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3.3 magnitude earthquake shakes Gujarat's Kutch

A 3.3 magnitude earthquake caused mild tremors in Gujarat's Kutch district. → Read More

Daylight murder: 2 held for attacking man with sword in Ahmedabad

Two men were arrested for attacking a man with swords in Ahmedabad. The incident has been captured on a CCTV camera. → Read More

Head of firm renovating Gujarat's Morbi bridge sent to judicial custody

Jaysukh Patel’s seven-day police custody expired today and he was produced before the court today. The police, not wanting to further question Patel, did not seek his custody. → Read More

Asaram Bapu jailed for life in 2013 rape case

By Saurabh Vaktania: Gujarat's Gandhinagar sessions court jailed self-styled godman Asaram Bapu for life in connection with a rape case from 2013. A Surat-based woman had accused Asaram of repeatedly raping her while she was at his ashram in Ahmedabad's Motera around 10 years ago. → Read More

4 detained after Ahmedabad Police receives bomb threat ahead of Republic Day event

Ahead of the Republic Day event, Ahmedabad Police received a letter threatening bomb attacks at Ahmedabad railway station, Geeta Mandir bus station, and two other places. → Read More

Man arrested in Gujarat for threatening threatre owners over release of 'Pathaan'

Ahmedabad Cyber Police found about the video through reports in newspapers, following which the officials arrested a 33-year-old man. → Read More

Gujarat govt to sterilize over 50,000 bulls to curb stray cattle menace

To curb the menace of stray cattle on public roads in Gujarat, the state government has decided to castrate over 50,000 stray bulls across the state. → Read More

Several rounds fired as bootleggers clash with police in Gujarat’s Dahod

Several rounds were fired after bootleggers clashed with police officials in Dahod district in Gujarat. → Read More

TMC's Saket Gokhale, arrested over 'fake tweet', sent to police custody till December 8

By Saurabh Vaktania: Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale has been sent to police custody till December 8. He was arrested for his tweet endorsing an alleged fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Morbi after the bridge collapse incident. → Read More

Gujarat Phase 2 polls: Over 2.5 cr voters to elect 93 legislators out of 833 in fray today

Over 2.5 crore voters will go to the polls for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections on December 5 for 93 seats spread across 14 districts. → Read More

Battleground Gujarat: What makes Jamalpur Khadia constituency a tough nut to crack

Gujarat elections are around the corner and all major political parties are trying to cover the maximum number of constituencies. However, the Jamalpur Khadia constituency can be difficult to manage. Let’s understand why. → Read More

For getting votes, hiding failures: Owaisi slams BJP's Uniform Civil Code pitch in Gujarat

AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi said that the BJP government is raising the issue of Uniform Civil Code to get votes in the upcoming Gujarat election. → Read More

3 prominent Patidar community faces to join AAP in poll-bound Gujarat today

As the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is ramping up its efforts to make its ‘Mission Patidar’ a success, three prominent Patidar community faces are all set to join the party today. → Read More

Brawl over bursting crackers leads to riots in Vadodara, petrol bombs used, several vehicles torched; 17 held

Following the clash between two groups in Gujarat's Vadodara, stone pelting started from both sides and an angry mob even attacked properties and vehicles in the vicinity. Sources said that an angry bunch even cut off power to street lights so they couldn't be identified on CCTV footage. A detailed investigation into the incident is underway and the police have launched an operation to nab the… → Read More

Don't stand with Shivraj Patil’s Gita-Quran remark: Congress amid outrage

The Congress party has distanced itself from former Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil after he landed in trouble for saying Lord Krishna taught lessons on jihad to Arjuna during Mahabharata. → Read More

BJP to kick-start 'Gaurav Yatra' in poll-bound Gujarat today to focus on tribal areas

The BJP on Wednesday will take out five 'Gaurav Yatras' across poll-bound Gujarat. → Read More

Congress presidential candidate Mallikarjun Kharge to visit poll-bound Gujarat

The Congress presidential candidate, Mallikarjun Kharge, is to begin his two-day visit to poll-bound Gujarat from Thrusday. → Read More

PM Modi to inaugurate multiple projects in poll-bound Gujarat on September 29

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate multiple projects in poll-bound Gujarat next week. The projects include the world’s first CNG Terminal, Brown Field Port, among others. → Read More

Extremely unhappy, upset: Bilkis Bano's husband as Gujarat releases rapists

Speaking to India Today, Bilkis Bano's husband shared that the Gujarat government's decision was not notified to the family and that they are "extremely unhappy and upset" with the decision. → Read More

'Give results not promises': AAP hits back as Gujarat BJP MLA critises bureaucrats

BJP MLA Kishor Kanani alleged that bureaucrats have not been working properly and have not delivered in the last 25 years. → Read More