Everything you need to know about Ahmedabad: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Ahmedabad is the largest city of the state of Gujarat, so it is also called the Manchester of the East for the largest textile industry it does have. Standing on the bank of auspicious river Sabarmati, it is also a growing centre of information technology and commerce. The history of the city dates back to the previous time of independence when it was playing a vital part in the freedom movement of India. Ahmedabad is the key to politics, economy, finance and culture in the state. As like one-man industry it controls every aspect of human living in Gujarat. The city is the pioneer of industrial development in the state. The literacy rate is higher than national average and it houses some of the prestigious educational institutes to cater to the needs of the people. Ahmedabad is the typical Gujarati city that celebrates its cultures and traditions in a new form. Each corner is communicated to the centre of the city by BRTS system and the city has rail, air and road convenience to major places of India.
Ahmedabad/Mumbai, May 1 (ANI): Maharashtra and Gujarat hailed May Day as the day of their formation. On this day in 1960, the erstwhile state of Bombay was divided into the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Director Abhishek Kapoor is shooting "Ka Po Che", a movie adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's bestseller "The 3 Mistakes Of My Life", reportedly with TV actors Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sandh and "Ragini MMS" fame Raj Kumar Yadav in the lead roles.
Ahmedabad, April 29 (ANI): Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi promoted his forthcoming crime thriller film 'Jannat 2', based on illegal arms trade, in Ahmedabad.
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Washington, April 27 (IANS) Sixteen children from the slums of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, will tour the United States from May 6 to June 16 to spread Mahatma Gandhi's message of "Oneness" through a 90 minute dance-drama.
Jaipur, April 16 (IANS) At least three men were killed and 25 others seriously injured Monday when the bus they were travelling in overturned in Rajasthan's Kota district, police said.
Ahmedabad, Apr 14 (ANI): An earthquake measuring magnitude 4.9 on the Richter scale shook Gujarat's Rann of Kutch region at around 9 a.m. on Saturday.
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Budget carrier SpiceJet said that its Ahmedabad-to-Chennai flight carrying 106 passengers and crew made a precautionary landing at Mumbai airport early Friday morning due to a minor technical glitch.
An Ahmedabad court, which found 23 accused guilty and 23 accused innocent in Ode village Massacre case 2002, today sentenced its final verdict in which it pronounced life term imprisonment to 18 while five have been sentenced seven year jail.......
Ahmedabad, Apr 12 (ANI): Eighteen out of the 23 convicts in the Ode village massacre case that occurred during the 2002 Gujarat communal riots were given life imprisonment by a special court in Gujarat's Anand District on Thursday.
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A special panel probing the 2002 Gujarat riots Tuesday gave a clean chit to Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the Gulberg massacre case, leading the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to demand that the 'vilification campaign' against him should stop and the Congress retorting that there was proof enough of the killings during the riots.
Ahmedabad, Apr 10 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday gave clean chit to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 Gujarat riots case.
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Congress Monday did not comment on a Ahmedabad court verdict convicting 23 persons in a 2002 riots case, saying that it was not necessary to comment on every judicial judgment and appeals could be filed over the verdict.
Ahmedabad, Apr 5 (ANI): Highlighting the recent spate of crimes in Gujarat, the state Congress chief, Arjun Modhvadia, accused Chief Minister Narendra Modi of misusing the state police.
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) Her mother has bought 18 dresses for her trousseau, and Sunidhi Chauhan is highly excited about her wedding. But that hasn't stopped one of India's best known playback singers from touring the country for a reality show. She says Bollywood musicians are always on the lookout for a versatile voice.
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's hometown Ranchi and the popular hill station of Dharmasala will be hosting ODIs for their first time during the series against England November 2012-January 2013.
The 2008 Delhi Serial Blast accused, who was arrested in Batla House encounter in which a Delhi Police Inspector and two alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists were killed.....
