Gujarat

'US In UP': Big American Firms Meet Yogi Adityanath Tomorrow

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday October 22, 2017

As a number of international establishments have been exploring investment opportunities in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will tomorrow meet representatives of major American companies including Facebook, Adobe, Coca Cola, Mastercard, Monsanto, Uber, Honeywell, P&G, Oracle and GE Health and Cargill, in Lucknow.

Congress Scores 3 Huge Points In Its Bid For Gujarat

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Sunday October 22, 2017

Gujarat is a two-party state, yet the Congress in nearly three decades has not managed to get the five extra percentage points that would dislodge the BJP. The reality is that even now, it has no credible face to take on Modi in his stronghold.

'Invaluable Gift To India,' Says PM Modi On Ro-Ro Ferry Service: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Mahavir Rawat, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday October 22, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third visit to his home state Gujarat this month saw the announcement of projects worth Rs 2000 crore. The state also had its first "roll-on, roll-off (Ro-Ro)" ferry service - a Rs Rs. 650-crore initiative which the Prime Minister inaugurated this morning, calling it his "dream project". The day ended with a triumphan...

PM Narendra Modi In Gujarat LIVE: After Ro-Ro Ferry Launch, Prime Minister Seeks 'Blue Economy' Boost

India News | Sunday October 22, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in poll-bound Gujarat today, a third time this month, where he inaugurated and laid foundation stones for a number of projects in Bhavnagar and Vadodara

Day Before PM Modi's Gujarat Visit, 2 Hardik Patel Aides Join BJP: 10 Facts

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Sunday October 22, 2017

Raising hopes of its ability to contain the damage to its support base among Gujarat's powerful Patel community, the BJP on Saturday acquired two prominent faces of the agitation that Hardik Patel had aggressively led in 2015, and they hit the ground running. In their first comments made hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in south Guja...

Activist Who Led Protests In Gujarat Is Congress' Big Catch Before Polls

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Sunday October 22, 2017

Gujarat's backward activist leader Alpesh Thakor decided to join the Congress on Saturday, hours after the Congress sent him and two other youth leaders, Hardik Patel andJignesh Mevani,a very public, and open-ended invite to join them and fight the Gujarat assembly elections expected in early December.

As PM Modi Visits Gujarat Third Time This Month, Here's What He Will Do Today

India News | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Sunday October 22, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Gujarat today, a third time this month, where he will inaugarate and lay foundation stones for a number of projects in Bhavnagar and Vadodara districts.

Election Commission Delaying Gujarat Poll Dates Not A Good Thing: Sharad Yadav

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday October 21, 2017

Rebel Janata Dal-United MP Sharad Yadav on Saturday voiced concern over the Election Commission's decision to postpone announcement of the Gujarat poll date, saying it was "not a good thing" and would raise questions on the credibility of the poll panel.

Gujarat Polls: Congress Invites Hardik Patel, Alpesh Thakor, Jignesh Mevani To Join Hands

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 21, 2017

Hoping to garner the support of various communities in Gujarat polls, the state Congress today invited Patidar quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel, Thakor community leader Alpesh Thakor and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani to join hands with the party to defeat the ruling BJP.

PM Modi To Visit Gujarat On October 22, To Launch Several Projects

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 20, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll-bound Gujarat on October 22 for the third time this month, where he will inaugurate and lay foundation stones for a number of projects in Bhavnagar and Vadodara districts.

Congress Didn't Let Me Rebuild Kedarnath As Gujarat Chief Minister, Says PM Modi

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Friday October 20, 2017

As he laid the foundation stones for five reconstruction projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled that the Congress, then in power in Uttarakhand, had not allowed him as Gujarat Chief Minister to rebuild the hill shrine of Kedarnath after flash floods devastated it in 2013.

PM Modi Lashes Out At Congress For Rejecting 2013 Proposal To Redevelop Kedarnath

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 20, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Congress for rejecting his proposal in June 2013 when he was Chief Minister of Gujarat for redevelopment of the revered Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath that was badly damaged in the catastrophic flash floods.

After Chidambaram Dig Over Gujarat Poll Dates, BJP's Riposte

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Friday October 20, 2017

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram criticised the Election Commission in sarcastic tweets on Friday morning, alleging that by delaying an announcement of elections in Gujarat, it has "authorised" Prime Minister Narendra Modi to do so once the ruling BJP has doled out "all concessions and freebies." The BJP has hit back saying the Congress is "sca...

Election Body Authorised PM To Announce Gujarat Poll Dates: P Chidambaram

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 20, 2017

Congress leader P Chidambaram today criticised the Election Commission (EC) saying that by not announcing the Gujarat poll schedule, it has "authorised" Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the dates at his last rally, after all "freebies" for the state were doled out.

