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Major changes are on the cards concerning the plastic product manufacturing industry. Under the Single-Use Plastic Policy, products below 75 microns are to be banned. This decision will affect around 3500 industrial units and approximately 70000 persons engaged in the trade. At the stroke of implementation of the policy, disposable dishes, spoons, teacups, ice-cream cups, […]
NV Ramana, Chief Justice of India said today that he was “extremely upset” over media reports on recommendations of Supreme Court judges and urged media to be “responsible” on reporting such news before any formal announcements. Speaking at the farewell of a judge, justice Navin Sinha, the Chief Justice said that Media friends must understand […]
The Gujarat government told the Gujarat High Court on Tuesday that marriage per se was not prohibited but it could not be used as a tool or instrument for effecting forceful conversion. The Gujarat High Court was hearing two petitions challenging the recent amendments to the Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2021. A bench led […]
Himanshu Shukla, a 2005 batch IPS (Indian Police Service) officer currently posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in the Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) quit his job as an engineer in a private company to test his skills at the civil services examination. It took two attempts, but he cracked the civil services exam, […]
The situation in Afghanistan gets a new horrific turn every day, leaving Afghans in Afghanistan and around the globe with sleepless nights. USA President Joe Biden’s statement, a clarification carried out five times or so on social media platforms and across media channels, shifts the blame on Afghani locals. This has further created unrest among […]
Taliban declared an end to the 20-year-old-long war in Afghanistan on Sunday, August 15. Followed by the takeover of the presidential palace in Kabul and nearly all major cities, including Mazar-e-Sharif, Herat, and Kandahar, Taliban co-founder, Abdul Ghani Baradar congratulated the Muslim Afghan people on this huge victory. After President Ashraf Ghani fled the country […]
For the third time since 2019, the statue Maharaja Ranjit Singh at high security Lahore fort complex of Pakistan was vandalized on Tuesday. The members of radical group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a far-right party in Pakistan which was outlawed by the present Imran Khan government this year. The video of the incident was shared on […]
While India celebrated its 75th year of independence, Indians residing in Madagascar were seen celebrating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, a Government initiative to celebrate and commemorate 75 years of progressive India. The campaign focuses on the glorious history of Indian people, culture, and achievements. The iconic building Town Hall of Madagascar was illuminated with the […]
In Kailash Mukti Dham, one of the two crematoriums in Amreli town in Gujarat, four furnaces lie in different states of wreckage. The iron grille that holds bodies melted away in the fire from pyres that burned without a pause. “Pyres were burning for 24 hours every day for a month,” said Maganbhai, a farmer […]
Indians residing in Afghanistan breathed a sigh of relief on returning to their homeland as the Air Force C-17 aircraft carrying 130 Indian officials from Afganistan landed in Jamnagar, Gujarat at 11:00 am on Tuesday. The flight will depart for Delhi at 1:00 pm after all the passengers undergo medical checkups. Lunch is also to […]
Two people from Gujarat identified as Piyushbhai Himmatlal Soni and Rajeshbhai Dhirajlal Soni were arrested in Bengaluru for cheating a city-based businessman of Rs 3.5 crore on the pretext of helping the man invest in cryptocurrency. While the primary accused Kunal Anup Chandrana is absconding.As per a senior police officer, Gowtham’s friend Ramesh T V […]
A puzzle enthusiast and publisher, Maki Kaji who was known as “Godfather of Sudoku” died at 69 by duct cancer. Kaji was a university dropout who worked in a printing company before finding Japan’s first puzzle magazine, with the help of an existing number puzzle, he later named the logic puzzle “Sudoku”. His company Nikoli […]
Last year, on October 8, the 84-year-old tribal rights activist Stan Swamy was arrested for his alleged involvement in the Elgar Parishad case. At the time of his arrest, the octogenarian had advanced-stage Parkinson’s disease. He tested positive for COVID-19 seven months after his arrest. Today, he passed away during the court hearing while the court was […]
As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, dozens tried to flee, others who could not are there to take the brunt. Amidst the crisis, the entire world’s eyes are set upon Afghanistan and any information about the horror that gets out. The chaos ensued after Taliban officials declared the war over and issued statements aimed […]
The love story that bloomed online finally found its culmination behind the bars. A woman has alleged a fake journalist and a so-called police cop Rajneesh Parmer with charges of Rape and has lodged a complaint at the Khadia Police station. The accused who had faked multiple false identities has been finally nabbed. The accused […]
A man named Naresh from Faridabad was arrested nearly six months after allegedly drowning an 18-month-old child in a water tanker over a dispute of Rs 50 with the child’s father. As per the police, the incident took place on February 5 this year. Naresh, the 22-year-old is a resident of Secor 56, is reported […]
The Parsi community in India observes their new year to mark the beginning of the first month, Farvardin of the Iranian calendar. Also known as Navroz, the Parsi new year usually falls between July and August, Parsis are celebrating it on August 16 this year. On account of Navroz, let us have a look at […]
The Parsi New Year – Navroz – is not just about praying at the agyaari and wishing everyone. It is also about bellyful of good food – Dhansak, farcha and lagan nu custard. So, jamva chalo (let’s go for lunch or dinner) with Parsis in Ahmedabad. Navroz signifies the day when Parsis step foot in India to […]
Another tangible example of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s extraordinary electoral machine, which is not known to err or be casual in their approach is the fact that prior to 13 months of upcoming elections, five Gujarati ministers from the Central Government have been roped in for public relations yatras. The yatra which would cover around 2277 km starting […]
In a quirk of fate, a tuition class owner is having to sell paani puri these days, all thanks to the Corona pandemic. Jayesh Kariya had set up his venture Star Classes in December 2019 on Kuwaliya Road in Rajkot. When the nation-wide lockdown was clamped down, Kariya couldn’t bear the double whammy of shelling […]
