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SC asks CBI, Gujarat why they want activist Teesta Setalvad, her husband back in jail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the CBI and the Gujarat government as to why they want to send social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand back in…
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Man arrested for raping, impregnating minor ‘fiancee’ in Gujarat
Rajkot: A man has been arrested on the charges of raping and impregnating his “fiancee”, who is a minor, here. The accused, identified as Imran was arrested for repeatedly raping, impregnating minor,…
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Gujarat court acquits 22 accused in post-Godhra riots case in which 17 people were killed
Godhra: A court at Halol town in Gujarat’s Panchmahal district has acquitted 22 people, accused of killing 17 members of a minority community including two children, for want of evidence in a…
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Sadhu commits suicide in Gujarat after sex chat, audio/video clips get leaked
Junagadh: A sadhu, Ramkrushnanand alias Rajbharti, committed suicide here on Tuesday. He took the extreme step as since the last few days, a letter exposing him and his activities and his audio/video…
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Guj: VHP withdraws protest against ‘Pathaan’ after removal of ‘objectionable’ content
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Tuesday withdrew its protest against Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Pathaan”, a day before its release, expressing satisfaction over the removal of “objectionable”…
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‘Juniors forced into lesbian relationships’, claims hostel inmate of Gujarat’s Gurukul
Porbandar: Controversy erupted in the reputed Arya Kanya Gurukul of Porbandar after a Class 8 student and her parents made serious allegations against other hostel mates. They have alleged that the girls…
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Morbi bridge collapse: Municipality seeks docs seized by SIT to reply to Gujarat govt’s notice
Morbi: The Morbi municipality has appealed to the Gujarat government to return documents seized by a special investigation team (SIT) probing the collapse of a bridge in the town so it could…
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Tribal woman branded ‘witch’, beaten up in Gujarat
Modasa: A tribal woman was allegedly beaten up after being forced to unclothe by her family members who branded her as a ‘witch’. A video of the incident has surfaced in areas…
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Guj: Warrant issued against Oreva MD Jaysukh Patel in Morbi bridge collapse
Morbi: A Gujarat court has issued an arrest warrant against Jaysukh Patel of Oreva Group in connection with the October 30 bridge collapse in Morbi in which 135 persons were killed. Ajanta…
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Abolishing cow slaughter is the cure for climate change, says Gujarat judge
A Gujarat district court said that abolishing cow slaughter is the ‘cure for all problems, including climate change. “All the problems of the earth will be solved if cow slaughter is stopped,”…
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Gujarat: VHP activists tear ‘Pathaan’ posters at cinema hall in Surat
Surat: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists barged into a movie theatre in Surat city in Gujarat and tore posters of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Pathaan”, police said on Sunday. Five activists have been…
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Gujarat: After social boycott fails, family ‘kidnaps’ woman
Ahmedabad: After cops intervened and ended the social boycott of 17 families of the ‘Nai’ (barber) community, which were facing discrimination post one of its members married an upper caste woman in…
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Gujarat: BJP MLA among two booked under POCSO Act
Ahmedabad: Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Gajendrasinh Parmar and one Mahesh Patel from Himatnagar have been booked by Rajasthan Police under POCSO Act for sexual assault on a minor girl. Victim’s mother from…
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17 families in Gujarat’s Bhutavad village face social boycott
Modasa: Seventeen families of the barber community in Gujarat’s Bhutavad village have been facing a social boycott after a youth from the community married an upper-caste woman. One of the affected, Prabhudas…
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Undergraduate dies of severe cardiac arrest at Gujarat college
Valsad: A second year student at the H.P. Shroff Arts College in Gujarat’s Valsad collapsed in the campus on Wednesday and was rushed to hospital by college professors, where he was declared…