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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Topic: Banaskantha

18 dead in Gujarat’s Banaskantha factory fire, 5 teams formed to nab the suspects

The explosion at the firecracker godown in Deesa area Tuesday morning, led to the collapse of the structure, trapping several workers inside. Rescue operations ongoing.

Crowdfunding, consolidation – factors that led to Geniben Thakor win lone Congress seat in Gujarat

New MP from Banaskantha has previously been an MLA since 2017. She defeated BJP’s Rekhaben Chaudhari by 30,406 votes in the Lok Sabha polls.

Supreme Court dismisses petition filed by the wife of arrested former IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt

The petition challenged his arrest in a 22-year-old case of alleged planting of drugs to arrest an advocate.

Ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt arrested after CID probe finds him involved in ‘abduction’

A recent probe found that under Bhatt, the Banaskatha police falsely implicated and abducted an advocate for drug possession.

BJP, Congress trying to cash in on their flood relief work in north Gujarat

Voters in north Gujarat’s Banaskantha, the worst affected district, came out with mixed reactions about BJP government’s relief efforts.

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Bihar beyond Buddha and Mandal—why the 2025 polls are critical for Indian democracy

It is not often noted, but in the North, Bihar is the only state where the BJP has not come to power on its own. The party's desire to turn Bihar into UP should not be ignored.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.