Mera Surat (2025)

01/02/2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to the Adani Group's acquisition of the Haifa port as a "enormous milestone" since it represented the company's entry into Israel.

The Port of Haifa is the main port for shipping tourist cruise ships and the second largest port for shipping containers in Israel.

The bid to privatise the Haifa Port for $1.18 billion was won in July of last year by a group consisting of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) and Israel's Gadot Group.

The head of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, was present during the event on Tuesday at the Haifa port's temporary cruise terminal.

"We will transform the entire port landscape," Adani said. "Our intention is to make the right set of investments that will not just make the Adani-Gadot partnership proud, but will make the whole of Israel proud."

Gautam Adani added he would keep investing in Israel.

Adani Group has no holdings in the West. Its entry into Israel is a signal for increased maritime traffic between Asia and Europe, and the major Asian players’ need for a hub in the Mediterranean.

Meanwhile, for the Israel’s leaders, the entry of Adani Group has revived hopes of creating a trade gateway connecting the Mediterranean port of Haifa and the broader Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, which does not have ties with Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the Haifa port deal with the Adani Group as an "enormous milestone”.

"I think this is an enormous milestone...Over 100 years ago, and during the World World I, it was the brave Indian soldiers who helped liberate the city of Haifa. And today, it's very robust Indian investors who are helping to liberate the port of Haifa," Netanyahu said after signing the port book along with Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani.

PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that he discussed with his "good friend" Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in this vision of "having connectivity between our countries in many ways, transportation lines and air routes and sea routes...and it's happening today."

01/02/2023

After President Droupadi Murmu's speech to the joint sitting of the two Houses on Tuesday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the pre-Budget Economic Survey 2022–23 in Parliament.

Under the direction of chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran, the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance developed the Economic Survey paper. It provides information on the status of the economy, numerous indicators, and the forecast for the upcoming fiscal year 2022–2023 (April–March).

According to reports, the first economic survey was created in 1950–1951, when it was still a component of the Budget. It was split off from the Budget in the 1960s.

31/01/2023

After a long wait in Gujarat, there was a big change in the bureaucracy on Tuesday. Rajkumar, a 1987 batch IAS officer, took charge as the new Chief Secretary of Gujarat. On the other hand, since August 2020, Ashish Bhatia, who was holding the responsibility of the Director General of Police (DGP) of the state, retired. Bhatia, a 1985 batch IPS officer, had earlier retired. The government had given extension twice. Bhatia handed over the charge to DGP (Training) Vikas Sahay. In the order issued by the Home Department, it has been said that Vikas Sahay, a 1987 batch IPS officer, will also hold the charge of DGP till further orders. Now both these officers will work as the new charioteers of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.

31/01/2023

In connection with a 2013 r**e case brought up by a victim who lodged at his ashram, close to Gandhinagar, in Gujarat, a self-styled godman named Asaram Bapu was given a life sentence by the Gandhinagar Sessions Court. He also faces a ₹50,000 punishment from the court.

Asaram Bapu was described as a "habitual offender" by the prosecution at the hearing on sentence, and they asked for life in prison and a significant fine for him. Judge D. K. Soni of the Sessions Court sentenced the defendant to life in prison and issued a ₹50,000 after hearing the arguments.

The 81-year-old self-described godman, who has a sizable fan base and hundreds of ashrams, is currently in prison for the rest of his life in a prison in Jodhpur for the 2013 r**e of a young girl at his ashram in Rajasthan. He attended the trial on January 31 through a video link, just like he had done for all these years.

27/01/2023

The conglomerate today announced it is considering legal action after a report by American short-seller Hindenburg Research left Adani Group investors poorer by Rs 1 lakh crore in two days.

Jatin Jalundhwala, the legal director of Adani Group, stated in a statement, "We are assessing the appropriate remedies under the US and Indian legislation for corrective and punitive action against Hindenburg Research."

The company said it is deeply disturbed by this deliberate and reckless attempt by a foreign entity to mislead the investor community and the general public, undermine the goodwill and reputation of the Adani Group and its leaders, and sabotage the FPO (Follow-on Public Offering) from the Adani Group. The company described Hindenburg's report as maliciously mischievous and unresearched.

"The report's volatility in the Indian financial markets is of considerable worry and has caused undesired suffering for Indian residents," the statement read.

