In a chilling revelation, Indian Mujahideen chief Yasin Bhatkal, who is currently in the custody of Delhi police, has told interrogators that the terror group was planning to use a small nuclear bomb while carrying out a devastating strike in the industrial city of Surat in Gujarat.
The Students Islamic Movement of India activists arrested for their alleged involvement in the serial blasts in Ahmedabad on July 26 are also suspected to have planted bombs in Surat, Crime Branch officials said on Thursday.
The Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing (India) Ltd (SRDSIL), today seems to have run its course without reaching its objectives.
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Soon after Unlock 1, the industry - which is estimated to polish nine of 10 rough diamonds in the world - resumed operations, but a surge in cases at diamond polishing cluster, especially in Katargam and Varachha, forced units to go into a voluntary lockdown, which continued until recently.
The bail plea of Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel was on Thursday rejected by a district and sessions court in Surat.
TV channels showed horrific scenes at the Taxshila Complex in Sarthana area where the building is located, as students tried to save themselves by jumping out of windows.
Raghuvanshi said that some of the detained are said to be from Lucknow, but refused to give further information on them saying the process of ascertaining their identity is underway.
Two persons were killed in the major fire in storage tank number four of Indian Oil Corporation terminal in Hazira , Surat, which was contained after a 21-hour operation by the fire brigade team, officials said Sunday.
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Yet another live bomb was on Sunday found in the posh Atwalines area in Surat, taking the total number of explosive devices detected in the diamond city to 24, the police said. The bomb, which was found inside a bag near a bus-stand adjacent to the municipal garden (commonly known as Chowpati), was defused by the bomb disposal squad, they said.
A major fire broke out on Thursday in a commercial multi-storey building housing a market of sarees on Puna Kumbharia road in Surat and 80 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot.
Patel community leader Hardik Patel was arrested in Surat tonight for defying prohibitory orders clamped ahead of his 'Ekta March' for reservation under OBC quota but was freed on bail by a court soon afterwards.
A total of 25 bodies have been recovered so far in different parts of the city.
The impact of GST is particularly stark in the highly fragmented synthetic textile industry, which attracts different GST rates at different stages of production and sale
Water and electricity sevices which were affected due to the week-long floods have been restored, officials said.
Water in the river Tapti has been rising steadily since Sunday after the gates of the Ukai dam built upstream on the river were thrown open due to heavy water inflow from the catchment areas.
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Of the 22 crew members on board the ship, MV Wan Hai 503, 18 have abandoned the vessel and are being rescued by Indian Navy and Coast Guard assets, he said.
Launching an independent laboratory for testing and grading of gemstones in Surat, Roland Lorie, chief executive officer, IGI Worldwide said, "Since grading and certification of diamonds and other gemstones and jewelry was done in Mumbai, so far Surat was the diamond manufacturing hub of the country as well as the world while sorting and trading of diamonds took place in Mumbai.
According to police, LPG cylinders exploded at 0325 IST on the ground floor of a building having a diamond unit.
A 62-year-old woman of Indian origin was killed in Tracy, California on Saturday last. The incident occurred at Hacienda Inn motel owned by Chempak Petal, brother of victim Lalita Patel.
'Maharaj was never a plunderer. He never bothered a common man.'
Self-styled godman Asaram's son Narayan Sai, who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his ashram between 2002 and 2005, was on Thursday brought to Surat from Delhi, a senior police officer said.
The body of the girl, possibly between nine and 11 years of age, was found in the bushes in the Pandesara area of the city.
The media and television hard sell of this rare celestial phenomenon had succeeded in energising the educated, middle class of this town to turn out in droves to see the eclipse as if it were the latest soap opera on television.
After a resounding victory in Punjab polls, the Aam Aadmi Party will hit the ground in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat which will go to polls in November this year.
The prelude to the nine-day festival, which begins on October 3, is as exciting as the festival itself.
Members of Patel community resorted to arson, stone-pelting and vandalism after brief detention of their 22-year-old leader Hardik Patel, following which curfew was on Tuesday night imposed in three towns of North Gujarat and some areas of Surat.
Once bitten, twice shy, the laid-off workers, many of whom had switched to sectors like textile and agriculture, are apprehensive about returning to diamond processing. Before Diwali last year, there were about 3,000 diamond cutting and polishing units with a 600,000-strong workforce.
The Indian Navy has commissioned three new warships, INS Surat, INS Nilgiri, and INS Vaghsheer, marking a significant step in India's defense self-reliance and indigenous shipbuilding capabilities. These state-of-the-art vessels are designed and built entirely in India, showcasing the country's growing expertise in defense production. The commissioning of these warships strengthens India's position as a global leader in defense and augments its maritime strength.
Surat police have sent a team to Delhi to gather evidence against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu's son Narayan Sai, following a complaint of sexual assault registered by two sisters against the father-son duo.
Defying apprehensions of the horrific April 22 terror Pahalgam attack casting a shadow on the Amarnath Yatra this year, hundreds of pilgrims from various parts of the country lined up at the registration centre in Jammu on the first day.
The bombs found on Wednesday were similar to the 18 found on Tuesday from in and around Varacha, where several diamond processing units are located, police said.
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