Elaben Bhatt was the founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) which is one of the biggest women’s cooperatives and national trade unions registered in 1972 Ahmadabad: Women’s Rights Crusader Ela R Bhatt passed away today. She was admitted to hospital as she was quite ill. She was 89 years... The post appeared first on .

Elaben Bhatt was the founder of the Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) which is one of the biggest women’s cooperatives and national trade unions registered in 1972 Ahmadabad: Women’s Rights Crusader Ela R Bhatt passed away today. She was admitted to hospital as she was quite ill. She was 89 years... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi [India], November 1 (ANI/PNN): Mindspace Outsourcing Services Pvt Ltd received another accolade in its already illustrious journey for its positive impact on the industry through Accounting Outsourcing and Entrepreneurship.

New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): To cater the growing population of the fourth the largest city in Gujarat and the increasing flow of air traffic in the Saurashtra region, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has undertaken the work for the construction of new greenfield airport in Rajkot.

Ahmedabad Apr 21 PTI British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday said his country has raised the Ukraine war issue with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at diplomatic levels and maintained everybody understands India and Russia shared very different relationships historically as he wrapped his day-long visit to Gujarat with several firsts to his credit In a first visit by any UK head of the state to Gujarat Johnson arrived here in the morning on a two-day India tour to a grand welcome and had a hectic day attending multiple programmes and visiting some iconic sites Johnson also became the first prime minister of the UK in 75 years after Indias independence to visit Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad the place from where Mahatma Gandhi led freedom movement against the British imperial power He praised Gandhi as an extraordinary man who changed the world for better Well we have already raised the issue of Ukraine with Prime Minister Narendra Modi diplomatically Actually they India were very strong in condemnation of atrocities in Bucha city in Ukraine from where civilian killings were reported recently Johnson told reporters in Halol in Panchmahals district of Gujarat where he opened a new JCB factory I think everybody understands that India and Russia have historically had very different relationships like Russia and the UK had in the last couple of decades Johnson said while replying to a question whether he will raise the issue of Indias stand on Ukraine with PM Modi The British PM is scheduled to meet Modi in New Delhi on Friday We have to reflect that reality while talking about it Ukraine to Narendra Modi he further said Johnsons first stop after a grand welcome when he arrived at the Sardar Patel International Airport in Ahmadabad was Sabarmati Ashram a historic place closely associated with the life and time of Mahatma Gandhi who led Indias freedom movement It is an immense privilege to come to the ashram of this extraordinary man and to understand how he mobilised such simple principles of truth and non-violence to change the world for better Johnson wrote in the visitors book at the premises also called Gandhi Ashram While the British PM was effusive in his praise for the Mahatma during the freedom struggle such praise for Gandhi from Britains ruling class was rare Then-PM Winston Churchill famously called Gandhi a half-naked fakir as the latter opposed sending Indian soldiers to fight for Britain in the Second World War and launched the Quit India movement in 1942 The Father of the Nation had given a call to the people of India to make their own clothes using charkha spinning wheel and boycott foreign goods including clothes coming from the UK which had led to the closing of textile mills in Manchester city Charkha had become one of the symbols of Indias freedom struggle In fact a replica of the charkha was presented to Johnson by Sabarmati Ashram authorities during his visit The visiting dignitary also tried to operate a charkha kept in Hriday Kunj the house of Gandhi in the Ashram premises Johnson later went to meet noted industrialist Gautam Adani at the Adani Groups global headquarters at Shantigram on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city Honoured to host BorisJohnson the first UK PM to visit Gujarat at Adani HQ Delighted to support the climate sustainability agenda with focus on renewables green H2 new energy Will also work with UK companies to co-create defence aerospace technologies AtmanirbharBharat Adani tweeted afterwards The British PM also toured the newly-built campus of the Gujarat Biotechnology University GBU near Gandhinagar city and visited the famous Akshardham Temple in the state capital He will meet Prime Minister Modi on Friday in Delhi on the last day of his two-day trip Yes I am looking forward to our conversation We will talk about trade security and about issues of importance Johnson told reporters in Ahmedabad when asked about the agenda of his meeting with Modi It the trip has been absolutely fantastic so far and its great to be here in Gujarat Gujarat is a great place and you know that we have a huge Gujarati community which is like a living bridge between India and UK Johnson said PTI PJT PD KRK NP RSY RSY

New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): Following the announcement by The Kashmir Files' director Vivek Agnihotri of making his next film on the 1984 riots, Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh on Friday said that Agnihotri is a government-sponsored producer who makes films over files.

Guwahati Feb 20 PTI President Ram Nath Kovind will be on a three-day visit to Assam from February 25 during which he will inaugurate the year-long celebration to mark the 400th birth anniversary of legendary Ahom general Lachit Borphukan He will also review the conservation efforts at Kaziranga National Park among other engagements Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday We extended an invitation to the honourable President for the visit and he consented to our request Sarma said Giving details of Kovinds visit the chief minister said the President will launch the birth anniversary celebration of Borphukan by laying the foundation for the re-development of the generals memorial in Jorhat The President will also lay the foundation for a memorial of the Alaboi Battle at Dodora in Kamrup Sarma added He will lay the foundations at a programme at Guwahati on the first day of his visit Sarma said adding that the President will commence his tour of the state with a visit to Kamakhya temple The Battle of Alaboi was fought on August 5 1669 between the Ahoms and Mughals in which the Ahoms suffered severe reverses It had preceded the Battle of Saraighat of 1671 in which the Mughal army was handed a defeat by the Ahoms under the command of the legendary general Lachit Borphukan Sarma said on February 26 the President will attend the convocation ceremony of Tezpur University at Tezpur from where he will proceed to Kaziranga the same day The President will undertake a jeep safari in Kaziranga National Park in the evening of February 26 He will also review our conservation efforts of the Park the chief minister said Kovind will leave for New Delhi on February 27 Sarma added The state government has decided to organise four major events to mark the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan with the President starting the first programme at Guwahati The chief minister said We will hold the second event at New Delhi and invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend it We have planned two other programmes at Mumbai and Ahmadabad in which we will invite the defence minister and the home minister respectively A documentary on the life of the Ahom general will also be produced by the state government besides organising numerous programmes in the state over the year he added PTI SSG MM MM

Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 20 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate a year-long celebration of the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan in Guwahati on Friday.

New Delhi [India], February 12 (ANI): The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited has announced that the services of Tejas Express between Mumbai and Ahmadabad have been resumed once again from February after a decrease in COVID-19 cases is reported across the country.

Narowal, [Pakistan], February 10 (ANI): Farmers in Pakistan took to the streets on Wednesday and blocked the road over the perennial crisis of unavailability of urea, reported local media.