News for 'Vadodara'

Vadodara: Obscene paintings of gods taken off exhibition

Vadodara: Obscene paintings of gods taken off exhibition

Rediff.com28 Dec 2012

Paintings of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, alleged to be "obscene", were on Friday removed from the exhibition hall of the fine arts faculty at the Maharaja Sayajirao University in Vadodara, after Vishva Hindu Parishad activists opposed its display and lodged a complaint in this regard.

Alliance Air to start morning service to Vadodara

Alliance Air to start morning service to Vadodara

Rediff.com11 Nov 2003

Alliance Air is to operate two daily flights on the Mumbai-Vadodara sector effective from November 15 with the introduction of a morning service.

PHOTOS: Modi's Vadodara nomination backed by tea vendor, royal

PHOTOS: Modi's Vadodara nomination backed by tea vendor, royal

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday filed his nomination from the Vadodara Lok Sabha seat making a pitch for "good governance" and emphasising his links with the region.

Mistry to take on Modi in Vadodara, Ashok Chavan given ticket

Mistry to take on Modi in Vadodara, Ashok Chavan given ticket

Rediff.com25 Mar 2014

Ignoring controversies surrounding him over Adarsh housing scam, the Congress has decided to field ex-Maharashtra chief minister Ashok Chavan for the Lok Sabha polls and has fielded Madhusudan Mistry, a close aide of party vice president Rahul Gandhi to take on Narendra Modi in Vadodara. Anita Katyal reports

One killed in police firing in Vadodara

One killed in police firing in Vadodara

Rediff.com16 Sep 2008

One person was killed in police firing and eight were injured in a clash between members of two communities during Ganesha idol immersion at Fatehpura locality of Vadodara on Monday, police said. Police opened fire to control the violence that erupted in the communally-sensitive area, following an argument between revelers participating in Ganesha immersion and residents of the area on Sunday night.

Champions Mumbai shocked by Baroda in Ranji Trophy opener

Champions Mumbai shocked by Baroda in Ranji Trophy opener

Rediff.com14 Oct 2024

Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw and Ajinkya Rahane flopped with the bat as defending champions Mumbai were shocked by Baroda by 84 runs.

Ranji Trophy: MP, Baroda off to a great start

Ranji Trophy: MP, Baroda off to a great start

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

Mitesh Patel and Atit Sheth staged a spirited recovery for Baroda, taking them to 241 for six against defending champions Mumbai on day one of their Ranji Trophy opener in Vadodara on Friday.

Ranji Round-Up: Mumbai, Baroda continue to dominate

Ranji Round-Up: Mumbai, Baroda continue to dominate

Rediff.com27 Oct 2024

Reports from around the country in the latest round of matches in the ongoing Ranji Trophy

Filling in for Modi: BJP selects Ranjan Ben Bhatta for Vadodara Lok Sabha seat

Filling in for Modi: BJP selects Ranjan Ben Bhatta for Vadodara Lok Sabha seat

Rediff.com26 Aug 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced the name of Vadodara deputy mayor Ranjan Ben Bhatta as its candidate for the Vadodara Lok Sabha seat vacated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Who Won By The Highest/Lowest Margins?

Who Won By The Highest/Lowest Margins?

Rediff.com5 Jun 2024

Hemant V Shivsaran/Rediff.com does a deep dive and lists the winners with the highest and lowest margins in the recent Lok Sabha elections.

Boost to IAF as India inducts C-295 aircraft

Boost to IAF as India inducts C-295 aircraft

Rediff.com25 Sep 2023

The first C-295 aircraft was inducted into Squadron No. 11 of the IAF. It is one of the oldest squadrons of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and is currently based at Vadodara Air Force Station.

'Zepto Is India's Fastest-Growing Internet Company'

'Zepto Is India's Fastest-Growing Internet Company'

Rediff.com2 Dec 2024

'Domestic investors are opening up to the idea of high-growth Internet companies as a pool of value creation.' 'They like the execution that they see with Zepto, and for us, that is the most important factor.'

Wasn't spying on Swaraj, reacts Vadodara BJP MP

Wasn't spying on Swaraj, reacts Vadodara BJP MP

Rediff.com13 Mar 2013

Vadodara Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Balu Shukla has written a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar denying the reported news that he was caught spying in the office of his party's senior leader Sushma Swaraj.

Images: India-Australia, 1st ODI at Vadodara

Images: India-Australia, 1st ODI at Vadodara

Rediff.com25 Oct 2009

Images from the first One-Day International between India and Australia at Vadodara on Sunday.

Victory Margins No Guarantee Of Ticket

Victory Margins No Guarantee Of Ticket

Rediff.com5 Apr 2024

12 of the 20 MPs with the highest winning margins in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls have not been re-nominated by their parties for the 2024 general elections.

Gujarat: 14 more held for harassing interfaith couples

Gujarat: 14 more held for harassing interfaith couples

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

Days after the arrest of three persons in Gujarat's Vadodara city for allegedly targeting interfaith couples, harassing them and uploading their videos on social media, 14 more have been apprehended in connection with the case, the police said on Thursday.

108-Foot Agarbatti Lit In Ayodhya

108-Foot Agarbatti Lit In Ayodhya

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

On January 16, 2024, devotees in Ayodhya lit the 108-feet incense stick that sent from Gujarat in the presence of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra President Mahant Nrityagopal Das Maharaj.

SEE: Hardik Pandya bowling full tilt ahead of IPL

SEE: Hardik Pandya bowling full tilt ahead of IPL

Rediff.com27 Jan 2024

Pandya, who sustained an ankle injury during World Cup last year, was seen bowling in a video footage shared on his Instagram.

