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Gandhinagar: As part of the Union govt's Cruise Bharat Mission, Gujarat has proposed three cruise circuits along the western coast covering Diu, Veraval, Porbandar, Dwarka, Jamnagar, Okha, and Padala Island, alongside the operational Ghogha-Hazira Ro-Pax (Roll-On/Roll-Off Passenger) service. The govt said on Tuesday that the three clusters identified for cruise ship circuits are Padala Island-Rann of Kutch, Porbandar-Veraval-Diu, and Dwarka-Okha-Jamnagar. Each cluster is designed with tourism lo ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], July 8 (ANI): Team India secured a total of 588 medals, including 280 gold medals, at the recent 21st edition of the World Police and Fire Games 2025 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Team India ranked third in the overall charts, behind the USA (1,354 medals, including 569 gold, 433 silver, and 352 bronze medals) and Brazil (743 medals, including 266 gold, 246 silver, and 231 bronze medals), as per the competition's website. India will be hosting the 2029 edition of th ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday asserted that pure electoral rolls are inevitable for strengthening democracy. Notably, the Mahaghatbandhan-Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress alliance have called for a Bihar bandh against the SIR on Wednesday. "Pure electoral rolls are inevitable for strengthening democracy," the CEC said. On June 24, the Election Commission of India (ECI) issued instruction ...Read More >
Gandhinagar: Gujarat has become the first state in India to formally align with the Cruise Bharat Mission - envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an ambitious bid to develop a globally competitive cruise tourism ecosystem. Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, the Gujarat Maritime Board organized a stakeholder consultation workshop on May 6 to chart out a Cruise Shipping Policy tailored to Gujarat's unique strengths and aspirations. The objective was to leverage Gujar ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UAE authorities have clarified that the country's Golden Visa initiative remains a government-regulated programme. All nominations undergo a government-led vetting process, even those coming from authorised agents, with the final decision resting solely with UAE authorities, an official statement said. "Golden Visas may be granted by the UAE Government on several grounds, including but not limited to real estate investment to the tune of AED 2 million, bu ...Read More >
New Delhi: A U.S. visa on an Indian passport does not just unlock America. It also opens the gates to a world beyond borders. No paperwork. No consulate interviews. No long waits. If you have a valid multiple-entry U.S. visa with at least one past use, seventeen countries welcome you like an old friend. The passport itself does not hold the magic. That U.S. visa tucked inside does. Albania allows Indian citizens to stay for up to 90 days within a 180-day stretch, provided they have entered the ...Read More >
Nellore: Minister Nara Lokesh has made it clear that "only those who work for the party will be given positions," and there's no room for compromise on this norm. Addressing a TD leaders' meeting in Nellore, he emphasized the need for strengthening the cadres and ensuring regular outreach to the public every four months. Lokesh acknowledged past mistakes and promised to correct them, adding, "Even Chandrababu is willing to listen -- leadership means being accountable." He vowed to complete the ...Read More >
Nellore: Education minister Nara Lokesh officially inaugurated the renovated VR (Venkatagiri Raja's) Municipal High School in Nellore city on Monday. The minister received a grand welcome from local leaders, the school staff and students. Established in 1875 on a 12-acre campus in the heart of Nellore, VR School has a rich legacy, with many prominent personalities being among its alumni. It however faced closure some time ago. The school has been given a new lease of life with a Rs.15 crore mo ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a shocking development, Tahawwur Husasin Rana, one of the key conspirators of the 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai, has admitted that he was present during the carnage and that he was a trusted agent of the Pakistani army, as per a report by India Today. Rana, who is currently in the NIA custody at Delhi's Tihar Jail, reportedly made these revelations during an interrogation conducted by the Mumbai Crime Branch. The Pakistani-origin Canadian national also claimed that he, along with ...Read More >
PATNA: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday claimed that the initial phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in election bound Bihar has been completed, with the forms having been made available to all the eligible electors. Further, the EC asserted that Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was "being implemented smoothly at the ground level" and "there is no change in instructions". The EC on June 24 issued instructions to carry out an SIR in ...Read More >
