Himanshu Burte visits a resort at the edge of the Rann of Kutch and is pleasantly surprised Sham-e-Sarhad (Sunset at the Border), an eco-resort at the edge of the Rann of Kutch built and run by the village community of Hodka.
Rashmi Rocket suffers from overcrowding. Through its runtime of nearly two hours, it hints at too many issues without sinking its teeth into any, observes Deepti Patwardhan.
Haryana's chief minister enjoys Narendra Modi's support and protection and will be in office unless the state sees a massive administrative botch-up.
How the the Border Security Force, the Coast Guard, the Navy and the marine police in Gujarat is maintaining a day-night vigil to protect India's western coast.
If everything falls in place, apples will be grown in arid region of Kutch in Gujarat. A local agriculture company named Shree Ashapura Farm and Nursery has taken up apple farming in Bhuj on experimental basis. Apple farming is being done for the first time in the state.
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'Once in a while if there is a great show, why not do it on OTT?'
'We should wait for his statement rather than speculating and wish him all the best.'
The award of Colours and Standard by the President is a great honour bestowed in recognition of the distinguished service rendered by a unit to the nation.
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The award of colours and Standard by the President of India is an honour bestowed in recognition of the distinguished service rendered by a unit to the nation.
'The character is so popular that even now, there is a new meme on me every day.'
'We will see footfall returning to pre-COVID levels by January.'
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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'Every actor has a vehicle to convey a gamut of emotions.' 'My next film, Kun Faya Kun, doesn't have a single body shot.'
'When I meet Raj and DK next, I will force them to tell me!'
There are 11 actors, who are among Bollywood's busiest, working on multiple films simultaneously. Just who are they?
'A lot of people ask me about joining politics and I tell them that just because my father is politician, doesn't mean I should be a part of it.'
Joginder Tuteja lists the biggest projects announced during the lockdown.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the upcoming assembly election is a fight between trust on development and dynastic politics.
In an apparent jibe at Narendra Modi, who lashed out Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from Bhuj, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L K Advani on Thursday said that on a day like Independence Day leaders should not be critical of others.
A vessel allegedly smuggling cigarettes and some other items from Dubai and carrying a banned satellite phone was intercepted off the Mumbai coast, and five Indians on board were taken into custody, Coast Guard and police officials said on Thursday.
Taking a dig at Manmohan Singh for allowing FDI in multi-brand retail, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the prime minister has altered the definition of Indian democracy to "of the foreigners, by the foreigners and for the foreigners."
The infographic shows the total number of lives lost in India in natural disasters since 1990
Take a look at Hrithik Roshan's film Mohenho Daro's poster.
Two people were arrested in Ahmedabad on Monday for allegedly passing on confidential information related to the Indian Army's base in Bhuj to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, said the police. Sirajuddin Ali, 22, and Mohammad Ayub, 23, both residents of Jamalpur, have been charged with espionage. While Ali used to supply eggs to the army canteen, Ayub is a student, said the police.
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Despite recent developments that have accelerated the impending extradition of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, who has been in custody in London's Wandsworth Prison for over two years, the last month has seen his uncle Mehul Choksi dominate the headlines instead with his circus-like exhibition in the Caribbean that has involved red herrings such as a "girlfriend", to whom his wife seemed to have no objection, and possibly concocted stories of being kidnapped and manhandled. Choksi was widely regarded as Modi's Svengali in Mumbai when he returned from Belgium to expand his business. He had fled to Antigua well before news around how Modi finagled thousands of crores from Punjab National Bank (PNB) and other institutions through a series of allegedly coordinated and fraudulent actions involving letters of undertaking, or LoUs.
A MiG-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed during a routine sortie near the Naliya Airbase in Kutch on Saturday, with the pilot ejecting safely. The fighter plane crash-landed 30 kilometres from the air base in an open forest area, IAF officials said. There were no casualties in the mishap.
An earthquake, measuring 5 on the Richter Scale, jolted many parts of Gujarat in the wee hours of Thursday, but there were no reports of damage to property or loss of life. A moderate earthquake was experienced on Wednesday, which had its epicenter at 26 km South South-East of Dholavira in Kutch district. Tremors were felt in Bhuj, Rapar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Ahmedabad cities too, according to officials of the seismological department.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Pakistan has reportedly executed three death-row prisoners, convicted for the 1998 hijacking of a Pakistan International Airlines Fokker.
'It was an emotion meant to convey compassion and love.' 'In this time of social distancing, we will continue with a virtual jhappi, doing our bit to help society heal.'
Shamjibhai Ahir, a Kutchi truck driver by profession, can't understand such hullabaloo over India's official Oscar entry of the Gujarati film The Good Road in which he is playing an important role.
Heavy rains lashed Saurashtra region and Kutch district creating a flash flood like situation in Bhuj town, where over 15,000 people were evacuated by local administration, National Disaster Response Force was deployed and Army and Border Security Force have been asked to remain on stand by.
The Nuclear Power Corporation has said it would revisit safety standards at all atomic power plants in the country in the wake of the nuclear crisis in tsunami-struck Japan."We will sincerely revisit (all the nuclear power plants) and decide whether there was any need for augmentation," NPCIL Chairman and Managing Director S K Jain told reporters. Indian reactors have 'successfully' withstood the Bhuj earthquake and the tsunami in south India, he said.
From Kutch to Itanagar, Kashmir to Kanyakumari, there is only one emotion, it seems. Fear. Of coronavirus.
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