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The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has apprehended two accused involved in the vandalism of Dr B R Ambedkar’s statue in the Khokhra area. The incident, which took place on December 22 near KK Shastri College, initiated widespread outrage among the local community. The accused, identified as Mehul Thakor and Bhola Thakor, confessed to desecrating the statue […]
American Airlines has cancelled all domestic flights on Tuesday. The plans of some travellers for Christmas Eve were interrupted by technical issues. The airline has not revealed the particular cause of the suspension. On social media, several travellers have complained that their planes were stopped on runways at several airports before being rerouted to terminals. […]
Meteorologist Paresh Goswami, in his weather forecast for Gujarat, has said that currently, the winds in the region are coming from the north to northeast, with some areas possibly experiencing northwest winds. He also mentioned that there could be fog in some parts during the last week of December. Goswami predicted that from December 25 […]
At Fort Kochi’s St. Francis Church, history appears to have been buried, forgotten, and dead. “Remembering Vasco da Gama, Portuguese navigator; he arrived in Cochin…where he died and was first buried” is written on a plain blue board at the chapel. The man who found the sea route to India in 1498, revolutionising international trade […]
Telugu actor Allu Arjun arrived at the Chikkadpally police station with his father, Allu Aravind, and solicitors on Tuesday for interrogation over the death of a lady in a stampede after the December 4 screening of ‘Pushpa-2.’ He was interrogated for more than three hours. The interrogation continued until 2:45 p.m. According to a section […]
The Gujarat Home Department has withdrawn security of around 20 former Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), including former ministers. This move follows a review carried out by the State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) and the home department. According to sources, the security of 20 former MLAs has been revoked. Some of these MLAs had voluntarily […]
The pharmaceutical department has taken steps to hold multinational company AbbVie Healthcare accountable for breaching the Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP). The company is accused of taking 30 doctors to Paris and Monaco to improve their “knowledge” on Botox and Juvederm, popular anti-ageing products. As a result, the pharma department has called on […]
In the Rakhial area of Ahmedabad, schools are witnessing a worrying pattern as parents withdraw their daughters due to fear of harassment by miscreants. This issue has been compounded by the lack of security personnel, which local councillors say has allowed anti-social elements to loiter near school premises. There are five schools in the area: […]
Investigations into the Ranjeet Singh Nita module of the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) have led Punjab Police to a Sikh soldier of the British Army who has served in Afghanistan, and is now suspected to be behind the recent grenade attacks on police establishments in Punjab. Following the killing of three members of the KZF […]
Hemang Joshi, a first-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Vadodara, Gujarat, received a warm welcome on his arrival at Vadodara airport on Friday evening. The 33-year-old, the youngest MP from Gujarat, was greeted with bouquets by BJP leaders and party workers after a tumultuous Winter Session of Parliament. Joshi is in the spotlight because […]
The Government of India has abolished the no-detention policy in schools under its control, including Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, enabling the retention of pupils in grades 5 and 8 who fail to meet academic standards. This decision will affect approximately 3,000 schools, encompassing Sainik Schools, which operate under the Ministry of Defence, and […]
A 10-year-old girl, who was brutally sexually assaulted by a 36-year-old man in the Jhagadia taluka of Bharuch district, has succumbed to her injuries on Monday. The victim, from an immigrant family, suffered two cardiac arrests within three hours at Sayaji Hospital in Vadodara, where she had been receiving treatment for the past eight days. […]
Swiggy has unveiled its year-end report for 2024, offering insights into food trends observed across India between January 01 and November 22, 2024. As in previous years, biryani retained its title as the most popular dish ordered via the platform, with a staggering 83 million orders recorded. This equates to an average of 158 biryanis […]
Adani Defence Systems & Technologies Ltd (ADSTL) has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire an 85.8% stake in Air Works, the largest private sector maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company in India. Adani Enterprises Limited informed the stock exchange on Monday that the purchase will cost an enterprise value of Rs 400 crore. […]
Senior BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Monday presented a “chargesheet” against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, alleging that he has transformed Delhi into a “laboratory of corruption” through numerous “scandals”. The BJP’s state unit established a “chargesheet committee” in advance of the Delhi Assembly elections and it has so far released comprehensive […]
Following the press conference controversy involving all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, the visiting media has reportedly skipped a pre-arranged game, leading to the cancellation of a scheduled inter-press match between the Indian and Australian media. The Indian team’s media manager declined to play in the T20 game that was slated to take place on Sunday at Junction […]
Bangladesh’s interim government announced on Monday that it has formally requested India to extradite deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who has been living in exile in India since August 5. The diplomatic communication, sent in the form of a note verbale, seeks Hasina’s return to face judicial proceedings in Dhaka. Sheikh Hasina, 77, fled Bangladesh […]
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram has criticised Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy’s call for a 70-hour workweek. He argues that the focus should be on efficiency rather than “meaningless” long hours. Instead, He has advocated for a four-day workweek, from noon on Monday to 2 PM on Friday. Murthy, a staunch proponent of the 70-hour workweek, […]
In an age where convenience and quality are of paramount importance, providing the best of healthcare for near ones turns out to be complicated. In home nursing services provide answers to it all by delivering professional medical care at home. From surgery recovery assistance to tend to elder relatives or to even specialized treatments like […]
Following a series of raids at 67 premises involving 52 business persons across Gujarat, Goods and Services Tax (GST) officials have unearthed unaccounted transactions worth Rs 24.89 crore and GST evasion totalling Rs 5.42 crore. The operations targeted several cities, including Ahmedabad, Anand, Ankleshwar, Bharuch, Kheda, Nadiad and Vadodara and were conducted after a wave […]