Kolkata: BJP MLA and leader of opposition in the West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Sunday welcomed the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, where assembly polls are due later this year, and said such an exercise should also be conducted in the Trinamool Congress-ruled state. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued instructions to carry out the exercise in Bihar to weed out ineligible names and ensure that all eligible citizens are included in the electoral ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at a location each in Delhi and Himachal Pradesh and arrested two accused for their key roles in human trafficking to the US via the infamous 'dunki' route, officials said on Saturday. According to officials, the arrested accused Sunny alias Sunny Donker of Dharamshala of Kangra district in HP, and Shubham Sandhal alias Deep Hundi of Ropar, Punjab, who was living in Outer Delhi's Peeragarhi, were arrested on Friday. The ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday inaugurated the newly constructed road in the Rajouri Garden constituency. 'The people in Rajouri have been suffering from the problem of water supply... no work has been done here in the last five years. The government's mission is to replace the roads, streets, sewage lines...' Sirsa said speaking to the reporters here. Earlier on July 2, Sirsa in a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar allege ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday inaugurated the newly constructed road in the Rajouri Garden constituency. 'The people in Rajouri have been suffering from the problem of water supply... no work has been done here in the last five years. The government's mission is to replace the roads, streets, sewage lines...' Sirsa said speaking to the reporters here. Earlier on July 2, Sirsa in a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar allege ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Saturday inaugurated the newly constructed road in the Rajouri Garden constituency. "The people in Rajouri have been suffering from the problem of water supply... no work has been done here in the last five years. The government's mission is to replace the roads, streets, sewage lines..." Sirsa said speaking to the reporters here. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, July 05, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad Saturda ...Read More >
New Delhi: President Donald Trump signed into law a sweeping tax and spending bill on Friday during a high-profile Independence Day event at the White House, marking a major legislative victory for his administration and a defining moment of his second term. The ceremony, held on the South Lawn and infused with the pageantry of military flyovers and cheering supporters, featured a fiery speech by Trump in which he touted the legislation as a historic achievement. The event took on the tone of a ...Read More >
Lucknow: Three day Mango Festival 2025 kicked off at Awadh Shilp Gram in Lucknow, featuring more than 800 mango varieties from across India. The event celebrates mango diversity, horticultural innovation, and the growing role of Uttar Pradesh in India's fruit export ecosystem. Organized with participation from farmers, exporters, scientists, and food processing units, the festival offers a platform to promote mango-based trade and technology. Mangoes like Dussehri from Lucknow, Langda from Vara ...Read More >
Jalandhar: While Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal recently alleged a secretive understanding between the Congress and the BJP in Gujarat -- calling it a "hidden romance" -- the Congress in Punjab has been bracketing AAP with RSS-BJP for over two years or accusing the Punjab chief minister of following the Centre's line on different issues.Even as the parties held a seat-sharing arrangement in Delhi, Haryana, and Gujarat, Punjab Congress leaders usually called AAP the 'B te ...Read More >
In a major crackdown, 250 illegal Bangladeshi nationals were deported from Gujarat to Dhaka. The deportation was carried out from Vadodara Air Force Station using a special Indian Air Force aircraft, amid tight security arrangements. To ensure the safe execution of the operation, strict security measures were put in place. All the Bangladeshi nationals had their hands cuffed during the transfer to prevent any untoward incidents. They were brought to the airport under police escort in buses from ...Read More >
Kendrapara, July 4 (UNI) The Kendrapara district administration today carried out verification of documents of 26 suspected Bangladeshi infiltrators residing in the district. They were being kept at a temporary detention centre. Official sources said while 16 of suspected Bangladeshi infiltrators were from Kereragada and Gopalpur villages in Rajnagar area, two Bangladeshi nationals were rounded up from Rajendranarayanpur and Rangani villages within Talachua Marine police limit. One suspected ...Read More >
