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Dream merchant Kejriwal peddling lies ahead of Gujarat polls: Smriti Irani
Ahmedabad: Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal was peddling “new dreams and lies” during electioneering in Gujarat. She said women…
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Gujarat: Police seal madrasa linked with PFI
Vadodara: Vadodara Police and Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on Friday sealed a madrasa linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI). The madrasa was linked with All India Imams Council (AIIC) is…
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Auto-rickshaw driver, who invited Kejriwal for dinner, is ‘PM Modi’s fan’
Ahmedabad: Vikram Dantani, an auto-rickshaw driver in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, who had recently invited Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to his house for dinner, on Friday said he is a big fan of…
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Gujarat: Working to curb ‘love jihad’ at garba venues, claims Bajrang Dal
Ahmedabad: Right-wing Hindu outfit Bajrang Dal on Thursday said it was working towards curbing “love jihad” incidents that may take place at ‘garba’ venues amid Navratri in Gujarat. Volunteers of Bajrang Dal,…
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Police officer, 2 jawans injured as 2 communities clash in Gujarat
Surendranagar: A police inspector and two jawans were injured when a clash broke out between two communities in this district of the state, police said on Thursday. It took almost two hours for…
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2002 Godhra riots: Gujarat HC grants bail to former DGP RB Sreekumar
RB Sreekumar, the former director general of the Gujarat Police, was granted bail on Wednesday by the Gujarat High Court after being detained by the Gujarat Police on suspicion of fabricating evidence…
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Gujarat: Hundreds of jail police personnel go on mass leave
Ahmedabad: Hundreds of police personnel serving at various jails in Gujarat on Wednesday went on a mass casual leave demanding a pay hike at par with other police personnel and State Reserve…
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Gujarat: Girls at garba venues cautioned against ‘love jihad’
Ahmedabad: Bajrang Dal (VHP’s sister organisation) activists are visiting garba venues in the city to create awareness among Hindu girls and women against falling into the trap of ‘Love Jihad’. VHP-Bajrang Dal…
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ATS detains 17 people in Gujarat for questioning over PFI links
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has detained 17 people for their alleged links with the Popular Front of India (PFI), the group often accused of being linked to radical Islam, an…
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More than 90 alleged PFI activists held in raids across 6 states
New Delhi: More than 90 people allegedly linked with the Popular Front of India (PFI) were detained or arrested in raids across six states on Tuesday, the crackdown coming five days after…
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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…
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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”…
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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…
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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…
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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…