'By the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, they moved back to the BJP almost totally and later their backing helped us win the local body elections.'
The book, "Narendra Modi -- Harbinger of Prosperity & Apostle of World Peace", was released by justice (retd) K G Balakrishnan, former chief justice of India, to mark the completion of six years of Modi as the prime minister.
Congress MLA Nitesh Rane has stoked a controversy by saying that he wants to begin Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Clean India' campaign from Mumbai by cleaning the city of all the Gujaratis who hate Marathis.
'The BJP's problem is what rabbit can it pull out of the conjurer's hat?'
Reassuring the community, Modi said that "everything is fine" in nearly eight languages, with US President Donald Trump present in the audience.
The transformation of the Modi-Shah baiting Hardik Patel into saffron poster boy.
The Congress forget Modi has demigod status in Gujarat and there is no way he can be defeated in the state, argues Syed Firdaus Ashraf.
Not many in Gujarat are happy with the decision of sending 'The Good Road' as India's official entry to the 2014 Oscars.
'The most difficult thing in the world is to convince someone to put Rs 20 crore on your movie script.'
'She is associated with our growing up years.' 'When I first met her, it was a little awkward for a couple of days as she is a really popular actor of the '90s.'
We're fully in winter mode and it's recommended you try out this traditional Gujarati dish with warm rotis and have a feast.
No plaque marks the historic meeting place of the fathers of two nations. And no history textbook tells us about that first meeting and their mutual admiration, common ethos and comradeship.
If India is to urbanise successfully, it has to focus on Tier 2 cities with a population of one-five million, observes T N Ninan.
The 1.47-minute video also has a few glimpses of the prime minister's daily walk from his home to his office within the Lok Kalyan Marg residence.
DC superheroes, Marvel superheroes, sleep science, scandals, Sukanya Verma brings you all you catch on OTT this week.
'There were any number of Congress leaders who disliked Sonia Gandhi, but they were very close to Ahmed Bhai and he would listen, and give a shoulder to cry upon.'
'From his persistent fuelling of pan-Hindu nationalism to pandering to narrow Gujarati chauvinism, Rambo rides again, using fair means and foul -- and often foul -- to gain the battleground,' says Sunil Sethi.
Enraged by Pakistani-origin Canadian writer Tarek Fatah's critical remarks about their country, two Pakistani writers on Friday walked out of the inaugural session of the Indore Literary Festival.
Anita Aikara/Rediff.com shares her pics from Ahmedabad, which is the first Indian city to get a UNESCO heritage tag.
Cakes, brownies and cookies -- you name it and this MasterChef India Season 6 contestant can make it, and make it healthy.
The home-chef put Indian cuisine on the world map with her cooking experiments on MasterChef Australia.
Gujarat was among the earliest civilisations in the sub-continent, dating back four millennia.
'But you have to keep in mind the entertainment value. It can't be preachy.'
Make your tea-time extra special with these crispy snack recipes.
Under fire over his remarks about Gujaratis living in Mumbai, Swabhimaan Sanghatana chief Nitesh Rane today said his statement was not against all Gujaratis, but directed at only those amongst them who felt that Gujarat under Narendra Modi was doing better than Maharashtra.
He will meet Uddhav Thackeray at his home and address Gujaratis all over the city.
Varun was all but locked in to play Harshad Mehta by Paresh Rawal. But the script for the bio-pic was stuck. They finally had to scrap the idea.
'We were working on a scene just last month. He left so early. This is not fair God. It's a difficult time. Farewell Amit.'
The languages which are now being offered are Hindi, Punjabi, Assamese, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Urdu and English.
'None of his grandparents, and only one of his parents, was born in the US or spoke English as their mother tongue.' 'Of his three wives, one was born in Czechoslovakia and one in Slovenia.' 'Where would Trump have been if they, too, had 'rejected the ideology of globalism and embraced the doctrine of patriotism'?' asks Sunanda K Datta-Ray.
Bappida's softer more creative work got buried in the noise, rues Subhash K Jha as he picks the late lamented composer's most soulful songs.
Readers share their food pics. You can share yours too.
'I thought my journey had ended even before it began.'
'Let's get a woman to be the antagonist, who really throws me around and hammers the s**t out of me. That would be fun.'
'If deaths had been properly reported, it would have helped contain the pandemic.'
The government, however, will allow collective prayers to Goddess Durga where number of people should not be more than 200.
The 66th National Awards have been announced, and Hindi cinema has emerged a major winner.
From channelling their inner Picasso to learning some cool make-up tips to learning how to cook, Bollywood star kids are being creative while staying indoors.
