News for 'Vadodara'

Former India women's cricket coach arrested for IPL betting

Former India women's cricket coach arrested for IPL betting

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

Former Indian women cricket team coach Tushar Arothe was arrested in Vadodara in connection with Indian Premier League betting.

Building collapses in Baroda: 6 killed, others feared trapped

Building collapses in Baroda: 6 killed, others feared trapped

Rediff.com28 Aug 2013

At least six people were killed when a three-storey building collapsed in Madhavnagar locality of Baroda.

5 more manufacturers to produce black fungus drug: Govt

5 more manufacturers to produce black fungus drug: Govt

Rediff.com21 May 2021

The Union health ministry on Friday said license has been given to five more manufacturers for production of Amphotericin-B, used in the treatment of black fungus, and they will start producing 1,11,000 vials of the drug per month from July.

Gujarat firm gets licence to make covid-19 test kits

Gujarat firm gets licence to make covid-19 test kits

Rediff.com22 Mar 2020

A joint venture of Synbiotics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ambalal Sarabhai Enterprises (ASE), and CoDiagnostics, CoSara Diagnostics is the first and only Indian company so far to receive a licence from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) to manufacture coronavirus diagnostic test kits.

PM's niece fails to get BJP ticket to contest civic polls

PM's niece fails to get BJP ticket to contest civic polls

Rediff.com4 Feb 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's niece Sonal Modi, who had sought Bharatiya Janata Party nomination to contest the Ahmedabad civic body polls, on Thursday failed to get a ticket with the party citing new rules for candidates.

Air India's 3 more flights bring back 688 Indians from Ukraine

Air India's 3 more flights bring back 688 Indians from Ukraine

Rediff.com27 Feb 2022

Indian evacuation flights are operating out of Bucharest and Budapest. The government is not charging the rescued citizens for the evacuation flights.

18 Covid patients die in Gujarat hospital fire

18 Covid patients die in Gujarat hospital fire

Rediff.com1 May 2021

At least 18 coronavirus patients died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch in the early hours on Saturday.

#WinnersDoThis: Even Hardik Pandya was once down

#WinnersDoThis: Even Hardik Pandya was once down

Rediff.com20 Sep 2017

In this series, we bring you your weekly shot of wisdom from super achievers.

Rs 5.2 cr of Statue of Unity ticket sale siphoned off, FIR registered

Rs 5.2 cr of Statue of Unity ticket sale siphoned off, FIR registered

Rediff.com2 Dec 2020

The imposing monument of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, also called the Statue of Unity, is a major tourist attraction in the state since it was inaugurated in October 2018.

Sreesanth likely to play for Kerala

Sreesanth likely to play for Kerala

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

Named among probables for Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament.

Cong candidate Madhusudan Mistry detained for 'vandalising' Modi's poster

Cong candidate Madhusudan Mistry detained for 'vandalising' Modi's poster

Rediff.com3 Apr 2014

The Vadodara police on Thursday detained Congress candidate against Narendra Modi, Madhusudan Mistry, and other party workers when they tried to paste his posters on his rival's banners at advertisement kiosks in Dandiya Bazaar area.

MHA invites applications for citizenship from non-Muslim refugees

MHA invites applications for citizenship from non-Muslim refugees

Rediff.com29 May 2021

The Union home ministry issued a notification in this effect for immediate implementation of the order under the Citizenship Act 1955 and Rules framed under the law in 2009 even though the rules under the Citizenship Amendment Act enacted in 2019 are yet to be framed by the government.

Pix: These eco-friendly Ganeshas are so beautiful

Pix: These eco-friendly Ganeshas are so beautiful

Rediff.com23 Sep 2018

Rediff readers share their best Ganesha pix.

Gujarat firmly stays with its 'son of soil' again

Gujarat firmly stays with its 'son of soil' again

Rediff.com24 May 2019

In 2014 too, the Congress had lost all the 26 seats in Gujarat.

Voting underway for 6 municipal corporations in Guj

Voting underway for 6 municipal corporations in Guj

Rediff.com21 Feb 2021

The main contest is between the BJP, which has ruled the six corporations for last several terms, and the main opposition Congress.

Why coronavirus cases spiked in Gujarat

Why coronavirus cases spiked in Gujarat

Rediff.com11 May 2020

The second highest number of coronavirus cases in the country. The worst mortality rate among states. A none too impressive recovery rate. Surely this doesn't speak highly of the famed Gujarat model, so what went wrong?

Poster war between Madhusudan Mistry and BJP continues

Poster war between Madhusudan Mistry and BJP continues

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

The poster war between Congress Vadodara candidate Madhusudan Mistry and the Bharatiya Janata Party refuses to die down as the saffron party has now demanded that the expenses of the exhibits carrying photos of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi with him should be included in his personal expenditure.

'Progress is for big people, not small people'

'Progress is for big people, not small people'

Rediff.com3 May 2014

Is the Gujarat model of development in evidence all across Vadodara? Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com and Patrick Ward meet five different communities in the district. Are they all on the road to affluence? Or is prosperity a distant mirage for some of them?

The city of 1.637 million Modis

The city of 1.637 million Modis

Rediff.com2 May 2014

The BJP has 10,000 registered members in Vadodara and their most important strategy has been to pay special attention to the electoral list, which runs to 25,000 pages, with between 45 and 48 voter names per page. For each page, one resident on the page has been chosen the page pramukh whose job it is to mobilise the other 44 to 47 names on the page to vote for Modi. 'He chose Vadodara because this is the most BJP-oriented constituency in Gujarat... This is the one constituency he doesn't have to bother about.' Why is NaMo not in his constituency campaigning? Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com and Patrick Ward decided to find out.

