Bhupendra Patel had to take some tough decisions to get 2nd term

Bhupendra Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party's soft-spoken face in Gujarat, has retained the chief ministerial chair after the party swept the state assembly elections, trouncing rivals Congress and Aam......

What BJP's Gujarat Win Proves

What these elections prove beyond any doubt (if ever there was one) that Modi's hold over the public mind and Shah's mastery of election management are unparalleled.It doesn't seem likely that they......

Kejriwal Is Eyeing 2027 Gujarat Poll

That AAP managed a sizeable vote share in Gujarat is creditable.The BJP can no longer ignore AAP's growing presence in its strongest bastion, explains Ramesh Menon, long-time observer of Gujarat......

Bhupendra Patel to be sworn-in for 2nd term as Gujarat CM on Dec 12

Bhupendra Patel, Bharatiya Janata Party's soft-spoken face in Gujarat, is set to retain the chief ministerial chair after the party swept the state assembly elections, trouncing rivals Congress and......

India's 1st smart city is all set to take off in a big way

'Initially, Gift City was just another real estate project, but all that changed with Modi moving to New Delhi,' notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.   In the last week of May, the National Company Law......

How governments can overcome land acquisition woes

The problem can be met, according to Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, research director of India Development Foundation, by the government tapping into its own land holdings. Within three years of the......

MMRDA red-flags Centre's move for bullet train station in BKC

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) had selected BKC for its proposed International Finance Centre.   Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pet project - the bullet train......

Crippling story of India's urban infra projects

Of the 538 projects examined, 294 suffered from cost overruns, 303 from time overruns, and 166 projects suffered both time as well as cost overruns.     With the announcement of 20 names......

2036 Olympics in Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi stadium?

IMAGE: The Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. Photograph: BCCI The Ahmedabad Urban Development Authority (AUDA) on Wednesday invited proposals from consultants to conduct a 'gap analysis' to......

Stars ready to roll at ICL

The embattled Indian Cricket League kicked off its second season over the weekend, at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula, a quiet town outside Chandigarh. The venue will host 12 games in two......