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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
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Topic: Gujarat

Ahmedabad’s Motera stadium, world’s largest, renamed after PM Modi, inaugurated by Kovind

The cricket stadium is spread across 63 acres and has a seating capacity for 1,32,000 spectators, surpassing the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which can accommodate 90,000.

How the ‘ignored’ Patidar community helped AAP emerge big in Surat civic polls in Gujarat

AAP won 27 seats in Surat Municipal Corporation, mostly in Patidar-dominated areas. But party says everyone, and not just Patidars, gave ‘corruption-free leadership’ a chance.

Gujarat municipal polls prove BJP’s unshakeable grip, AAP still has a long way to go

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Kejriwal to hold road show in Gujarat to thank supporters for AAP’s gains in civic body polls

AAP leaders say party chief Arvind Kejriwal will hold a road show in Surat, where the party won 27 seats in the municipal polls.

PM Modi’s plan to make a Singapore in Gujarat has fallen flat

Investors aren't coming to Gift City — India's new international financial center — built on a patch of wilderness in PM Modi's home state Gujarat.

Manufacturing or high-tech? This is what India’s most prosperous states focus on

We studied the development models followed by Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka. And the differences were stark.

50 yrs & still ticking — Ajanta, world’s largest wall clock maker, remains an Indian favourite

Ajanta, founded by Odhavjibhai R. Patel with Rs 1 lakh in 1971, is now being run by the third generation in the family and registered a turnover of Rs 1,200 crore in 2019.

Supreme Court slams Gujarat govt for ‘lethargy’ over filing late plea, imposes 25k fine

The petition was filed in the court by the state government after a delay of 427 days against an order of the Gujarat High Court passed in March 2019 in a case.

Modi’s close IAS aide set to join BJP in Uttar Pradesh today, days after voluntary retirement

Arvind Kumar Sharma, who was serving as the secretary in the Union MSME ministry, is now likely to get an MLC ticket for this month’s polls in Uttar Pradesh.

Not end of road for Modi’s trusted IAS officer who took VRS, he could play bigger role in govt

Arvind Kumar Sharma, a Gujarat cadre IAS officer, had joined Modi CMO in 2001, before moving with him to the PMO in 2014, where he served in key positions.

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Pakistan finance minister should learn from Manmohan Singh and engineer an economic revival

Muhammad Aurangzeb has been clamped with more manacles than he has wrists. His immediate task is to negotiate a new loan programme with the IMF.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

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.