Paresh Rawal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran actor Paresh Rawal on December 2 apologised for his statement linking gas cylinders, Bengalis and fish during a campaign speech in Gujarat, saying his reference was to illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas. The apology came after a huge backlash from the Bengali community and some others on social … Read more
Cricketer-turned-politician Harbhajan Singh on December 1 took part in the roadshow of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Ahmedabad along with senior party leaders and Chief Ministers of Delhi and Punjab Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann ahead of the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly election. The Rajya Sabha MP said he expected the “same … Read more
Cutouts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at a Election material related store in Surat, Gujarat on November 19. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji As many as 330 of 1,621 candidates, or around 20%, contesting the next month’s Gujarat Assembly elections have criminal cases registered against them, … Read more
AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has denied that his party’s role in the next month’s Gujarat Assembly elections would be to eat into the Congress’s vote share and blamed the grand old party for the BJP’s long run in power in the … Read more
Supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, in Dehgam town of Gandhinagar district on November 24, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Elections in Gujarat are usually boisterous, with political parties at daggers drawn. But this time, the campaigning is uncharacteristically muted — largely due to subdued … Read more
It may be denounced and even scorned at, but the candidate list in the Gujarat elections is not free from ‘dynastic politics’, with at least 20 candidates being sons of sitting and former MLAs. A report by PTI says that while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded seven such candidates, the Congress has … Read more
Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images COP27 | India opposes draft text on agriculture India has opposed the developed world’s efforts to extend the scope of mitigation to agriculture at the ongoing U.N. climate summit in Egypt, saying rich nations do not want to change their lifestyles to reduce emissions and … Read more
Diamond workers at Gayatri society in Surat | Photo Credit: Abhinay Deshpande Workers in Surat’s famous diamond cutting and polishing sector, reeling under the twin problems of unemployment and low wages amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict that has snapped the supply of rough stones, appear to be looking at the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) manifesto … Read more
ANI New Delhi November 12, 2022 13:05 IST Updated: November 12, 2022 16:12 IST ANI New Delhi November 12, 2022 13:05 IST Updated: November 12, 2022 16:12 IST As per information, the raids were conducted in a joint operation with Gujarat GST at locations in districts such as Surat, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Bharuch and Bhavnagar over … Read more
The move came just before the National Parliamentary Board of the BJP began its crucial meeting on September 09 to select candidates for the election The move came just before the National Parliamentary Board of the BJP began its crucial meeting on September 09 to select candidates for the election Former Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay … Read more