Ahmedabad: An Indian-origin pilot from Gujarat, Smit Machchhar, is reported to have helped prevent a Flydubai passenger aircraft from crashing after his co-pilot allegedly tried to take control of the plane during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Machchhar, who is reportedly from a Gujarati Brahmakshatriya family, was the captain of Flydubai Flight FZ1073, which was carrying around 180 passengers and crew when a violent confrontation broke out inside the cockpit. According to re...Read More

New Delhi: A new-generation professional is making his way to national politics. Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani is the Samajwadi Party’s Rajya Sabha candidate from Uttar Pradesh. He filed his nomination in Lucknow on Wednesday in the presence of party president Akhilesh Yadav, alongside senior party leader Prof Ram Gopal Yadav, who is also the party's candidate for the Upper House, a press release said. Nathwani has held senior responsibilities across several key businesses and institutional init...Read More

New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2027-28. Government has increased the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) of Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2027-28, to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce. The absolute highest increase in MSP has been announced for Safflower at Rs.675 per quintal followed by Rap...Read More

Valsad: The Railway Board has announced the resumption of regular service of the Valsad-Surat MEMU train, which was discontinued during the COVID-19 pandemic, from October 3. However, daily commuters have expressed dissatisfaction with its scheduled timing, saying the service will offer little benefit to passengers travelling to Surat during the morning hours. The new Valsad-Surat MEMU (Train No. 69149) will depart from Valsad at 1:20 PM and reach Surat at around 4 PM. Passengers have pointed...Read More

New York: As world leaders gathered for the 81st United Nations General Assembly and the international community entered the final stretch to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals deadline, ‘India Day’ @ UNGA shone the spotlight on how development innovations from India can be adapted, scaled, and shared across the Global South and beyond, a press release said. Reliance Foundation, the United Nations in India and the Observer Research Foundation, convened the fifth edition of India Day @...Read More

Ahmedabad: Gujarat shooter Elavenil Valarivan was presented with a cheque for ₹1.33 crore under the Gujarat government's Khel Pratibha Puraskar Yojana for winning two silver medals in rifle shooting at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan. Valarivan brought laurels to India and Gujarat with her performances in the women's 10m air rifle individual and team events, winning a silver medal in each. Handing over the prize and congratulating the 25-year-old shooter, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sangha...Read More

New Delhi: The proposed three-day nationwide bank strike from September 28 to 30 has been deferred after the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) and the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) reached an understanding during a meeting on Sunday night. The UFBU announced the decision in a circular issued on September 27 following a meeting with the IBA that began at 9.30 pm. What did the IBA and UFBU agree on? Under the agreement, a high-level committee comprising representatives of the IBA and UFB...Read More

Ahmedabad: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday flagged off the country’s first dual-fuel LNG train and inaugurated several railway infrastructure projects worth more than ₹1,542 crore at Sabarmati in Ahmedabad. The projects include a state-of-the-art WAG-12 locomotive maintenance shed at Sabarmati, Automatic Block Signaling (ABS) systems on two railway sections, and the foundation stone for installation of the indigenous Kavach train protection system across 404 km of ...Read More

Gandhinagar: ALUMINIUM BHARAT 2026, a major exhibition showcasing India’s aluminium industry and value chain, opened at the Helipad Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar on Saturday. Organised by the Aluminium Extrusion Manufacturers Association of India (ALEMAI), the four-day exhibition, being held from September 26 to 29 alongside ALUMEX INDIA 2026, brings together manufacturers, recyclers, technology providers, buyers, policymakers and international stakeholders. Spread across more than 30...Read More