Vadinar: The Indian Coast Guard on Monday deployed the newly commissioned fast patrol vessel (FPV) ICGS Achal at its home port of Vadinar in the North-West region, strengthening its maritime surveillance capabilities along the Gujarat coast. A ceremonial welcome was held to mark the vessel’s operational induction, attended by Coast Guard officials and local dignitaries. ICGS Achal, which was commissioned in Goa on May 9, is a 51-metre-long fast patrol vessel equipped with advanced navigatio...Read More

Surat: Though the monsoon arrival has been delayed in the state, rain clouds made a strong entry into South Gujarat early this morning, lashing Surat, Valsad, Navsari, Narmada and Tapi districts with torrential rain. According to data from the State Emergency Operation Center, rainfall was recorded in 29 talukas between 6 am and 12 noon, with the highest rainfall of 45 mm (1.77 inches) recorded in Umarpada taluka of Surat district. Between 10 am and 12 noon, 45 mm of rainfall was recorded in ...Read More

Badlapur: A high-speed BMW convertible carrying three friends crashed on an under-construction stretch of the Mumbai-Vadodara Highway near Badlapur in the early hours of Sunday, leaving two people dead and one critically injured. According to police, the luxury sports car was allegedly travelling at speeds of up to 251 kmph when it struck a divider and overturned multiple times around 2.30 am. The impact was so severe that the vehicle was reduced to a mangled wreck, while the occupants were thr...Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana tomorrow, June 20, from Hooghly (Tarakeswar) in West Bengal. On this occasion, the Prime Minister will virtually interact with crores of farmers across the country and address them. Under the 23rd instalment of PM-KISAN, Modi will release more than Rs 18,880 crore to over 9.44 crore farmer families across the country. Of this, more than Rs 1,025 crore will be dir...Read More

Mumbai: Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on June 19 announced that its subsidiary, Jio Platforms Ltd, has received board approval to move ahead with its proposed initial public offering (IPO). The company plans to issue up to 27 crore fresh equity shares with a face value of ₹10 each. Addressing shareholders at the company's 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM), RIL Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani said Jio Platforms will file its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with market regula...Read More

Ranchi: Parimal Nathwani has been elected to the Rajya Sabha for a fourth term representing the state of Jharkhand. It should be noted that there were three candidates in the fray for two Rajya Sabha seats in the state. Nathwani, who previously served two consecutive terms as an Independent MP from Jharkhand between 2008 and 2020, holds the distinct record of being the longest-serving Independent Member of Parliament in the history of the Rajya Sabha. Following a tenure representing Andhra Pr...Read More

Gandhinagar: Timely intervention by the Gujarat government has helped Dr. Amin Sama, an assistant professor from Bhuj in Kutch, return home safely after being stranded for nearly a month in Goma city of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Dr. Sama, a faculty member at Shri R.R. Lalan College, had travelled to Rwanda on May 15 and later entered Goma in the DRC to meet a childhood friend before proceeding to Tanzania. However, just two days later, Rwanda closed its border with the DRC amid ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court has asked the state government to spell out its stand on the use of privately registered vehicles for commercial passenger transport while hearing a petition challenging the operations of ride-hailing platform Rapido. The direction came during the hearing of a petition filed by the Rickshaw Welfare Association, which alleged that Rapido allows privately registered vehicles to ferry passengers for profit, in violation of existing transport laws. The court has ...Read More

Mumbai: JioStar today announced that recently concluded season of TATA IPL became the most-watched ever in the league’s history. Besides delivering record-breaking growth across television and digital platforms, JioStar reaffirmed the league’s position as India’s biggest sporting and entertainment spectacle, a press release said. As per the company, TATA IPL 2026 reach soared over an astounding 1.2 billion, reflecting a growth of 7% year-on-year. The season, marked by new heroes, never-...Read More

Mumbai: Jio Platforms (JPL), the technology arm of Reliance Industries Limited, surged into the global top 20 in the latest Patent Co-operation Treaty (PCT) rankings released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) recently. The report ranks top PCT applicants based on published data. JPL climbed 320 places on the list for year 2025, making it one of the fastest-rising innovators globally and placing it among an elite group of global technology leaders, including Huawei, Samsung...Read More