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) In order to cope with the summer season (April-June) rush of passenger traffic, the Indian Railways Friday said it has planned over 5,600 trips of special trains on 44 popular routes.
Patna, March 29 (IANS) A bigger version of the famous 12th century Angkor Vat temple in Cambodia is set to come up in Bihar's Vaishali district. And with some help from corporate houses and rich Indians abroad, it aims to be the world's largest Hindu temple.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Norwegian black metal, Indian classical dance and classical music came together on one stage to captivate the audience in a performance titled 'Questionings'.
Lucknow, March 27 (IANS) Packaged milk and other dairy products of Parag - Uttar Pradesh's flagship milk brand - would soon be available in stylish packs designed by the Ahmedabad-based National Institute of Design (NID).
Ahmedabad, Mar.26 (ANI): Opposition Congress lawmakers on Monday protested against the Gujarat government after a forensic report cleared two ruling Bharatiya Janata Party legislators of watching pornography during assembly proceedings.
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), March 26 (IANS) The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Monday shot dead a suspected terrorist allegedly involved in the 2008 Ahmedabad bombings, police said here.
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Growth of hospitality sector in the country's tier 2 and tier 3 cities is set to become the next big trend, but the market is difficult and flexibility is the key to survival, according to experts.
New Delhi, Mar.24 (ANI): Several social groups undertook the task of raising awareness about cancer in New Delhi on Saturday, by organising a cycle rally to empathise with victims and help them overcome the pain of this deadly disease.
Ahmedabad, Mar 23 (ANI): The Forensics Sciences Lab (FSL) on Friday gave a clean chit to the two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs in Gujarat, accused of watching pornographic pictures in the legislative assembly.
Ahmedabad, Mar.23 (ANI): Opposition Congress lawmakers on Friday stalled proceedings in the Gujarat State Assembly, forcing the Speaker to adjournfor the third consecutive day over the porn gate issue.
Ahmedabad, Mar.21 (ANI): Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members of the Gujarat State Assembly on Wednesday denied reports that they were watching pornographic material when the House was in session.
Ahmedabad, Mar.21 (ANI): Two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members of the Gujarat State Assembly on Wednesday denied reports that they were watching pornographic material when the House was in session.
The Union Rail Budget 2012-13 is going to be announced on 14th March 2012-13 by Union Railway Minister Mr Dinesh Trivedi. The rail budget for this year has lots of expectations for common people with many key highlights of the budget.
Ahmedabad, Mar 3 (ANI): A magisterial court here on Saturday rejected Zakia Jafri's plea to gain access to the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) report on the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre case.
New Delhi, Mar.3 (ANI): As the forerunner to the forthcoming Fourth BRICS Summit being hosted by India later this month, the BRICS Academic Forum is meeting in New Delhi from Monday.
New Delhi, Mar.3 (ANI): As the forerunner to the forthcoming Fourth BRICS Summit being hosted by India later this month, the BRICS Academic Forum is meeting in New Delhi from Monday.
Ahmedabad, Feb 26 (ANI): Rupa Mody, a victim of 2002 communal riots in Gujarat, who lost her only son in the violence, on Sunday recounted the horror on the 10th anniversary of the carnage and expressed resolve to continue her fight for justice.ody, whose life inspired the film 'Parzania', alleged that nearly 25000 rioters attacked the Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad in a well-planned manner and despite repeated requests the administration refused to provide protection.
Ahmedabad, Feb 19 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised the Central Government's decision to set up the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) without consulting the State Governments.
Ahmedabad, Feb 19 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised the Central Government's decision to set up the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) without consulting the State Governments.
Ahmedabad, Feb 17 (ANI): Whistleblower of the 2002 Gujarat riots and suspended cop Sanjeev Bhatt has slammed the state government for failing to protect him despite threats made to his life.
Ahmedabad, Feb 17 (ANI): Whistleblower of the 2002 Gujarat riots and suspended cop Sanjeev Bhatt has slammed the state government for failing to protect him despite threats made to his life.