In Poll-Bound Gujarat, PM Modi Adresses BJP Workers On Diwali

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 20, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday addressed around 23,000 BJP workers in poll-bound Gujarat through a telephone conference call.

Gujarat Government's Diwali Gift For Teachers, Civic Employees

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 19, 2017

The Gujarat government has announced changes in the salary component of some government employees including pay hikes for "fixed-pay" teachers of government- aided secondary and higher secondary schools across the state. The move comes ahead of assembly polls in the state which is due this year.

Deepika Padukone Tweets To Smriti Irani For 'Action' On Vandalised Padmavati Rangoli

Entertainment | Wednesday October 18, 2017

Deepika Padukone expressed her disappointment over the attack on a rangoli of her upcoming film Padmavati, made by an artist in Gujarat's Surat

PM Modi Excoriates Nehru-Gandhi Family, Says 'Gujarat An Eyesore' For Them

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today excoriated the Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi family, accusing them of disliking Gujarat and Gujaratis who they considered an "eyesore".

GST Decision 'Not Taken By PM Modi Alone,' Says PM Modi

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Defending the new national sales tax or GST, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that "the decision to implement the reform was not of Prime Minister Modi alone"

Gujarat 'Eyesore' For Congress, Nehru-Gandhi Family, Says PM: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Rohit Bhan | Tuesday October 17, 2017

Amit Shah is the man of the match of the BJP's victories, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told lakhs of cheering BJP workers today at a mega show of strength in Gandhinagar, the capital of his home state Gujarat, where assembly elections will be held soon. The Prime Minister also made a scathing attack on the Congress and the Nehru Gandhi family, alle...

Why Haven't Gujarat Poll Dates Been Declared? JDU Asks Election Body

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 16, 2017

The JDU, an ally of the ruling BJP, today asked the Election Commission for "credible answers" to why it had not announced the dates for Gujarat assembly elections, saying that the agency must not only be impartial but also seen to be so.

Rahul Gandhi's 'Weather Report' For Gujarat Forecasts 'Jumlon Ki Baarish'

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Monday October 16, 2017

Rahul Gandhi, who campaigned in Gujarat last week, warned the state today that it should brace for a shower of empty promises and election rhetoric or jumlon ki baarish as he phrased it on Twitter.

Rahul Gandhi's 'Weather Report' For Gujarat: Jumlon Ki Baarish

India News | NDTV News Desk | Monday October 16, 2017

Rhetoric will rain down on Gujarat, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said in a "weather report" ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to his home state today. Mr Gandhi's dig comes in the wake of speculation that the Prime Minister may announce a host of sops for poll-bound Gujarat.

PM In Gujarat Highlights: Amit Shah Is Man Of The Match Of Our Election Victories, Says Narendra Modi

India News | Edited by Amrita Ray | Monday October 16, 2017

The poll dates have not been announced yet.In a series of tweets, PM Modi said the 'Gujarat Gaurav Mahasammelan' will be attended by "lakhs of BJP karyakartas" from across the state.

Amit Shah's Problem Of Plenty In Himachal (Hint: JP Nadda)

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Monday October 16, 2017

So will it be dynasty versus dynasty in Himachal or will Nadda walk away with the crown? Himachal may be overshadowed by the election in Gujarat, but it will offer an exciting, unpredictable ride.

Congress Influenced Election Body In 2012 Gujarat Polls, Says Vijay Rupani

India News | NDTV News Desk | Monday October 16, 2017

Refuting the opposition's charge that the Election Commission delayed the announcement of dates for the Gujarat assembly polls under pressure from the government, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani accused the Congress of having done the same in 2012 when it was in power at the centre.

In Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi Begins Demolishing Modi's Fibs

Opinion | Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday October 16, 2017

Rahul Gandhi has been touring Gujarat while the Trio of Amit Shah, Yogi Adityanath and Smriti Irani have been descending on Rahul's parliamentary constituency of Amethi in UP.

Determined To Defeat BJP In Gujarat, Asserts Hardik Patel

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 16, 2017

Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Sunday asserted that he was determined to work for the defeat of the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections in Gujarat.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Address Mega Rally In Gujarat Today: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Rohit Bhan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday October 16, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address around seven lakh BJP workers today in his home state Gujarat, where assembly elections will be held by the end of this year. On the eve of his visit to Gandhinagar, the Prime Minster tweeted, "I bow to the people of Gujarat for blessing BJP for decades. We will always fulfil the dreams of every Gujarati wi...

Gujarat Riots Could Have Cost BJP 2004 Lok Sabha Elections: Pranab Mukherjee

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 15, 2017

The 2002 riots in Gujarat was "possibly the biggest blot" on the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and that could have cost the BJP the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, says former President Pranab Mukherjee.