News for 'vadodara'

Tussle between traders, FMCG firms worsens

Tussle between traders, FMCG firms worsens

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

Companies whose products have not been picked up for distribution in Gujarat under a "non-cooperation movement" include Marico, Dabur, Emami, Britannia, Reckitt Benckiser, and Godrej Consumer Products.

IMAGES: Deadly tanker accident near Mumbai

IMAGES: Deadly tanker accident near Mumbai

Rediff.com11 Jun 2014

Two persons were on Wednesday killed and nine others injured when a chemical-laden tanker fell from the Mumbra bypass here over hutments in an adjoining slum area.

Fielding biggest takeaway from SA tour: Harmanpreet

Fielding biggest takeaway from SA tour: Harmanpreet

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

"Jemmi (Jemimah Rodrigues) has shown talent at international level. Our fielding, in which over the last two three years we were lacking, has improved and that was the biggest take-away from the tour," she added.

Unlock 1.0: Sales pick up as malls limp back to life

Unlock 1.0: Sales pick up as malls limp back to life

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

Groceries, apparel, computers, phones and sporting accessories are among the most popular. There is also a growing trend of men visiting the store, rather than women.

Orissa ride on SS Das' ton

Orissa ride on SS Das' ton

Rediff.com26 Dec 2007

Orissa hit up a healthy 204 for three against Baroda on the second day of their four-day Elite Group B Ranji Trophy match.

Here's the list of 80 districts under lockdown till March 31

Here's the list of 80 districts under lockdown till March 31

Rediff.com22 Mar 2020

It has also been decided to suspend the interstate bus services till March 31, the officials said. The decisions have been taken at a high-level meeting attended by chief secretaries of all states and the cabinet secretary and the principal secretary to the prime minister.

Flood-alert sounded in 80 villages in Gujarat

Flood-alert sounded in 80 villages in Gujarat

Rediff.com9 Jul 2007

About 72 villages in Bharuch and Vadodara districts, located downstream near the banks of river Narmada have been alerted as water levels are expected to rise due to heavy inflow of water from Madhya Pradesh.

PICS: How the Pathan brothers celebrated Eid

PICS: How the Pathan brothers celebrated Eid

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Pathan brothers Irfan and Yusuf are the two most famous cricketers from Vadodara. The Pathans celebrated Eid on Thursday and wished their fans by posting pictures on social media. In the above picture the two brothers are seen with their father.

Student arrested for 'obscene' painting of gods

Student arrested for 'obscene' painting of gods

Rediff.com10 May 2007

Meanwhile, noted artists, including Padma Shree awardee Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Nilima Sheikh and Surendra Nair have criticised the police action.

Top 10 winning candidates and highest margins

Top 10 winning candidates and highest margins

Rediff.com29 May 2019

All top ten candidates belong to the BJP.

No more experiments; Congress locks up Rahul's lab

No more experiments; Congress locks up Rahul's lab

Rediff.com28 Mar 2014

BJP's choice of candidates seems to be dictating the Congress selection process, says Kavita Chowdhury

Mazumdar, Das score centuries

Mazumdar, Das score centuries

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

Anustup Mazumdar (103) and Arindam Das (117 not out) scored chanceless centuries to propel Bengal to 262 for 2 against hosts Vadodara on the first day of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match at the Matibaug Palace ground in Vadodara on Thursday.

India face daunting task to stay alive in series

India face daunting task to stay alive in series

Rediff.com13 Oct 2007

India will need to play out of their skin to stop the mighty Australians from clinching the series as they go into the must-win sixth one-dayer on Sunday.

Voting begins on slow note in high stakes Gujarat civic polls

Voting begins on slow note in high stakes Gujarat civic polls

Rediff.com22 Nov 2015

Stakes are high for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party against the backdrop of Patel quota agitation while Congress is pinning on hopes to make a comeback.

RIL to spin off oil-to-chemical biz into separate arm with $25bn loan

RIL to spin off oil-to-chemical biz into separate arm with $25bn loan

Rediff.com23 Feb 2021

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries has announced the contours of carving out of its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business into an independent unit with a USD 25 billion loan from the parent, as it looks to unlock value by selling stakes to global investors like Saudi Aramco.

Sonia, Pranab visit flood-affected Gujarat

Sonia, Pranab visit flood-affected Gujarat

Rediff.com10 Aug 2006

United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee started their one-day visit to the flood-affected regions of Gujarat on Thursday morning.

Poet Anil Joshi latest to return Sahitya Akademi award

Poet Anil Joshi latest to return Sahitya Akademi award

Rediff.com13 Oct 2015

The train of writers returning government-conferred honours has now been joined by Vadodara-based author and poet Anil Joshi who announced that he will give up his Sahitya Akademi award over the recent killing of rationalist MM Kalburgi and a few others.

Dawn Alliance to set up generic drug facility

Dawn Alliance to set up generic drug facility

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

The US-based Dawn Alliance group is planning to set up a United States Food and Drug Administration-approved generic drug manufacturing facility in India.

Series decider promises run-feast

Series decider promises run-feast

Rediff.com30 Jan 2007

The left-right combination of Sourav Ganguly and Robin Uthappa are expected to open for India in the fourth and final ODI against the West Indies.

Maharashtra in beginning of second Covid wave: Centre

Maharashtra in beginning of second Covid wave: Centre

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

Maharashtra is in the beginning of a second COVID-19 wave, a central team report has said, highlighting that there is very limited active effort to track, test, isolate cases and quarantine contacts, and there is no adherence to COVID appropriate behaviour among people in rural and urban areas in the state.