Ahmedabad, Feb.15 (ANI): A trial court here has deferred Zakia Jafri's plea to get a copy of the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) report on the post-Godhra riots that allegedly clears Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi of any wrong doing in the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre case.
Ahmedabad, Feb 15 (ANI): A trial court here Wednesday passed an order allowing Zakia Jafri to receive a copy of Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) closure report on Gulberg Society massacre case.
The Ahmedabad district court on February 15 will decide whether the closure report filed by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) for probing the prosecutable evidence against....
Ahmedabad, Feb 13 (ANI): An Ahmedabad court on Monday postponed its decision on hearing the closure report filed by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Gulberg Society massacre case to February 15. The decision to be made is whether to make the report available to social activists or not.
Ahmedabad/Surat, Feb 13 (ANI): A trial court in Ahmedabad will hear the closure report filed by the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on the Gulbarg Society massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
New Delhi/Gorakhpur/Ahmedabad, Feb 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the Congress-led UPA Government must stop harassing the Narendra Modi Government in Gujarat.
Surat /Ahmedabad, Feb 9 (ANI): Zakia Jaffery, petitioner in the post-Godhra riot case on Thursday expressed her disappointment on the reported closure report filed by the Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT).
Ahmedabad, Feb 9 (ANI): A magisterial court on Thursday issued notices to the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has submitted its final report in the Zakia Jaffery case.
Ahmedabad, Feb 9 (ANI): A magisterial court on Thursday issued notices to the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), which has submitted its final report in the Zakia Jaffery case.
Ahmedabad, Feb 8 (ANI): The Narendra Modi Government was today censured by the state high court for failing to provide compensation to religious places destroyed or damaged during 2002 post Godhra riots.
Chandigarh/Ahmedabad, Feb 6 (ANI): Father of ailing Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, Yograj Singh on Monday said that his son should have been sent earlier to the US for cancer treatment.
Ahmedabad, Feb.6 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court on Monday rejected an application by Jagriti Pandya that sought a reinvestigation into the 2003 Haren Pandya murder case.
Ahmedabad, Feb.6 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court on Monday rejected an application by Jagriti Pandya that sought a reinvestigation into the 2003 Haren Pandya murder case.
Ahmedabad, Feb.1 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition seeking a deposition by Chief Minister Narendra Modi before the Nanavati-Mehta commission, which is probing the 2002 communal riots in the state.
Jaipur/Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's verdict in a 2G case petition filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, former senior police officer and civil society activist Kiran Bedi has said the apex court order in the telecom scam case has vindicated what they have been fighting for in Jan Lokpal movement.
Ahmedabad, Feb.1 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday rejected a petition seeking a deposition by Chief Minister Narendra Modi before the Nanavati-Mehta commission, which is probing the 2002 communal riots in the state.
Jaipur/Ahmedabad, Feb 1 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's verdict in a 2G case petition filed by Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, former senior police officer and civil society activist Kiran Bedi has said the apex court order in the telecom scam case has vindicated what they have been fighting for in Jan Lokpal movement.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan.30 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a host of other dignitaries led the nation on Monday in paying homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 64th death anniversary.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan.30 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a host of other dignitaries led the nation on Monday in paying homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 64th death anniversary.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan.28 (ANI): In a possibly embarrassing gaffe, the opposition Congress party in Gujarat has praised Chief Minister Narendra Modi in an advertisement in this election year.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan.28 (ANI): In a possibly embarrassing gaffe, the opposition Congress party in Gujarat has praised Chief Minister Narendra Modi in an advertisement in this election year.
Ahmedabad, Jan 25 (ANI): Followers of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday expressed their anguish over veteran social activist Anna Hazare's remark that a person has no option but to slap the corrupt when he runs out of tolerance and patience.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Tuesday met the twenty-four children who won the National Bravery Awards-2011.
