedly taking a bribe of up to Rs 100 crore. The probe agency had arrested Palande and Shinde on July 1, claiming […]
Amidst the campaign of Taliban to reconquer Afghanistan gathering pace in the month of June, hundreds of people were losing their lives in the fight and a huge chunk of Afghan nationals was fleeing. A 38-year-old photojournalist for Reuters based in New Delhi decided to cover the story, telling his boss, “If we don’t go, […]
The state administration newly enacted anti-land grabbing laws for disputes concerning private properties however it has rarely enacted laws for encroachment on government land. It is worth noting that in several cases, senior IPS and IAS have been found involved in facilitating land grabbing for private parties for a cut or commission. The Gujarat High […]
According to a statement issued by US Embassy on Monday, over 55,000 Indian students and exchange visitors to the US have been given student visas this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which is the highest number ever. The statement read, “more than 55,000 students and exchange visitors are boarding planes to study in the United […]
Petitions cite the right to privacy to question the 1949 law; state says redefining laws based on the citation like ‘inviting bull to a china shop’ The Gujarat High Court on Monday accepted a batch of petitions challenging the provisions of Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949, which bans the manufacture, sale and consumption of liquor in […]
Heavy rains at Bhavnathpur village in Bihar have resulted in a heavy flood. There is water all around and people are suffering a lot like all of the transport routes in the village have been closed due to water. People cannot even get out of their homes. Even, the government officials did not come to […]
The power utility’s majority shareholder Isolux Corsan filed for bankruptcy in Spain, leaving the local unit to stand for itself. Following this, the power transmission company was put up for sale under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) by its lenders in July last year. Now, Tata Power, Adani, Sterlite and state-owned Power Grid Corporation […]
Imagine turning on a radio frequency and you get to hear the stuff in Sanskrit at a tour to Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat. Sounds weird? But it is a reality at the place. In a unique initiative, the RJs at Radio 90 FM have been given training to speak in Sanskrit and provide […]
Skymet Weather Services Private Limited, India’s leading weather analytics firm, had released its monsoon foreshadow for 2021 on April 13, 2021 and is now updating the forecast. Skymet believes that there is a 60% chance of below normal, forecasting Monsoon to be at 94% of the long period average with an error margin of +/- […]
It is indeed a reflection on the cultural sensibilities of our society that 155-year-old historic Stuart Library at Godhra is finding it difficult to continue functioning. The trustees of the library are mulling over the idea to rent the hall to meet the recurring expenses. As interest in reading recedes in general, the membership has […]
Corona pandemic and its aftermath have left several unexpected changes in social behaviour. One such new element is online study. In the era of closed classrooms, online study became a norm that threatens to gain even more momentum as time passes. However, there are several pitfalls of the online study pattern that have come to […]