Helicopter with pilgrims crashes in Badrinath, crew member killed

Helicopter with pilgrims crashes in Badrinath, crew member killed

Rediff.com10 Jun 2017

All the five passengers were safe.

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Krunal stars as Baroda kick-off campaign with a win

Mushtaq Ali Trophy: Krunal stars as Baroda kick-off campaign with a win

Rediff.com10 Jan 2021

Krunal Pandya's all-round show helped Baroda beat Uttarakhand by five runs in their opening game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, in Vadodara, on Sunday.

COVID-19: No. of red zones decreases, but orange zones up

COVID-19: No. of red zones decreases, but orange zones up

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

The number of hotspot districts comes down to 129 from 170 in a fortnight. But the number of infection-free districts or green zones too decreased from 325 to 307. During this time, the number of non-hotspot districts, also known as orange zones, increased from 207 to 297.

Why I support Modi's bullet train

Why I support Modi's bullet train

Rediff.com28 Sep 2017

The critics of Prime Minister Modi's latest project are not looking at the future but living in the past, says Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

Jashodaben is my wife, Modi declares in affidavit before EC

Jashodaben is my wife, Modi declares in affidavit before EC

Rediff.com10 Apr 2014

The Bharartiya Janata Party's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi has for the first time declared himself as a married man by revealing his wife's name as Jashodaben in an affidavit filed before the Election Commission.

How Amit Shah gave BJP last-mile push in Gujarat civic polls

How Amit Shah gave BJP last-mile push in Gujarat civic polls

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

When Home Minister Amit Shah, who was in Gujarat to cast his vote in the urban body polls, learnt of the poor voter, instead of heading home he went to the Motera stadium, organised a control room, and was on the phone with practically everybody assigned duty on the ground: MPs, MLAs and BJP office-bearers. His single commandment was to check the voter list and phone or personally get people to the booths, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.

Jignesh Shah's firm not fit and proper to run bourses: Sebi

Jignesh Shah's firm not fit and proper to run bourses: Sebi

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

Gives 90 days time to dispose stake in four entities.

10 TOP quotes from Narendra Modi's victory speech

10 TOP quotes from Narendra Modi's victory speech

Rediff.com16 May 2014

On Friday, India gave its verdict and Narendra Modi it was. The prime minister-in-waiting addressed his first rally in Vadodara from where won by a whopping 5.7 lakh votes, a record margin, he claimed. Here are 10 takeaway quotes from the historic speech.

Indore gets cleanest city tag for 4th time in a row

Indore gets cleanest city tag for 4th time in a row

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

The second and third positions in the category were grabbed by Surat and Navi Mumbai respectively.

'He was cordial and down to earth'

'He was cordial and down to earth'

Rediff.com18 Aug 2020

We asked you Dear Readers for your memories, photographs and videos of your meeting with M S Dhoni.

Onam pics: The great Indian family

Onam pics: The great Indian family

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

Rediff.com readers tell us how they celebrated the festival.

Modi fit to become prime minister: Sushma Swaraj

Modi fit to become prime minister: Sushma Swaraj

Rediff.com1 Dec 2012

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Saturday said that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is fit to become the prime minister of the country.

Zaheera's sister served notice

Zaheera's sister served notice

Rediff.com10 Mar 2006

The Vadodara police are also searching for Zaheera.

Cops intensify search for Zaheera, family

Cops intensify search for Zaheera, family

Rediff.com8 Mar 2006

With the Supreme Court Wednesday sentencing Best Bakery prime witness Zaheera Sheikh to one year imprisonment for contempt of court, Vadodara police has intensified its search for Zaheera and her family.

Narendra Modi worth Rs 1.51 crore; does not own vehicle

Narendra Modi worth Rs 1.51 crore; does not own vehicle

Rediff.com10 Apr 2014

Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi, who is contesting from Vadodara Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, has declared his total assets at Rs 1.51 crore and he does not own any vehicle.

Turning Point: Bumrah's magic keeps MI in the hunt

Turning Point: Bumrah's magic keeps MI in the hunt

Rediff.com17 May 2018

Once again, it was the teacher's son from Vadodara, that mysterious practitioner of lethal magic at the death who ensured that Rohit Sharma's side ended the night an improbable fourth on the IPL points table.

Aamir Khan slams Narendra Modi

Aamir Khan slams Narendra Modi

Rediff.com14 May 2006

During an interactive interview to the BBC Asian Network's new Hindi/Urdu show, Khan also criticised US president George Bush for his Iraq policy.

11 killed in Baroda twin building collapse; Modi orders inquiry

11 killed in Baroda twin building collapse; Modi orders inquiry

Rediff.com28 Aug 2013

At least 11 people were killed when two three-storey buildings built 11 years back collapsed in Madhavnagar locality of Atladara area in Vadodara in the wee hours on Wednesday and about 40 people were feared to be stuck under the debris.

Thousands join Narendra Modi's Run for Unity

Thousands join Narendra Modi's Run for Unity

Rediff.com15 Dec 2013

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi flagged off 'Run for Unity', which seeks to drum up support for his pet 'Statue of Unity' project, on the 63rd death anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on Sunday.

Train mishap: FIR against 3 officials

Train mishap: FIR against 3 officials

Rediff.com26 Apr 2005

According to the sources, the three accused had admitted the accident was caused by their mistake and they had not informed the higher-ups about the non-functioning of the traffic signal system.