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari on Tuesday met the twenty-four children who won the National Bravery Awards-2011.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan 19 (ANI): A day after the Gujarat High Court upheld the appointment of appointment of Justice (retired) RA Mehta as the state's Lokayukta, the Narendra Modi Government on Thursday challenged this verdict in the Supreme Court.
New Delhi/Ahmedabad, Jan 19 (ANI): A day after the Gujarat High Court upheld the appointment of appointment of Justice (retired) RA Mehta as the state's Lokayukta, the Narendra Modi Government on Thursday challenged this verdict in the Supreme Court.
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, Jan 18 (ANI): With the Gujarat High Court upholding the appointment of appointment of Justice (retired) RA Mehta as the state's Lokayukta, the Congress Party on Wednesday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government-led by Narendra Modi for failing to take make its stance clear over the steps that it would undertake to combat the rampant corruption.
Ahmedabad, Jan 18 (ANI): With the Gujarat High Court upholding the appointment of appointment of Justice (retired) RA Mehta as the state's Lokayukta, the Narendra Modi Government will now appeal against this verdict in the Supreme Court.
Ahmedabad, Jan 18 (ANI): With the Gujarat High Court upholding the appointment of appointment of Justice (retired) RA Mehta as the state's Lokayukta, the Narendra Modi Government will now appeal against this verdict in the Supreme Court.
New Delhi, Jan 14 (ANI): Air India pilots today called off their agitation. The Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) made this announcement.
Ahmedabad, Jan 5 (ANI): The Gujarat Congress, which is presently on its ambitious 'Sardar Sandesh Yatra' as part of its campaign for the state assembly polls due in December 2012, on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in the state of misgovernance.
Ahmedabad, Dec 25 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Ahmedabad has garnered respect and praise in the world of marathons, as the number of people participating and excelling in the field are increasing every year.
Melbourne, Dec.23 (ANI): For all the hype and hysteria surrounding the much vaunted Indian batting line up, the visitors lack bowling firepower going into the first of four Tests against Australia Down Under.
Ahmedabad, Dec 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna Advani on Sunday said the Lokpal Bill would be framed by Parliament and not by any other entity.
New Delhi, Dec.13 (ANI): Experts have unanimously cautioned the government that the current levels of subsidy in the energy sector, which wipes out more than Rs 2,00,000 crores of India's GDP, is not at all sustainable and it would very soon throw the public finances into a big mess.
Mumbai, Dec.12 (ANI-Businesswire India): New Delhi has bagged the most competitive city position for the second consecutive year in the India City Competitiveness Rankings prepared by IFC.
Hyderabad/Indore, Dec 8 (ANI): In a country whose players are on the high seats of the cricketing pantheon, Indian ace batsman Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman has inked his name into batting lore courtesy his match saving feats time and again.
Ahmedabad, Dec.1 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court announced on Thursday that it would be directing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct the probe in the Ishrat Jehan encounter case, as it could not trust the state police to do a fair and credible investigation.
Ahmedabad, Nov 29 (ANI): The Kankaria zoo in Ahmedabad, welcomed four new residents as gifts from Sri Lanka.
Ahmedabad, Nov. 27 (ANI): Former Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that he favours Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the retail sector.
Ahmedabad, Nov.26 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that humanity could not forget 26/11 ever, and added that measures should be taken to improve maritime security to avert such attacks in the future.
Mumbai, Nov. 22 (ANI): A day after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the 2004 Ishrat Jahan case told the Gujarat High Court that the encounter was fake, family members of the 19-year-old college girl on Tuesday recounted the tribulations in their fight for justice.
Ahmedabad, Nov. 21 (ANI): Elderly single men and women in Gujarat recently participated in a unique matchmaking event that promotes live-in relationships.
Ahmedabad, Nov.13 (ANI): Founder-President of the Janata Party (JP) and petitioner in multi-billion telecom scam case, Subramanian Swamy, views Rahul Gandhi, scion of Nehru-Gandhi family that controls the federal ruling Congress party as a Buddhu (nincompoop).
