AHMEDABAD: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) suffered a major setback in the Gujarat local body elections, failing to make any significant breakthrough as counting trends pointed to a sweeping performance by the BJP across key municipal corporations and local bodies.In a notable blow, AAP’s leader of opposition in the last general body of Surat Municipal…
AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi campaigned till the final stage of the polls. AHMEDABAD: As the ruling BJP appeared set to tighten its grip over municipal and panchayat bodies in Gujarat on result day, Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM saw a silver lining in select pockets, particularly in Bhuj and Bharuch municipalities in Kutch…
Ahmedabad: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has imposed a strict ceiling of 60 tax audit assignments per chartered accountant from the financial year 2026-27, tightening scrutiny over the manner in which audits are allocated within partnership firms. The regulation, coming into force on April 1, 2026, will cover all tax audits carried…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat high court on Monday granted regular bail to a 17-year-old juvenile delinquent accused of killing his father to end the domestic abuse of his mother.According to the prosecution, the teenager and his two relatives conspired to kill his father, who had a history of domestic abuse.Police alleged that the deceased came to…
AHMEDABAD: During the ongoing vote counting for the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 63 of the 192 seats, while the Congress is ahead in 8 seats.Counting is underway at centres including LD Engineering College and Gujarat College. Traffic restrictions have been imposed in surrounding areas since midnight to…
Ahmedabad: Of the 5.11 lakh students who took the CM Gyan Sadhana Merit Scholarship Exam, 3.8 lakh students have secured less than 40% marks. Only nine students have scored more than 90% (108 marks) while 283 students from 228 schools scored more than 80% (96 marks). A total of 10,936 students from 4,968 schools scored…
Ahmedabad: A major fire broke out at a commercial complex in the Shyamal area on Monday morning, gutting nearly 20 vehicles and triggering a large-scale rescue operation. Officials confirmed that around 50 people were safely evacuated, and no casualties were reported.The incident occurred at Shangrila-2 Arcade near Shyamal Crossroads. The blaze is suspected to have…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Information Commission (GIC) has set aside an order imposing a Rs 1,000 cost on an RTI applicant and directed that the amount be refunded within 10 days, holding that the first appellate authority had no legal power to levy such a penalty.The order was issued during an appeal filed by Vishal Panchmatiya…
Ahmedabad: The high court on Monday questioned Ahmedabad municipal commissioner Banchha Nidhi Pani, state home secretary Nipuna Torawane, and Gujarat Pollution Control Board chairman R B Barad on the non-implementation of its directions to curb noise pollution. The online hearing also covered the failure to ease city traffic.The bench of Justice Bhargav Karia and Justice…
Guj’s most guarded Bustard chick goes missing Ahmedabad: Fifty guards, round-the-clock surveillance, sealed roads, and specially erected watchtowers — turns out, none of it was enough to protect the Great Indian Bustard chick, the first born in Gujarat’s wild in nearly a decade. The much-celebrated chick disappeared just 26 days after its birth. Forest officials…
