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Unidentified drones spotted near Kutch, residents told to stay indoors

Security forces have ramped up surveillance, and deployed ground and air units, while local administration remains on high alert with directions to switch off lights out at 8 pm.

Blackout in Bhuj, DM issues public notice for blanket ban on firecrackers

Post-8 pm, there was no movement of people in Gujarat's Kutch district, which shares its border with Pakistan. The blackout will last till 6 am.

IIT-Roorkee’s historic find: Kutch fossil shows 50 ft Vasuki Indicus may have been largest ever snake

Findings published in Scientific Reports suggest Vasuki Indicus, which attacked its prey anaconda-style, originated in Indian subcontinent & spread to Europe, Africa 50 mn yrs ago.

Cyclone Biparjoy to make landfall after dusk, to hit Kutch the most

Nearly one lakh people have been evacuated from 120 coastal villages in the state.

India, Pakistan evacuate over 1,50,000 people from coastal areas as cyclone Biparjoy approaches

The cyclone was centred 140 km (87 miles) off Jakhau port in western state of Gujarat and 230 km (143 miles) off Pakistan's southern port of Karachi, weather officials said.

How Kutchi artisans ‘spied’ on Sindhi craftsmen to master exquisite chain stitch embroidery

‘The Shoemaker’s Stitch’ by Shilpa Shah and Rosemary Crill explores the rich history of Mochi embroidery in Gujarat.

Faster mutations, heavy rains, crowded gaushalas — how lumpy skin disease spread like wildfire

There have been outbreaks of lumpy skin disease in India before, but none as widespread or as deadly as this year's. Experts say it’s the result of a perfect storm.

‘They’re family’ — confusion, heartbreak in Kutch villages as cows keep dying of lumpy skin disease

In Gujarat's cities & towns, most cattle succumbing to viral disease unceremoniously dumped in burial pits. In rural areas, however, the loss of each animal is deeply personal.

BJP maintains its grip over ‘Gujarat model’ showpiece Kutch

BJP improves victory margin in two key constituencies—Bhuj and Anjar—and almost maintained its 2012 cushion in Mandvi and Gandhidham.

Patel quota stir, note ban & farm crises key factors in first phase of Gujarat polls

89 constituencies across 19 districts covering Saurashtra, South Gujarat and Kutch regions of the state go to polls Saturday.

On Camera

Mark Tully made me a journalist. The profession was religion to him: Satish Jacob

The death of Mark Tully means that India has lost a good friend. That's the end of the chapter on journalism, as far as I'm concerned.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.