Absconding accused in Ahmedabad blasts arrested

Absconding accused in Ahmedabad blasts arrested

Rediff.com21 Jun 2011

Danish Riyaz, an absconding accused of the Ahmedabad 2008 serial bomb blasts, was on Tuesday arrested from Vadodara railway station, city crime branch officials said.

Have you heard of the alum Ganesha?

Have you heard of the alum Ganesha?

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

Wishal Soni talks about his eco-friendly, pocket-happy model to save the environment.

TV interview # 2: Rahul goes after Modi, drags in Adani

TV interview # 2: Rahul goes after Modi, drags in Adani

Rediff.com12 Apr 2014

In a strong attack on Adani group perceived to be close to Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi has said that land equal to the size of Vadodara and the Gujarat coastline of the size of Mumbai coastline had been given at throwaway prices.

BJP corporator tied to a tree, thrashed over demolition of a slum

BJP corporator tied to a tree, thrashed over demolition of a slum

Rediff.com3 Oct 2017

The corporator was seen tied to a tree in Bapod area and pleading with the people gathered around him that he had no knowledge about the civic body's decision to raze the slum.

Guj scientist denied entry into US Garba over 'non-Hindu name'

Guj scientist denied entry into US Garba over 'non-Hindu name'

Rediff.com15 Oct 2018

He and his friends were denied entry on the ground that they were 'Ismaili, Vohra and Sindhis', Jani said.

Arjun Tendulkar in Mumbai U-19 squad for one-day tourney

Arjun Tendulkar in Mumbai U-19 squad for one-day tourney

Rediff.com11 Sep 2018

Arjun Tendulkar, son of cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, was named in Mumbai's Under-19 squad for the sixth All India Under-19 J Y Lele Invitational One-Day tournament, in Vadodara, starting September 16. Mumbai will be led by Suved Parkar.

How to Defeat Pirates who STEAL Films

How to Defeat Pirates who STEAL Films

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Intelligent tools are being deployed to detect content pirated from OTT platforms.

Warrant against Mallika Sherawat in obscenity case

Warrant against Mallika Sherawat in obscenity case

Rediff.com9 Jul 2013

A Vadodara court on Monday issued a bailable warrant against Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat in connection with an obscenity case.

Parents drive 2,000 km for army officer's funeral

Parents drive 2,000 km for army officer's funeral

Rediff.com11 Apr 2020

Col N S Bal, who had earned a Shaurya Chakra and ran marathons despite battling cancer, died on Thursday at a hospital in Bengaluru, officials said.

Bomb remark 'misunderstanding': Indian accused of threat in US

Bomb remark 'misunderstanding': Indian accused of threat in US

Rediff.com2 Feb 2017

When Vadodara businessman P Radhakrishnan was told he could not get his bag back when he was offloaded from a flight in the US, he asked the ticketing agent a question. The next thing he knew, he was under arrest, accused of 'terrorising.'

Modi govt selling India's 'crown jewels': Rahul on NMP

Modi govt selling India's 'crown jewels': Rahul on NMP

Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

Gandhi said that the BJP government has clearly mishandled the economy that was built by the United Progressive Alliance government, and is now resorting to selling the country's assets as a "last resort" to generate some money.

Waiting in bank queue, girl accidentally shot at by security guard

Waiting in bank queue, girl accidentally shot at by security guard

Rediff.com17 Nov 2016

Ramila Jamra sustained a bullet injury in the leg when the service rifle of security guard went off accidentally outside a branch of Central Bank of India on Wednesday.

Will Priyanka contest from Varanasi?

Will Priyanka contest from Varanasi?

Rediff.com29 Mar 2019

Will 'Bhaiyyaji', as Priyanka is called in UP, contest against Modi?

Yusuf Pathan gets hitched in quiet ceremony in Mumbai

Yusuf Pathan gets hitched in quiet ceremony in Mumbai

Rediff.com27 Mar 2013

Out-of-favour India all-rounder Yusuf Pathan tied the knot with fiancee Afreen, at a family function in Mumbai on Wednesday.

24 new ministers take oath in Gujarat, team Rupani out

24 new ministers take oath in Gujarat, team Rupani out

Rediff.com17 Sep 2021

Governor Acharya Devvrat administered the oath to 10 cabinet ministers and 14 ministers of state, including five ministers of state with independent charge.

My vote, my style! Readers share election day pics

My vote, my style! Readers share election day pics

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

Elections are here and we want to know what you wore when you cast your vote!

How I lost 14 kg in 6 months

How I lost 14 kg in 6 months

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

Arpit Hathi reveals how he did it!

Police complaints filed against Vir Das for US show

Police complaints filed against Vir Das for US show

Rediff.com17 Nov 2021

The well-known satirist, who has issued a statement saying his comments weren't intended to insult the country, found backing from Trinamool Congress member Mahua Moitra as well as Congress leaders Kapil Sibal and Shashi Tharoor.

Cyclone Tauktae: Death toll in Gujarat goes up to 79

Cyclone Tauktae: Death toll in Gujarat goes up to 79

Rediff.com21 May 2021

As many as 79 people have lost their lives in incidents related to cyclone Tauktae in different parts of Gujarat, officials said on Thursday as the authorities carried out restoration work in affected areas and launched damage assessment exercise.

This tiny Gujarat village has over Rs 1000 cr in NRI deposits

This tiny Gujarat village has over Rs 1000 cr in NRI deposits

Rediff.com17 Dec 2014

Rich flow of funds has made Dharmaj one of the richest and most literate villages not only in the state but across the country

Efforts on to cap ONGC well blowout

Efforts on to cap ONGC well blowout

Rediff.com8 Aug 2009

A day after a major blowout at a well of the Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) near Vadodara, operations to arrest the gas leakage continued on Saturday even as the crisis management team reached the site to take stock of the situation.