According to the Ahmedabad-based conglomerate, Hindenburg Research is positioned to profit from a decline in Adani shares, hence the research and its unsupported claims were intended to have a negative impact on the share prices of Adani Group firms.

Adani Group CFO Jugeshinder Singh had on Wednesday alleged that the timing of the report's release was done with the mala fide intention to damage its FPO, which opens for public subscritption.

25/01/2023

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has said that it would not protest the spy-thriller, days after defacing a theatre in Surat and pulling down posters for Shah Rukh Khan's forthcoming movie "Pathaan."

In an unexpected turn of events, Shriraj Nair, a VHP representative, said that the group has chosen to end their protest against "Pathaan" since they are satisfied with the adjustments made to the movie.

The VHP indicated that after watching "Pathaan," they will decide whether or not it contains any offensive material.

"VHP won't currently oppose the movie Pathaan. We should keep in mind our past criticisms while evaluating the film's modifications. If we discover anything offensive after seeing the movie, we'll think again about being against it." Nair

25/01/2023

The industrial giant 3M has joined the list of companies cutting staff after announcing on Tuesday that 2,500 workers will be laid off. The decision was made in response to decreased earnings and a dark 2023 outlook based on declining demand. It is a further cause for worry at a time when it is dealing with separate cases over faulty earplugs and the use of "forever chemicals."

The firm, which is involved in a number of industries including health care, transportation, and electronics, has recently had to deal with "rapid decreases" in its consumer-facing operations as well as a decline in sales of face masks or "respirators" due to the epidemic. Its departure from Russia during the Ukraine War also had a negative impact on the results.

3M's net profit in the fourth quarter was $541 million compared with $1.4 billion in the year-ago period. Meanwhile, revenues fell 6.2% to $8.1 billion.

22/01/2023

A district court in Gujarat has sentenced a 22-year-old man to life imprisonment for illegally transporting cattle. In a unique order, the Principal District Judge Samir Vinodchandra Vyas said that all the problems of the earth will be solved if cow slaughter is stopped.

It pertains to a case of one Mohammad Ameen, who was arrested in August 2020 for transporting 16 cows, allegedly without proper arrangement for the animals to sit, eat or drink. In addition to the life imprisonment and what Bar and Bench calls ‘several lesser punishments,’ Ameen was also fined Rs 5 lakh by the court.

“A cow is the living planet of 68 crore holy places and 33 crore gods. The obligation of cow on the entire Universe defies description. The day when no drop of blood of cow drops on the earth all problems of earth will be solved and the well being of the earth will be established,” he says.

The judge also expresses dissatisfaction with the nature of cow protection laws in the order. Ameen was booked under several laws including the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 2017, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, Gujarat Control of Animal Transport Order, 1975 and the Gujarat Essential Commodities and Animal Control Act, 2015 and the Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2015.

He also appeared to ascribe today’s problems – among which he identifies emotional issues – to the slaughter of cows.

21/01/2023

British police fined Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday for failing to wear a seat belt while he filmed a social media clip in the back seat of a moving car, a potentially embarrassing blow as he tries to revive his party's fortunes.

Sunak, who apologised on Thursday for a "brief error of judgement", had uploaded the video to Instagram during a trip to north west England. It was widely shared by other users who noticed that he had not buckled up.

It is the second penalty Sunak has received from police after last year they found he broke COVID-19 lockdown rules, along with then-prime minister Boris Johnson.

Sunak becomes the second prime minister after Johnson to have broken the law in such a manner.

The fine represents an additional distraction for Sunak, whose Conservative Party trails far behind the opposition Labour Party in the opinion polls, ahead of an election due by January 2025 at the latest.

13/01/2023

According to reports, a mother gave birth to a newborn child and abandoned it in the women 's toilet at the Orai train station in the Jalaun district of Uttar Pradesh. The birth, a boy, is safe and sound and has been admitted to the local hospital by GRP station Orai.

According to reports, the event happened on Wednesday. Headquarters of the National Crime Investigation Bureau (NCIB) tweeted about the event.

These kinds of incidents, in which women who don't want to be mother give birth to children and abandon them in public places, are becoming more and more common. These mothers frequently leave their children next to trash cans or other public areas, which increases the likelihood that stray dogs may see the child.

In this particular case the baby thankfully was found in time and concerned authorities were called. The baby boy is said to be healthy and is admitted at the district hospital of Orai.

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