Ahmedabad/Mehsana, Nov. 9 (ANI): Eminent social activist Teesta Setalvad on Wednesday hailed the judgment of a special court in Gujarat, which convicted 31 of the 73 accused in the 2002 Sardarpura post-Godhra riot case.
Ahmedabad, Nov 8 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani continues to target the Congress party-led Central Government on the black money issue.
New Delhi, Nov. 6 (ANI): Stating that he is convinced that there is a threat to the life of Sanjeev Bhatt, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday made an appeal to the Central Government to provide full security to the suspended Gujarat cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.
Ahmedabad, Nov 5(ANI): Activists in Ahmedabad today condemned the killing of an Right to Information (RTI) activist, who was actively involved in exposing illegal slaughter houses in Gujarat, by unknown assailants.
New Delhi, Nov 5 (ANI): Condemning the killing of an Right to Information (RTI) activist, who was actively involved in exposing illegal slaughter houses in Gujarat, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday said a thorough investigation should be done into the case.
Ahmedabad, Nov.5 (ANI): A Right To Information (RTI) activist, who was actively involved in exposing illegal slaughter houses in Gujarat, was killed in Ahmedabad's Juhupura area on Saturday.
New Delhi, Nov.2 (ANI): Canada's Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, Ed Fast, will lead a trade mission to India from November 3 to 9 to promote increased trade and investment between Canada and India.
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Thursday sanctioned 21 new textiles parks with a project cost of Rs. 2100 crores to be implemented over a period of 36 months.
Ahmedabad, Oct 22(ANI): A team of forensic experts and investigation officials on Saturday reconstructed the Ishrat Jahan shootout in Ahmedabad to look into key details of the killing.
Ahmedabad, Oct 19 (ANI): The festival of lights, Deepawali, signifying the victory of good over evil is also serving to strengthen communal bonds with Muslim artisans of the city being busy engaged in making of ledgers and calendars for their Hindu customers.
New Delhi, Oct 19 (ANI): Social activist and Anna Hazare's estranged aide Swami Agnivesh on Wednesday criticised the attack on RTI crusader Arvind Kejriwal, and said ifferences should be sorted out through talks.
Ahmedabad, Oct 17 (ANI): Terming the granting of bail to Gujarat cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjeev Bhatt to be a victory of justice, human rights activist Teesta Setalvad on Monday said the decision of the sessions court in Ahmedabad would re-establish people's faith in the judicial system.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (ANI): Hours after a sessions court in Ahmedabad granted bail to Gujarat cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjeev Bhatt, Union Law and Justice Minister Salman Khurshid on Monday termed the verdict to be a tribute to the Indian legal system and the judges.
Ahmedabad, Oct 17 (ANI): A sessions court in Ahmedabad on Monday granted bail to Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjeev Bhatt, who was arrested for allegedly forcing his subordinate to file a false affidavit against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, implicating him in the 2002 Godhra riots.
Ahmedabad, Oct 8 (ANI): Slamming Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi over the recent sops offered to state employees, veteran Congress leader Shankarsinh Vaghela has said the state government is fooling the employees over the hike in dearness allowances.
Ahmedabad, Oct 7 (ANI): Residents of Vadnagar, the native village of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday congratulated him as he completed a decade in office.
Ahmedabad, Oct 7 (ANI): A local court here on Friday adjourned till Monday (October 10) the pronouncement of order on the maintainability of the remand revision application filed by the Gujarat Government seeking custody of arrested Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Sanjeev Bhatt.
Nagpur, Oct.6 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday criticized the UPA Government on the revised poverty line row.
Ahmedabad, Oct 6 (ANI): Human rights activist Teesta Setalvad has accused the Gujarat Government of victimising and intimidating witnesses and whistleblowers in the 2002 communal riots case.
