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Topic: Surat

This Surat bakery is celebrating Modi’s 70th birthday with a 771-kg, 71-foot-long cake

Breadliner, a bakery in Surat celebrated PM Modi’s birthday with a 'corona warriors' themed cake and is set to distribute it among children.

No transport, factories not fully functional — why only 10% migrants have returned to Surat

Gujarat's manufacturing hub Surat saw the exodus of over 18 lakh migrant workers after the Covid-induced lockdown was announced in March.

Low production, low demand — diamond hub Surat pins hope on Diwali for some recovery

With Covid cases & lockdown norms not letting diamond units work in full capacity, $24 bn industry is looking forward to Diwali season hoping for demand to pick up.

In Surat, this Muslim man performs all Hindu rituals for Covid victims brought for funeral

As undertaker, Abdul Malbari has seen some of the worst disasters — 1998 Gujarat cyclone, 2001 Bhuj earthquake, 2013 Kedarnath floods. And now, he adds 2020 Covid to the list.

Protect bankers, act against miscreants with full force of law: Finance ministry tells states

In a letter to all state chief secretaries, the finance ministry sought proactive and preventive measures amid rising incidents of violence against bankers on bank premises.

Nirmala Sitharaman promises action after female bank worker assaulted by Surat constable

The video of a Canara Bank female employee being assaulted by a police constable in Surat went viral Tuesday. The accused was suspended after Sitharaman took up the matter.

Surat diamond industry has lost Rs 30,000 crore, but it’s in no rush to restart business

With global economy sinking, safety issues in operations and Covid-19 load, the Surat Diamond Association is focussing on migrants' return and not revival of the industry.

Surat, a textile hub, has switched from designers clothes to ‘designer’ masks

A day at a garment factory sees tailors stitch up protective gear like bodysuits and masks, and produce about 500 PPE kits daily.

Migrant workers clash with police in Surat, over 100 detained

Protesting migrant workers demanded that they either be sent back to their home states or allowed to resume work at local industrial units to earn money.

Media blew Surat migrant workers’ crisis out of proportion. Then residents stepped in

The Modi government along with civil society and local NGOs have played a major role in bringing normalcy to Surat by tirelessly serving the needy and hungry.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.