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Bharat Taxi is zooming in Chandigarh, Ahmedabad. Driver acceptance rate crosses 80% in both cities

Hyderabad and Guwahati Bharat Taxi launches planned soon as govt-backed ride-hailing cooperative expands to 30 cities; wallet system also in the works.

BR Ambedkar’s humiliation in Vadodara is missing from textbooks. Sankalp Bhoomi keeps it alive

Driven out of his accommodation because of his caste, Ambedkar spent hours alone in a public garden. More than a century later, Sankalp Bhoomi has become a site of Dalit assertion and a centre of consciousness.

Gujarati pride swells online after flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar’s heroic act

From ‘brave Gujarati’ to ‘Gujarati Gaurav’, social media users and Gujarat leaders are celebrating the pilot who helped avert a mid-air disaster.

10% commission & over Rs 700 cr in ‘tax evaded’—inside Gujarat CID’s probe into on-paper parties

FIR against Satyawadi Rakshak Party was preceded by 3 separate FIRs against Bharatiya National Janata Dal (BNJD), Swatantrata Abhivyakti Party (SAP), and Garib Kalyan Party (GKP).

Gujarat hilsa reaches Bangladesh—and fails the taste test

Even after Bangladesh halted imports, the Bangladesh Marine Fishery Association claimed Gujarat hilsa continued to enter the market through illegal routes.

Gujarat has given collectors more say over land allotments. Here’s what could change

Gujarat govt's land allotment policy revision means fewer referrals to Gandhinagar, but retired officials say success will depend on how district administrations use their expanded authority.

How SEWA Rural slashed stillbirths in Gujarat by 61%. Tribal SCD care pathway earns BMJ award

SEWA Rural’s low-cost, high-impact sickle cell program slashed maternal mortality by over 50% without expensive hospital infrastructure.

Gujarat to host National Film Awards ceremony for the first time in 72 years

The 72nd edition recognises films certified by the Central Board of Film Certification during 2024.

Wimbledon’s iconic towels are made in Gujarat

Wimbledon players are asked to return the towels after the match. But still about 2,500 towels go missing each tournament — mostly thrown into the crowd, handed to ball boys and girls, or slipped into bags.

Gujjus can do more than Garba. Surat’s Gajanand Group Aerobics is taking over the internet

In the Viral Spiral of the dancing uncle phenomenon, all you need is a pot-bellied chachaji, a decent beat, and a main character.

On Camera

Indian yogis once crossed China’s borders as Buddhist monks—merchants to spies to diplomats

From the 1500s to the 1700s, several strange Indian characters appear in Chinese records. While some were nine feet tall, others could contort their bodies in strange ways.

Building at home, yet buying more from China? India’s manufacturing push meets an import paradox

From electronics to pharmaceutical components, India's manufacturing ambitions remain reliant on Chinese inputs, even as government steps up efforts to build domestic capabilities.

Big change in Agnipath scheme: Govt grants 2-yr extension to the 75% Agniveers not selected for service

This has now created a pathway for all Agniveers to potentially join the defence forces as regular soldiers after their tenure of six years.

Farm laws to Agnipath, Modi govt failed the test of both ‘Jai Jawan/Jai Kisan’ reforms

Between the farm laws and Agnipath, you could say the Modi government erred in taking its most loyal constituencies for granted: Hindi-heartland farmers and soldiers.