41 airports across India get hoax bomb threat emails, security beefed up

41 airports across India get hoax bomb threat emails, security beefed up

Rediff.com19 Jun 2024

Security was beefed up as agencies swept the airport terminals after the emails were received around 12.40 pm from the ID exhumedyou888@gmail.com.

Class 9 student found stabbed to death in Vadodara school washroom

Class 9 student found stabbed to death in Vadodara school washroom

Rediff.com22 Jun 2018

The victim, Dev Bhagwandas Tadvi, 14, a student of Bharti School in Baranpora area, was accosted by unidentified culprits when he was headed to his classroom on the first floor, the police said.

Ranji Trophy: Bengal, TN in control; Mumbai fight back

Ranji Trophy: Bengal, TN in control; Mumbai fight back

Rediff.com14 Oct 2024

Tanush Kotian's five-wicket haul helped Mumbai bounce back as the visitors bowled out Baroda for 185 in their second innings.

Two-tonne bell, 1-tonne lamp: Gifts pour in for Ram temple from India, abroad

Two-tonne bell, 1-tonne lamp: Gifts pour in for Ram temple from India, abroad

Rediff.com10 Jan 2024

More than 3,000 gifts for Lord Ram from Sita's birthplace in Janakpur in Nepal have arrived in Ayodhya.

Modi visits Vadodara, warns of strict action again

Modi visits Vadodara, warns of strict action again

Rediff.com3 May 2006

Warning of strict action against those indulging in violence in Vadodara, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to people in the city to maintain peace.

Former India player Anshuman Gaekwad battling cancer

Former India player Anshuman Gaekwad battling cancer

Rediff.com14 Feb 2024

Diagnosed in June last year, Gaekwad has navigated the challenges of treatment, spending considerable time in and out of hospitals.

Ranji Round-up: Shami returns, in action for Bengal

Ranji Round-up: Shami returns, in action for Bengal

Rediff.com13 Nov 2024

Roundup of matches across the country in the ongoing BCCI Ranji Trophy

Worker killed in Gujarat bullet train's girder launcher crash

Worker killed in Gujarat bullet train's girder launcher crash

Rediff.com3 Aug 2023

One worker was killed and six others injured after a girder launcher fell on them during the construction of a high-speed rail corridor for the upcoming bullet train project near Karjan town in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Thursday, officials said.

Police role in Vadodara violence to be probed

Police role in Vadodara violence to be probed

Rediff.com17 May 2006

Concerned over the demolition of a centuries-old dargah in Vadodara that led to communal flare-up, the Centre on Tuesday said the role of the police during the violence would be probed and those found guilty punished.

Ranji Roundup: Rinku, Rana shine; Kerala fight back

Ranji Roundup: Rinku, Rana shine; Kerala fight back

Rediff.com28 Oct 2024

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday

108 Foot Agarbatti For Ram Lalla

108 Foot Agarbatti For Ram Lalla

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

People are finding unique ways to commemorate the consecration of Ram Mandir.

CBI arrests Gujarat school owner over NEET-UG malpractice

CBI arrests Gujarat school owner over NEET-UG malpractice

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

With the arrest of Dixit Patel, owner of Jay Jalaram School situated near Godhra in Panchmahal district, the number of persons arrested so far- five of them were held by Gujarat Police- has gone up to six.

Harshit celebrates maiden Test call-up with 4-wkt haul

Harshit celebrates maiden Test call-up with 4-wkt haul

Rediff.com26 Oct 2024

A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Saturday.

CBI arrests journalist in NEET-UG paper leaks case

CBI arrests journalist in NEET-UG paper leaks case

Rediff.com29 Jun 2024

A special CBI court in Godhra on Saturday granted the probe agency four-day custody of Jay Jalaram School's principal Purushottam Sharma, teacher Tushar Bhatt, and middlemen Vibhor Anand and Arif Vohra, all of whom are alleged to be involved in irregularities in the May 5 NEET-UG exam in Godhra.

On Day 4, Jallikattu protests spread from Chennai to Vadodara

On Day 4, Jallikattu protests spread from Chennai to Vadodara

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

The mass Jallikattu protests on Chennai's Marina beach showed no sign of dying out on Friday, even after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam promised that a draft ordinance aimed at ensuring the conduct of the traditional bull-taming sport has been submitted to the home ministry.

Exclusive! Priyanka may campaign for Mistry in Vadodara

Exclusive! Priyanka may campaign for Mistry in Vadodara

Rediff.com4 Apr 2014

Rahul Gandhi's sister may finally break her self-imposed ban on political life, reports Sheela Bhatt.

Vadodara ODI to be insured for 7.5 crore

Vadodara ODI to be insured for 7.5 crore

Rediff.com5 Nov 2005

The Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) has decided to insure the seventh one-day international between India and Sri Lanka on Nov 12.

Social media influencer held for human trafficking in 3-day police custody

Social media influencer held for human trafficking in 3-day police custody

Rediff.com29 May 2024

Kataria has been involved in a big nexus of the human traffickers since last year and may have links with an international gang, the police said.

Mumbai police detain 3 youths from Gujarat over bomb threat email to RBI

Mumbai police detain 3 youths from Gujarat over bomb threat email to RBI

Rediff.com28 Dec 2023

The police said that the threat email was sent from the accused, Mohammed Arshil's ID.

NEET paper leak: CBI arrests 2 in Patna, grills 3 in Gujarat

NEET paper leak: CBI arrests 2 in Patna, grills 3 in Gujarat

Rediff.com27 Jun 2024

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday made its first arrests in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET-UG) paper leak case, taking two people in custody in Patna while three candidates in Gujarat who had allegedly solicited help to clear the exam recorded their statements with the probe agency, officials said.