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AR Rahman will be composing the music for Ramayana

AR Rahman’s comment on film industry becoming ‘communal’ is ‘dangerous’, says Shobhaa De: ‘Religion is not a factor in getting work’

Shobhaa De commented on AR Rahman’s remark about the Hindi film industry becoming 'communal' saying that the composer should not have made such a comment.

‘Sandese Aate Hain’ was rejected at first, Javed Akhtar reminded Anu Malik of this tune during Border; Anu found ‘no poetry’ in the 11-page song

Border's Sandese Aate Hain fetched Javed Akhtar his second National Film Award for lyrics. The nine-minute song was inspied by JP Dutta's brother who fought during the Battle of Longewala in the 1971 Indo-Pak war.

Dhurandhar Box Office Collection Worldwide Total

Dhurandhar Worldwide Box Office Collection Day 43: Ranveer Singh-starrer races ahead of KGF 2, RRR, Jawan; earns Rs 870 crore

Dhurandhar Worldwide Box Office Collection Day 43: The Ranveer Singh-starrer earned significantly more on its Day 43 than Vir Das' Happy Patel managed on its opening day.

Technology

OpenAI said it would not ‌show ads to users ‍under 18. ⁠The company also plans to block ads from appearing in relation to sensitive topics, such as health and politics. (image: reuters)

OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT in bid to boost revenue

The money-losing startup plans to spend more than $1 trillion on artificial intelligence infrastructure by 2030, but has not given details on how it plans to fund it.

Nvidia had expected more than 1 million orders from Chinese clients, the report said, adding that its ‌suppliers had been operating around the clock to prepare for shipping as early as March. (File photo)

Nvidia H200 chip parts suppliers halt output after China blocks shipments, FT reports

Chinese customs authorities this week told customs agents that Nvidia's H200 chips are not permitted to enter the country

The actual ‌number ‍of ⁠affected users may differ from what ⁠is shown on the ⁠platform, as the reports are submitted by ‌users.

Elon Musk’s X down for tens of thousands of users globally, Downdetector shows

There ‍were ⁠more than 62,000 reports of issues with the social media platform as ‌of 10:22 a.m. ET in the United States, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number ‌of sources.

Gandhinagar News

Wankaner bogus toll plazas: Patidar leaders demand Jeram’s resignation

On Friday, two Patidar youth leaders, Manoj Panara and Jignesh Kalavadiya, demanded that Jeram step down on moral grounds.

Max Healthcare to buy Sahara Hospital for Rs 940 crore

The 550-bed Sahara Hospital treats about 200,000 patients every year and has a revenue potential of 2 billion rupees for fiscal 2024, Max said.

Environmentalists raise alarm over govt’s virology lab planSubscriber Only

Critics have said that the laboratory is going to destroy a green cluster, hailed as “lungs of the city”. It will also adversely impact the colony of thousands of parrots, according to environmentalists.

Russia’s Ambassador calls on CM

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel highlighted the opportunities in the field of educational research and fintech at GIFT City during the meeting.

‘People don’t believe in advertisement but only in Modi’s guarantee’: BJP as it celebrates win

Asserting that Chhattisgarh, MP and Rajasthan would see rapid development due to the installation of “double engine government”, Gadkari hailed Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda and the local party leadership as well as workers for the results.

Union minister says need to expand nuclear energy to have green energy round-the-clock

According to Raj Kumar Singh, India’s installed capacity of nuclear energy is 7000 MW and they want to increase upto 100 GW.

CM Bhupendra Patel concludes Japan visit, next stop Singapore

During the first four days of his visit, CM Patel met various government officials and representatives of trade organisations of Japan.

Photo journalist Zaverilal Mehta passes away

Zaverilal Mehta was conferred with Padma Shri award in the field of literature and education-journalism in 2018.

Bhupendra Patel takes bullet train from Tokyo to Yokohama

Posting a video of him travelling in a bullet train from his handle on X, Patel wrote, “With the work on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, inspired by Japnese technology and standards, going on in full speed, here we are traveling to Yokohama from Tokyo by Bullet Train today.”

Dhankhar calls upon CAs to ‘tilt in favour of tax planning and condemn tax evasion’

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal as well as Gujarat Minister Praful Pansheriya, attended the event among others.

CM Bhupendra Patel to meet govt, industry representatives to promote Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit

Patel will hold a grand roadshow in Tokyo on November 29 to invite industrialists for the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, to be held in January 2024.

‘Lifted morale’: PM Modi meets Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel’s son recovering from brain stroke

CM Patel’s son Anuj suffered a brain stroke in April and he has been since then under treatment

CM orders blacklisting of contractor firm, suspension of two engineers

The concerned assistant engineer and deputy executive engineer have also been ordered to be suspended with immediate effect, the release added.

Provision modified for transparency, ease of process

Kanu Desai, the spokesperson of the state government and senior minister, shared the information while briefing the reporters.

Gujarat gears up for PM’s visit next week

The Gujarat BJP is all geared up for the event where around one lakh people are expected to remain present.

Concentrate on quality tender than focusing on costs, says CM Patel

State finance minister Desai further said that the CM has said that no influential person or a person offering cheap rates will be encouraged.

Amit Shah bats for natural farming practices, local hiring

While Shah urged farmers in Kalol to turn focus to natural farming practices; in Sanand, he insisted on hiring labourers locally.

Amit Shah commences 2-day state visit

At the third event, Shah will lay the foundation stone and inaugurate a number of developmental projects in Sanand which falls under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

Rising number of heart attacks in Gujarat not linked to Covid, need to analyse: Anandiben PatelSubscriber Only

Anandiben Patel also spoke on cases of cancer and tuberculosis and asked the community to come forward and donate generously to fight the diseases in the same manner in which it donated to Khodaldham Trust’s temple in Sander.

Dedication of people of Kutch’: PM Modi as Dhordo bags UN award

Meanwhile, Tourism Minister Bera added that Dhordo has “not only become a centre of tourism, but also a centre of training for administration at the national level”.

30% hike in salary for fixed-wage govt staffers

Similarly, the salary of Class 3 employees in the grade pay of Rs 4,200 and 2,800 will increase from Rs 31,340 to Rs 40,800. The salary of Class 4 employees will rise from Rs 19,950 to Rs 26,000 and from Rs 16,224 to Rs 21,100.

Future of India, Gujarat lies in libraries: Amit Shah

Amit Shah also recollected how the Mansa library contributed to his personal upbringing. Had the rich Mansa library not existed, he would have been doing a simple business like a Baniya, said Shah who is a Mansa native.

No bid to dominate or monopolise, Amul MD Mehta on Nandini-Aavin rowSubscriber Only

In May, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, wrote to Union Minister for Cooperation Amit Shah to “direct” Amul to “desist from procuring milk from Aavin’s milk shed areas”.

60,000 people from Gujarat in Israel, working on evacuation plan: CentreSubscriber Only

Hitting out at the Congress without naming it, Shahzad Poonawala said, “The party whose two leaders were killed in terrorist incidents, passes a resolution and stands with the terrorists.”