Gujarat

Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Vaghela calls Ahmed Patel 'losing' candidate; refuses to 'waste' ballot on him

For the first time since 1996, Gujarat's Rajya Sabha seats are facing a contest with four candidates contesting for three seats, two of which are held by Bharatiya Janata Party.

Aug 8, 2017

Drug haul: Probe into 'heroin ship' Hennry reveals links to Pakistan, Iran and UAE

The heroin stock was to be delivered to Egypt from Pakistan's Gwadar port. After the ship's captain realised that his Rs 50 crore share was insubstantial, he decided to re-route.

Aug 7, 2017

Stone hurled at Rahul Gandhi's car in Gujarat; Congress blames 'BJP goons'

Rahul Gandhi escaped unhurt as he was reportedly sitting in the front seat of the car.

Aug 4, 2017

Rajya Sabha elections: Is NOTA a great idea to apply in indirect polls?

In the direct elections, NOTA empowers the voters to reject the entire political class if it is undeserving. But in case of indirect elections, could NOTA lead to more manipulations than actually serving democracy?

Aug 3, 2017

Gujarat: Worry over Ahmed Patel's Rajya Sabha fate shows Congress core has been rattled

If Patel loses, it will be a blow for Congress president Sonia Gandhi. It will also make the results of the high-profile constituencies of Rae Bareli and Amethi in 2019 extremely interesting.

Jul 31, 2017

Worried Congress in Gujarat flies 46 MLAs to party-ruled Karnataka

The move came after six Congress MLAs of the Gujarat Assembly submitted their resignations in two consecutive days.

Jul 29, 2017

Gujarat floods: PTI fires photographer after Smriti Irani raises flag over wrong image [VIDEO]

PTI deeply regrets the error and has terminated the services of the concerned photographer, the news agency tweeted.

Jul 28, 2017

Gujarat floods: Rains to continue for 3 more days, at least 7,000 evacuated

The incessant rainfall has affected thousands of people in Gujarat. Indian Air Force on Sunday rescued a pregnant woman, newborn twins with mother from a stranded village.

Jul 24, 2017

Tilting at turbines: Fanning wind energy growth will need time; and, a perfect storm

India's renewable energy targets for 2022 seem steep for an industry hamstrung by spatial and technological limitations.

Jul 13, 2017

Gujarat woman delivers in Gir forest, baby gets lion's share of attention

The woman was on her way to the hospital when she delivered the baby with the help of the paramedic and was surrounded by 12 lions. Read on to know what happened when the lions blocked the path of the ambulance.

Jul 1, 2017

19-year-old boy strangles father to death for raping his married sister

The teenager strangled his father after he confronted him for raping his sister twice on Sunday morning.

Jun 27, 2017

Zika Virus: Tips, causes and prevention

The fact that none of the Zika infected patients, their spouses or relatives had travelled to any country with Zika virus transmission, is making it more of a cause for concern.

Jun 1, 2017

Swachh Survekshan 2017: Here are the success stories of the 5 states that hosted the cleanest cities in India

The Swachh Survekshan 2017 was conducted in 434 cities across India where in 37 lakhs citizens participated.

May 4, 2017

Pride of Asiatic lions crossing Gujarat highway brings traffic to a halt (VIDEO)

The lions paused for a while on one side of the highway until the traffic came to a halt to let the lions cross. Poor lighting made it difficult for the traffic on the other side to see the lions.

Apr 16, 2017

SC issues notices to Centre and 6 other states on rising incidents of cow vigilantism

The apex court has also asked the Rajasthan government to respond on the recent lynching of a man in Alwar while transporting cattle.

Apr 7, 2017

UP elections 2017: Mayawati plays reservation card, but is it too late and too much of a lie?

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and former UP chief minister Mayawati said on Wednesday that the BJP would do away with all reservation if it came to power in UP.

Feb 22, 2017

Another BSF jawan posts videos alleging sale of army liquor to outsiders, jawan washing cars of senior officers

Choudhary, who is a jawan with the 150 Battallion, also accused the BSF authorities of "dictatorship" and of "imposing rules only on those who complain."

Jan 29, 2017

Gujarat village poster says Muslim women should not 'look up' or 'wear heels' when walking on roads

It also tells Muslim women: "Stay in the veil, and the world will stay in its limits."

Jan 20, 2017

PM Modi at Vibrant Gujarat 2017: India on the threshold of becoming world's most digitised economy

Addressing the inauguration ceremony of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, the PM said that the government is working to adopt and absorb newer technologies.

Jan 10, 2017

PM Narendra Modi took bribes from Sahara India 9 times in 6 months, says Rahul Gandhi; is this the big scoop he was talking about?

In a rally in Gujarat, Gandhi said Modi took Rs 40 crore between October 2013 and February 2014 when he was the chief minister of Gujarat.

Dec 21, 2016