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Topic: Surat

1994 Surat plague has many lessons for India on how to beat coronavirus

ThePrint revisits events that led to the 1994 Surat plague and how the city emerged as one of India’s cleanest in the years to come.

Hunting down Narayan Sai: The lone woman officer of Surat police team who got a big lead

Ushinor Majumdar in his book 'God of Sin' traces the empire of Asaram Bapu and his son Narayan Sai, shedding light on everything wrong with self-styled godmen.

Indore remains India’s cleanest city for the fourth year

In the Modi govt's annual cleanliness survey, Bhopal secured the second spot in the first quarter while Rajkot took over in the second quarter.

Nearly half of 136 coastal cities yet to implement policies to fight climate change: Study

Six Indian cities — Chennai, Cochin, Mumbai, Surat, Visakhapatnam and Kolkata — were included in the analysis that covered 136 coastal cities worldwide.

Preliminary probe in Surat fire shows lapses by civic officials, builders

The investigation found that the Takashila building, which caught fire, was prone to such hazards because of its low ceilings and use of tyres as chairs.

PM Modi condoles the death of students trying to escape fire in Surat

At least 15 students of a coaching class died after jumping from a building which caught fire in Surat.

Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai convicted for rape

Narayan Sai was arrested in 2013 in rape of a Surat-based woman, who was a disciple of his father.

Move over Gully Boy, this rap song on Modi is shock-and-awe attack on Khan Market wannabes

Narendra Modi has always been an early data crusader, and knows his target audience well.

10 fastest-growing global cities in India: Economic boom or poor focus on quality of life?

A study by Oxford Economics reveals that the 10-fastest growing cities in the world in the next two decades will all be from India,...

Congress to visit industrial towns to find businessmen hurt by GST & note ban

Congress president Rahul Gandhi will participate in some of the meetings, especially those with farmers and student groups.

On Camera

Why SIR is an exclusionary exercise for Persons with Disabilities

In the ongoing SIR 2.0 exercise, nearly half of the 90 lakh registered PwD voters in India were affected, showed an RTI application.

Antitrust watchdog Competition Commission to probe IndiGo flight disruptions

While the commission didn’t mention provisions under which IndiGo's market domination would be examined, Competition Act 2002 prohibits abuse of dominant position by any enterprise.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

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.