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Viral photo of plastic-choked Mithi river in Mumbai is fake, is a 2008 image from Manila

The image was shared by BJP leader Priti Gandhi, along with the photo of Sabarmati Riverfront, with the hashtags #TaleOfTwoCities and #ModiHaiToMumkinHai.

‘We’ll fall sick among family’: Migrant workers in Ahmedabad flock to catch trains back home

With Gujarat crippled by the Covid second wave, hundreds of migrant workers have gathered to return home to Bihar, UP, West Bengal & Chhattisgarh.

In Ahmedabad, wait for last rites gets longer as bodies pile up at crematoriums

For families of deceased Covid patients, it's a long wait — from queuing up outside morgues to get bodies of their loved ones to finding a place for cremation.

Govt to send 25 doctors, 75 paramedics from central police forces to Ahmedabad Covid facility

Gujarat reported 8,920 fresh coronavirus cases Friday, taking the state's tally to 3,84,688, while a record 94 patients died due to the infection.

‘Unpredictable’ Covid strain in Ahmedabad causing lung damage & delayed symptoms, say doctors

Doctors are concerned about new, more serious symptoms they’re observing in Covid patients, but state health officials say it’s nothing extraordinary.

How Sultans of Gujarat and 3 Sufis gave Ahmedabad a written history

In ‘Narrative Pasts’, Jyoti Gulati Balachandran writes that when Le Corbusier visited Sarkhej he remarked, ‘Why do you need to visit the Acropolis in Athens when you have this here?’

Ahmedabad will emerge as India’s sports city, says Amit Shah after Modi stadium inauguration

Home Minister Amit Shah said world-class facilities for all kinds of games were being put in place in Ahmedabad, which is now home to the world's largest cricket stadium.

Renamed only 1 stadium after Modi, Congress named over 19 after Nehru-Gandhi family, says BJP

Congress accused Modi government of narcissism after the Sardar Patel cricket stadium in Ahmedabad gets renamed after the PM. BJP hit back, calling it doublespeak.

Why Jaipur’s grand celebration of Makar Sankranti festival loses out to Ahmedabad’s Uttarayan

Popular culture adds glamour to festivities — Sushant Singh Rajput’s 'Kai Po Che' is remembered for depicting Gujarat’s Uttarayan scenes.

Sourav Ganguly, Jay Shah lead BCCI members in friendly cricket match at Motera ahead of AGM

BCCI's Annual General Meeting is set to be held in Ahmedabad Thursday, where a host of issues such as 2 new IPL teams and 2021 T20 World Cup tax exemption are on the agenda.

On Camera

Why India fell off the global middle-class map

A stunted middle class may be a direct result of extreme inequality. Folks at the top don’t see teeming masses as a meaningful market, except for utilities, soap, short videos, and personal loans.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.