Vaibhav Jha is a senior correspondent at The Indian Express, Ahmedabad. He tracks crime, politics and central agencies as beats.
June 30, 2022 16:17 IST
Bhemabhai Chaudhary has been reinstated as the vice-president. Nikhil Savani has been made the vice-president of the youth wing while Ramesh Nabhani has been appointed as the state secretary.
Thu, Jun 30, 2022June 30, 2022 00:44 IST
The three were charged following a Supreme Court order upholding a clean chit to the Modi government in the 2002 riots, which passed strictures against the three.
Thu, Jun 30, 2022June 29, 2022 20:19 IST
Deepan Bhadran is the head of the a special investigative team that probe charges of criminal conspiracy and forgery against former DGP R B Sreekumar, activist Teesta Setalvad and ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt.
Thu, Jun 30, 2022June 27, 2022 18:14 IST
On Saturday, the Gujarat Police booked Bhatt in a case arising out of the Supreme Court order upholding the SIT's clean chit to the Narendra Modi government in the state in the 2002 riots.
Tue, Jun 28, 2022June 26, 2022 20:13 IST
The move follows an FIR lodged against the three, a day after the SC upheld the clean chit given to the then CM Narendra Modi, his council of ministers and bureaucrats on their role in the 2002 riots.
Mon, Jun 27, 2022June 25, 2022 19:46 IST
Arrests hors after Amit Shah Questions role: The FIR cites observations from the Supreme Court verdict to the effect that disgruntled officers purposefully made false allegations.
Sun, Jun 26, 2022June 25, 2022 17:22 IST
Home Minister Amit Shah questions role; FIR filed against Sreekumar, Setalvad and Sanjiv Bhatt on 'forgery, fabricating false evidence, criminal conspiracy'
Sun, Jun 26, 2022June 21, 2022 00:12 IST
Established in 2020 as an institution of national importance, the RRU functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and offers specialised undergraduation and postgraduation courses in domains of national security, cyber security, policing and public administration among others.
Tue, Jun 21, 2022June 15, 2022 12:56 IST
The party claims the organisation is rapidly expanding in the state and the state unit rejig was necessary to ‘accommodate everyone’.
Wed, Jun 15, 2022June 14, 2022 18:03 IST
In an interview to The Indian Express, Gopal Italia alleges that the Congress and the BJP are ‘one team in Gujarat’. Hitting out at the Congress, he asks, ‘How can you stand up as an Opposition when you do backroom dealings with the BJP?’
Wed, Jun 15, 2022June 13, 2022 01:55 IST
The Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad is the biggest such event after the world-famous Yatra in Odisha’s Puri, with about 3-4 lakh devotees taking part in the 9-km procession from Jamalpur Darwaza to Saraspur in the old city.
Mon, Jun 13, 2022June 11, 2022 02:12 IST
In 2019, Amit Shah inaugurated the Income Tax overbridge that overshadowed the Gandhi statue in Ahmedabad.
Sat, Jun 11, 2022June 07, 2022 18:01 IST
AAP's Arvind Kejriwal takes on BJP in Mehsana on Monday – his fourth such event in the state in two months
Wed, Jun 08, 2022June 07, 2022 03:07 IST
The AAP’s show of strength from old bus stand in Mehsana town to market place on Rajmahal road comes months ahead of Gujarat assembly elections scheduled to be held later this year.
Tue, Jun 07, 2022June 05, 2022 15:24 IST
Ex-state chief, Koli Kshatriya leader Bharatsinh Solanki takes 'a break from public life', after dispute with wife worsens
Mon, Jun 06, 2022June 05, 2022 02:21 IST
However, when it came to convictions, only 57,805 persons were convicted in 2020 in Gujarat while 65, 361 were acquitted by court. Only UP and Maharashtra had a bigger acquittal rate than Gujarat. The state ranked eighth in order when it came to convictions.
Sun, Jun 05, 2022June 01, 2022 12:54 IST
In March, BJP began a campaign to paint its lotus symbol on public walls; Congress responded by drawing LPG cylinders and its own symbol right next to them.
Thu, Jun 02, 2022June 01, 2022 08:29 IST
The BJP Gujarat spokesperson announced that Hardik Patel will be joining the BJP in presence of state president CR Paatil on June 2.
Wed, Jun 01, 2022May 26, 2022 19:13 IST
Thirty-one parking lots have been allotted around the Narendra Modi Stadium--eight for two-wheelers with a capacity for 12,000 vehicles and 23 for four-wheelers with a capacity for 15,000 vehicles. Space can be booked on the ShowMyParking app.
Thu, May 26, 2022May 21, 2022 08:00 IST
WARDEC will be a first-of-its-kind simulation-based training centre in India that will use artificial intelligence to design virtual reality wargames. How will this help the Army? Do other countries use such wargaming drills?
Sat, May 21, 2022May 18, 2022 15:58 IST
Hardik Patel had been attacking the Congress’ state leadership accusing them of trying to sabotage his political career whilst always maintaining that Rahul Gandhi is a "nice man."
Wed, May 18, 2022May 18, 2022 10:40 IST
In his resignation letter, addressed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and posted on Twitter, Hardik took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi without naming him: “Whenever our country faced challenges and when the Congress needed leadership, Congress leaders were enjoying abroad.”
Thu, May 19, 2022May 15, 2022 02:08 IST
The Indian Army will provide data to the university to develop model backgrounds for their soldiers to train virtually.
Sun, May 15, 2022April 30, 2022 05:33 IST
Born in a humble middle-class family in Ahmedabad, Ayesha was the first among the four siblings to pursue higher education. Even today, her parents have kept her economics books, notes for competitive exams and a few religious books on the shelves as a reminder.
Sat, Apr 30, 2022April 28, 2022 04:07 IST
Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) president Thakor said that he saw a tweet by Hardik stating that he was in the Congress “currently” and that some people want him out of the party.
Thu, Apr 28, 2022