Gujarat: News

US Supreme Court to hear dispute over Gujarat power plant

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by Indian villagers seeking to hold a US-based international financial institution responsible for widespread environmental damage they blame on a power plant it financed in Gujarat.

Gujarat: Ravindra Jadeja's wife attacked by policeman

Star cricketer Ravindra Jadeja's wife Riva was allegedly attacked by a policeman in Gujarat's Jamnagar on Monday.

Gujarat: Men mercilessly beat Dalit ragpicker amid deafening-screams, he died

An incident reported from Rajkot, Gujarat proves we are gradually taking scary steps towards an inhumane society.

PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Gujarat accident

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in a road accident in Gujarat today.

Mother-of-all-excuses: Claiming he is Vishnu's avatar, Gujarat official misses work

What is the best excuse you have come up with to miss office? You must have used the family emergency card or said you are sick or would have blamed it on traffic. Right?

Here is the empowering story of Sabarmati jail's 'Padwomen'

The female prisoners of Sabarmati jail complained of not having a job for a long time but that has changed now.

Modi trying to influence Karnataka voters with Nepal temple-visits: Congress

The Congress accused PM Narendra Modi of trying to influence Karnataka voters on the polling day through his temple visits in Nepal.

Godhra riots: Gujarat HC gives verdict on Ode massacre

A division bench of the Gujarat High Court acquitted three and reinforced the verdict handed by a special court to 19 others in the Ode massacre case where 23 Muslims were burnt alive during the communal riots in Gujarat in 2002.

RSS leaders accuse Rahul Gandhi of "low level politics"

On a day Rahul Gandhi put up a video highlighting the "anti-Dalit" statements of BJP and RSS leaders, the Sangh hit back and accused the Congress president of indulging in "low level politics" and misguiding the society with "lies".

Prisons in Gujarat to get hi-tech tunnel detection system

The prison authorities in Gujarat have planned to install high-quality sensors in two central jails to alert officials about any underground movement and thwart bids by prisoners to escape by digging tunnels.

Yet another child, a 2-year-old, raped and murdered in Gujarat

In yet another horrific case of sexual assault, a two-year-old girl, the daughter of migrant laborers, was allegedly raped and murdered in Gujarat's Morbi district.

According to Gujarat speaker, BR Ambedkar, PM Modi are Brahmins

Adding to the list of controversial statements made by BJP leaders recently, Gujarat speaker Rajendra Trivedi said Dalit icon BR Ambedkar was a Brahmin.

'Godman' Asaram sentenced to life for raping a 16-year-old

Self-styled godman Asaram, accused of raping a 16-year-old girl in 2013, has been found guilty by a Jodhpur court.

Bitcoin extortion case: Amreli SP detained by Gujarat CID

Gujarat CID-Crime branch has detained Amreli Superintendent of Police (SP) from his residence last night for questioning for his alleged role in extorting Bitcoins and cash from a builder, an official said today.

Gujarat shocker: 'Porn addict' rapes 46-year-old mother, arrested

In a disturbing incident sure to hang humanity's head in shame, a 22-year-old man raped his biological mother, 46, in Jal Chowk near Patan town, Gujarat.

After acquittal, Maya Kodnani says no bigger court than conscience

Former Gujarat Minister Maya Kodnani, who was acquitted Friday in the Naroda Patiya massacre case that killed 97 people, said it was God's way of testing her.

From CA to Jain monk: Inspirational story of a 24-year-old

Prolific career, impressive educational background, family business having turnover of Rs. 100cr: this is enough to entice any 24-year-old, but not this Mumbai native, who renounced every temptation to become a Jain monk.

Naroda Patiya: HC acquits Maya Kodnani, upholds Babu Bajrangi's conviction

The Gujarat HC has acquitted former BJP minister Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya riots case, ruling it had found no criminal conspiracy and that none of the witnesses was reliable.

Meet the 12-year-old who renounced everything to become Jain monk

A 12-year-old boy in Surat, the son of a diamond merchant, gave up all material comforts and worldly happiness on Thursday to become a Jain monk.

'Disrupt Modi's event, throw chairs,' says Dalit-leader Jignesh; FIR registered

A case has been registered against Dalit leader and Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mewani for allegedly making provocative remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event in Chitradurga, Karnataka.

