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Indore, Surat bag cleanest city accolade at Swachh Survekshan awards, Maharashtra top among states

Of towns on the Ganges, Varanasi was ranked cleanest in the Swachh Survekshan survey 2023, with Prayagraj and Bijnor finishing a close second and third.

Protesting truck drivers attack police constable in Surat, 23 arrested

The incident took place near Magdalla Port on Dumas road when a large number of truck drivers blocked the road demanding withdrawal of the new law on hit-and-run cases.

Fire breaks out in Surat chemical plant after explosion, 24 injured

The blaze erupted at the factory after an explosion in a large tank when inflammable chemicals leaked out.

One dead, two injured in stampede at Surat railway station

The chaos occurred when passengers were boarding Bihar-bound special train – Tapti Ganga Express – for the upcoming Chhath festival at Surat railway station on Saturday.

Surat’s diamond industry has a suicide problem. Police to bosses, nobody wants to join the dots

At least eight diamond workers in Surat have died by suicide in the past three months with about 15,000 laid off while the industry's losses have increased from 1% to 15-20% annually in the last five years.

Lab-diamond boom divides Surat. ‘If everyone had Kohinoor, would it still have value?’

India exported lab diamonds worth $216.07 million in financial year 2017-18. The latest numbers – between April 2022 & February 2023 – stand at $1568.55 million.

G7 talks of restricting trade in Russian diamonds stoke unease in Surat, traders await ‘fine print’

Traders in Surat say rough diamonds that arrive in India are 'substantially transformed'. Any G7 sanctions on Russian diamonds will negatively hurt industry, they fear.

At least 3 lakh Surat diamond workers sent on ‘vacation’, but reality isn’t as sparkly as it sounds

Surat's diamond industry hit by global slowdown, unrest, and floods in Africa, from where raw diamonds are sourced. Workers union says 20% companies have halted operations.

Rahul’s conviction in Modi defamation case a ‘conspiracy to eliminate non-BJP leaders’, says Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal's show of support for Rahul Gandhi comes at a time when AAP has been part of Congress-led opposition bloc demanding a JPC probe into the Hindenburg report on Adani.

Ajay Ajmera wins ‘The Most Iconic Leader in Textile Industry’ award

The award was presented by famous actress Sonali Bendre, and the event was hosted by Ritwik Dhanjani, a well-known star of the small screen.

On Camera

BJP vs BJP battle in Constitution Club is a glimpse of widening fault lines—Mumbai to Lucknow

Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.