New Delhi: As Americans lit fireworks to celebrate Independence Day, a powerful image emerged across the Atlantic, a mural in northern France showing the Statue of Liberty burying her face in her hands. Titled 'The Statue of Liberty's Silent Protest', the artwork was unveiled in Roubaix on July 4, a deliberate nod to the day America marks its freedom. Dutch muralist Judith de Leeuw, who painted the 50-foot-tall image, said the idea was inspired by what she called the erosion of American ideals ...Read More >
MUMBAI - India's regulator has restrained Jane Street Group from accessing the local securities market, dealing a severe hit to the US trading firm that generated more than US$2.3 billion (S$2.9 billion) in net revenue from equity derivatives in the South Asian nation in 2024. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) said it would seize 48.4 billion rupees (S$722 million) from Jane Street, which it claimed is the total amount of unlawful gains made by the fund, according to the order. ...Read More >
Port of Spain, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reiterating the contribution of the Indian diaspora in Trinidad and Tobago and the Carribean country's friendly ties with India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, also met three Indian youths -- Shankar Ramjattan, Nicholas Maraj and Vince Mahato, who won the 'Bharat Ko Janiye' (Know India) Quiz here. "Met youngsters Shankar Ramjattan, Nicholas Maraj and Vince Mahato, who are winners of the Bharat Ko Janiye (Know India) Quiz in Trinidad & Tobago. T ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 3 (PTI) An Air India flight from Delhi to Washington, which took off on July 2, could not complete its journey after it developed a technical glitch during a scheduled refuelling stopover in Vienna, the Tata Group-owned airline said on Thursday. Consequently, its return flight from Washington to Delhi, scheduled on July 2, was also cancelled. Also Read | India Weather Forecast: Monsoon in Active Phase, Heavy Rainfall to Continue in Most Parts of India for Almost Entire Week, Says I ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: An Air India Dreamliner flight from Delhi to Washington DC was grounded in Vienna on July 2 after a maintenance issue was detected during a scheduled stopover, forcing the airline to cancel both onward and return journeys. Flight AI103, a Boeing 787-8 flight, departed from Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport at 1 am on Wednesday and had a planned fuel stop at Vienna at 6.35 am (local time). During enhanced pre-flight safety checks taking place in light of the Ahmedabad ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Air India cancelled its New Delhi to Washington DC flight on Wednesday after a technical issue during a routine stopover in Vienna led to extended maintenance work, an airline spokesperson said. The onward Vienna-Washington segment was cancelled, and all passengers were disembarked in Vienna. The disruption also led to the cancellation of the return flight AI104 from Washington, DC to Delhi via Vienna. Air India stated that affected passengers have been rebooke ...Read More >
New Delhi: More than 250 passengers on board Washington-bound Air India flight from New Delhi was stranded at Vienna International Airport for more than 12 hours after their plane was held up during a scheduled fuel stop on July 2. The stop was straightforward until a routine maintenance check identified a potential issue that needed more sustained technical attention, resulting in the flight being cancelled for the onward journey to the US capital. An Air India spokesperson said, "Flight AI10 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Zohran Mamdani, the Indian-origin candidate running for mayor of New York City, has responded sharply to US President Donald Trump's deportation threats. Mamdani accused Trump of fueling division and resorting to personal attacks to distract from his administration's failures in addressing the needs of working-class Americans. Mamdani, a 33-year-old Indian-origin politician and Democrat, posted a video on social media rejecting Trump's threats and vowing to continue his campaign unde ...Read More >
New Delhi: U.S. President Donald Trump calls it his "Big Beautiful Bill". Behind the grand name lies a controversial piece of legislation. It mixes tax cuts, deep spending shifts, new defense boosts and changes to healthcare and social aid. The Senate passed it after a marathon session. Now, it heads to the House, where the debate could get even more intense. Here's a breakdown of what the bill actually does and why it is causing so much uproar. At the centre of the bill lies Trump's push to e ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, on Wednesday, wrote a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, alleging Aam Aadmi Party's open support to illegal Rohingya & Bangladeshi immigrants. 'From legitimising encroachments to provoking anarchy, Arvind Kejriwal is playing with Delhi's safety and India's sovereignty,' Sirsa wrote on X, sharing the letter. In his letter, Manjinder Sirsa said that the efforts of the Aam Aadmi Party to protect illegal ...Read More >
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