Gujarat
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Ahead of foot march in support of Bilkis Bano, activist Sandeep detained in Gujarat
Godhra: Police have detained social activist Sandeep Pandey and three others ahead of a foot march planned on Monday to express solidarity with Bilkis Bano, who was gang-raped and seven of her…
- India
BJP, Cong dub Kejriwal’s lunch with Gujarat sanitation worker ‘political stunt’
New Delhi: Opposition BJP and Congress on Monday dubbed the lunch hosted for a sanitation worker from Gujarat by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, a “political stunt” and accused him of “hypocrisy”…
- India
How Kejriwal turned 2022 Gujarat assembly polls into AAP versus BJP narrative
New Delhi: A group of people, mostly youths, greeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal with chants of “Modi-Modi” outside Gujarat’s Vadodara airport as he landed earlier this week for a daylong campaign…
- India
Urban Naxals had stalled work of Sardar Sarovar Dam for years: PM Modi
Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that “urban Naxals and anti-development elements” having political backing had stalled the construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada river in Gujarat for many…
- Business
Gujarat gets USD 350 mn loan from World Bank for augmenting healthcare services
New Delhi: The World Bank on Thursday said it has approved a USD 350 million (over Rs 2,832 crore) loan to Gujarat for spending towards public healthcare services, focussed specially on adolescent…
- India
Gujarat: Students complaint against cook filming them during bath
Valsad: In Eklavya Kanya Saksharta Nivasi Shala, a government-run residential school in Valsad district of South Gujarat, girls have alleged that the cook filmed them while they were taking bath. The allegations…
- India
11 Congress MLAs suspended on last day of Gujarat Assembly amid din
Gandhinagar: As many as 11 Congress MLAs were on Thursday suspended for the day from the Gujarat Assembly after they created a ruckus demanding a debate on caste-based census and OBC reservation…
- Telangana
Telangana stands numero uno in latest prison duty meet
Hyderabad: The state of Telangana secured first place in the country by winning the maximum number of medals and trophies in the sixth national prison duty meet held in Ahmedabad from September…
- India
Oppn MLAs suspended from Gujarat Assembly for protesting
Gandhinagar: Amid an uproar in the Gujarat Assembly, the opposition MLAs were suspended from the House for the day on Wednesday. The opposition benches created a ruckus as the ruling party refused…
- Entertainment
Gujarati film ‘Chhello Show’ is India’s official entry for Oscars 2023
New Delhi: Gujarati film “Chhello Show”, a coming-of-age drama about a young boy’s love affair with cinema in a village in Saurashtra, is India’s official entry for the 95th Academy Awards, the…
- India
ICRISAT to develop India’s first Spanish-type groundnut
Hyderabad: The researchers from International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) along with Junagadh Agriculture University, Gujarat will develop India’s first Spanish-type high oleic groundnut. According to media reports, the…
- India
Gujarat cattle-rearers hold ‘mahapanchayat’ to seek scrapping of bill on stray cattle
Ahmedabad: Hundreds of cattle-rearers held a ‘mahapanchayat’ near Gandhinagar in Gujarat to demand scrapping of a bill passed by the state Assembly to tackle the menace of stray cattle in cities. The…
- India
EC team holds meetings to review preparedness for Gujarat Assembly polls
Ahmedabad: A team of the Election Commission of India held a series of meetings with the Gujarat Director General of Police, Chief Secretary and other senior officials during its three-day visit to…
- India
Loyalists, state units mount pressure on Rahul Gandhi to take charge
New Delhi: With the notification of the Congress president polls just days away, Gandhi family loyalists and state units have stepped up efforts to mount pressure on Rahul Gandhi to take the…
- India
MP Raghav Chadha appointed AAP’s Gujarat co-incharge for state polls
Ahmedabad: The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday appointed its Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha as the AAP’s Gujarat co-incharge for the state Assembly elections due later this year. The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP…