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Topic: Gujarat

‘Koli Hriday Samrat’ — why Gujarat BJP is breaking ‘1 family, 1 ticket’ rule for Parshottam Solanki

BJP is fielding brothers Parshottam & Hira Solanki, prominent faces of Koli community, in poll-bound Gujarat. Parshottam is being fielded from Bhavnagar Rural, Hira from Rajula.

‘I’m Mata’s gift’. Gujarat AAP’s leader Isudan Gadhvi is seeking moksha in politics

Isudan’s story isn’t ordinary because he represents the stunning rise of the OBCs in today’s Gujarat, which is slowly changing. An 'invisible power' is pushing him forward.

Viral clip of man distributing alcohol not from poll-bound Gujarat

This is not the first time the video has surfaced on social media with a false claim. Earlier in July, the same clip was shared by many users claiming that it was from Telangana.

How father-son rift in tribal party BTP could affect poll prospects of major players in Gujarat

BTP chief Mahesh Vasava has declared candidature from 'safe seat' Jhagadia, a seat his father Chhotubhai won 7 times. AAP, meanwhile, has backed former BTP leader in Dediapada.

Booth-level armies to ABC of polling centres — Congress’ ‘silent’ campaign in Gujarat

For the past few months, Congress leaders, including former ministers, from neighbouring states have been working silently in Gujarat to mobilise ground-level support for the party

‘Dharmsatta’: In Gujarat, ‘encounter specialist’ ex-IPS’s new party promises more Hindutva than BJP

The former Gujarat IPS officer DG Vanzara this week launched his Praja Vijay Party to take on the BJP in the state elections next month, declaring it will contest in all seats.

Morbi bridge collapse is a mockery of tourism projects in India

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Hardik Patel, now in BJP, says Congress attacks Gujarati industrialists & Modi to appease Muslims

Ex-Congressman Patel also tells media to ask new party chief Kharge if Gandhi family still calls the shots & blames the Congress for relying on 'communal politics' in Bilkis Bano case.

Pier by pier, girder by girder, how bullet train project’s 348-km Gujarat leg is gathering speed

After years of delay, Gujarat stretch of India’s 1st high-speed bullet train project is on track, with workers and engineers working 24x7 at casting yards and construction sites.

Gujarat has two faces of Hindutva. Rahul Gandhi is the only political opposition to it

In walking with Prashant Bhushan yesterday, Rahul Gandhi may have forgiven the handmaidens of Hindutva, all too easily and certainly all too early.

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BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.