BCCI announces 36 IPL 'Fan Parks' for non-host cities

The BCCI plans to make its 'Fan Park' concept bigger and better to reach out to more cricket lovers across maximum regions nationwide.

Jaya Bachchan, Bhupendra Yadav, 10 others take Rajya Sabha oath

Actor-turned-Parliamentarian Jaya Bachchan and BJP's Bhupendra Yadav were among a dozen newly elected or re-elected members of the Rajya Sabha who took the oath of office on Wednesday.

No marital-rape, but oral-sex is 'cruelty': Gujarat High Court

Indian laws do not acknowledge 'marital rape' if the woman is aged over 18, meaning husbands can legally have forced sex with their wives.

21-year-old Dalit allegedly hacked to death for owning, riding horse

Rahul Gandhi revamps Congress: Appoints young leaders for key posts

Congress President Rahul Gandhi is delivering on his promise of re-building the Indian National Congress with "talented youngsters."

5-year-old kidnapped from Mumbai found dead in Gujarat ladies' toilet

The strangled body of a five-year-old girl, who was kidnapped Saturday from Mumbai's Nallasopara, was found in a ladies' toilet in Navsari railway station in Gujarat Sunday.

Gujarat: 184 lions died in two years; HC issues notice

Taking a serious note of the death of 184 lions in the state in the last two years, the Gujarat High Court on Monday sought explanations from the Union and the state governments over the disturbing trend.

Revenue important, can't put fuel under GST: Gujarat government

The BJP government in Gujarat today made it clear that it will not bring petrol and diesel under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST) as doing so would make a significant dent in the state revenue.

Despite SC-order, Aadhaar still mandatory for certain services: UIDAI CEO

The SC's interim order on the Aadhaar deadline might not mean relief for everyone. In an interview with HT, UIDAI CEO Ajay Bhushan Pandey clarified several issues.

Meet Manvendra Singh Gohil, India's only openly gay prince

What's it like to be the only openly gay crown prince in a country that criminalizes the act of homosexuality?

Diu: First Indian UT to run 100% on solar energy

Congratulations are in order for Diu, which has become the first Indian Union Territory to be 100% powered by solar energy.

BJP finalizes a few names for RS polls nominations

The upcoming RS biennial elections will be held on March 23. Fifty-eight MPs will retire.

Surat: Togadia alleges murder conspiracy after vehicle hit by truck

VHP president Pravin Togadia alleged a conspiracy to kill him after his vehicle was hit by a truck today near Kamrej in Surat, Gujarat.

Gujarat: 26 killed as truck falls off bridge in Bhavnagar

As many as 26 people of a wedding party were killed when their truck plunged into a drain from a bridge near Randhora village in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district this morning.

Gujarat ration shop owners launch indefinite strike over lower commission

Fair price shop owners in Gujarat have gone on an indefinite strike demanding a rise in commission from food-grain sales and a solution to technical glitches in the software controlling the state's Annapurna Yojana.

Gujarat: Private-school fees for higher-secondary science students raised to Rs.30,000

The Gujarat Government raised the upper limit for fees for higher secondary students in the science stream in private schools to Rs. 30,000 per year from the earlier cap of Rs. 27,000.

Gujarat Assembly: 15 MLAs suspended, 50 others walk out

Gujarat Assembly speaker Rajendra Trivedi suspended about 15 MLAs for a day after they sat in the well and shouted slogans against the ruling BJP. They were against the VAT being charged on fuel by the government.

Stay indoors, Mumbaikars: IMD predicts heat wave for today, tomorrow

The temperature in Mumbai, Raigad and Ratnagiri is likely to soar six degrees above normal and would touch 38°C degrees both today and tomorrow, said India Meteorological Department (IMD) as it issued a heat wave warning on Wednesday.

BJP doesn't have enough "big names" for RS polls

Amusingly, though BJP is all set to gain in the upcoming Rajya Sabha (RS) polls, it doesn't have enough heavy-weights for those nominations.

Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case: Gujarat's ex-DGP PP Pandey discharged

Special CBI judge JK Pandya discharged former Gujarat DGP PP Pandey in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case. He was charged along with other former police officers with conspiracy, illegal confinement and murder by the CBI.