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Surat mehnat se nahi darta hai (People of Surat don’t shirk hard work). These were the words of Nitin bhai, who owns a fabric shop along the Ring Road in the heart of central Surat. The district is a permanent home to countless packets of silk, synthetic, cotton, viscose, nylon …

Lucknow: Active campaigns by senior BJP and Congress leaders, present and former Union ministers, have set the poll pot boiling in the otherwise staid local body elections in Uttar Pradesh. For the first time, all the major political parties are contesting on their respective election symbol. With political circles viewing …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reaffirmed the government’s commitment towards improving sanitation in the country. In a video posted on Twitter on the occasion of World Toilet Day today, Mr Modi stressed the need to end the concept of open defecation saying that this is the best gift that can …

‘Is this Gujarat or Uttar Pradesh?’ asks Saleem bhai Patel, a senior Congress leader from constituency No. 159 in East Surat. He is talking about a bifurcation of the Gujarati voter into communities by the Congress. On one side, there is Hardik Patel who is bringing the Patidars into the Congress fold, …

Kakinada: A biker had a miraculous escape after an iron rod pierced through his neck and mouth in an accident, at Yanam on Saturday. The biker, Suresh, was travelling on his two-wheeler on National Highway 216 near Yanam. He lost balance when he swerved to avoid collision with an oncoming …

Vijayawada,  Criticizing Kurnool MP Butta Renuka for joining the ruling TDP, YSRCP spokesperson K Parthasarathy on Tuesday said despite a political novice, Renuka was given party ticket and YSRCP chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy ensured her victory. Speaking to the media here today, Parthasarathy said Renuka allegedly received Rs 70 crore for defecting …

New Delhi, The Supreme Court today dismissed the petition filed by the Arya Vysya leader and Advocate Veeranjaneyulu seeking ban on the book ‘Saamaajika Smugglerlu Komatollu’ written by Professor Kancha Ilaiah. In a significant judgment, the court made it clear that it cannot order to ban the book just because it …

Supreme Court today refused to relax the ban on the sale of firecrackers in Delhi NCR and has directed Delhi Police to implement its order banning the sale of firecrackers.   The apex Court was hearing today the traders’ plea seeking modification of its October 9 order banning sale of …

The Supreme Court today referred to its constitution bench the matter pertaining to a ban on the entry of women at Kerala’s historic Sabarimala temple. A three-judge bench headed by Chief justice Dipak Misra framed several questions to be dealt with by the constitution bench, including whether the temple can …

Thane: The police in neighboring Palghar district has booked three persons for allegedly abducting and raping a 31-year-old married woman in Gujarat. Two of the accused kidnapped the woman, a resident of neighboring Mumbai, from Vasai Phata in Palghar on October 3 on the pretext of showing her some temples …