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Ahmedabad witnessed another spell of heavy rainfall late Friday night, bringing 45 mm of rain and pushing the city into a red alert for Saturday. While Friday daytime remained relatively dry, the overnight downpour led to severe waterlogging across several parts of the city, disrupting traffic, affecting public transport, and leaving many commuters stranded. The […]
In a landmark achievement for both Indian Railways and the country’s healthcare system, the Vande Bharat Express has successfully transported a live human heart for the first time in railway history. The life-saving mission ensured that the organ reached Ahmedabad from Surat within the critical time required for a heart transplant, giving a patient a […]
The issue of recurring waterlogging in Ahmedabad triggered a heated debate during the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation’s (AMC) General Board meeting, with Congress councillors questioning the civic body’s accountability for repeated flooding despite spending crores of rupees on drainage and infrastructure projects. Using the recent NEET paper leak controversy as an example, Congress councillor Shehzad Khan […]
Ahmedabad’s status as India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City has come under fresh scrutiny after UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee expressed serious concerns over major construction projects carried out within the city’s historic core without following the required heritage protection procedures. The observations were made during the 48th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) held […]
When Shrey Gupta sat down at his laptop at 10 pm on July 21, he had a very straightforward objective. The 28-year-old software engineer, who works at an Ahmedabad startup, had woken up that morning to the violence that unfolded during the July 20 ‘Sansad Chalo’ march circulating across social media. Hundreds of clips had […]
Ahmedabad witnessed one of the most intense rain events in its recorded history as relentless showers battered the city, leaving roads submerged, residential areas flooded and normal life severely disrupted. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city received 294.6 mm of rainfall in just 24 hours, making it the fourth-highest single-day rainfall recorded […]
Ahmedabad was hit by a spell of torrential rain on Thursday, leaving large parts of the city waterlogged, traffic paralysed and thousands of residents struggling to move around. The intense downpour brought back memories of the devastating floods of July 14, 2000, when Ahmedabad recorded 325 mm of rainfall. According to reports, the city received […]
Ahmedabad witnessed multiple protests on Wednesday over alleged irregularities and paper leaks in national-level examinations, with Congress workers taking to the streets in the afternoon and students gathering outside Gujarat University later in the evening. The protests saw police action at both locations, with more than 200 people detained in total, according to the police. […]
Ahmedabad witnessed two separate protests on Monday in support of the demonstrations at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, with the larger gathering in the evening turning tense as police detained more than 150 people. The protests were held in support of activist Sonam Wangchuk and also called for the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. While […]
An Ahmedabad-based businessman has approached the police after receiving a WhatsApp audio message from a person claiming to be gangster Goldy Brar. The caller demanded ₹5 crore and threatened to kill the businessman and his family if the money was not paid. The complaint has led to a police investigation to determine whether the threat […]
A powerful explosion ripped through an unlicensed firecracker manufacturing unit in Ahmedabad’s Vastral area on Saturday afternoon, killing at least eight people and injuring several others, in what officials say may turn out to be an even bigger tragedy as search operations continue at the site. The blast occurred around 3:24 PM at a fireworks […]
Ahmedabad has retained its position as India’s sixth-largest mutual fund market, with the city’s assets under management (AUM) crossing ₹2.23 lakh crore in March 2026. The latest figures show that the city’s mutual fund investments grew by nearly 19% over the past year, highlighting continued investor confidence. The city’s AUM increased from around ₹1.87 lakh […]
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport, operated by Adani Airport Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd., the flagship incubator of the globally diversified Adani Portfolio, has achieved another significant milestone in its journey toward customer service excellence. Today, SVPI Airport has been awarded the prestigious Level 5 Accreditation in Airport Customer Experience by […]
Five major prohibition cases registered in Ahmedabad city and Gandhinagar over the past two months have revealed a striking pattern. While police recovered liquor worth more than Rs 13.8 lakh from vehicles and other locations, none of the alleged bootleggers were arrested. The FIRs filed between May and July show that every case ended in […]
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday upheld the sentences awarded by a special trial court in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts case. The court confirmed the death penalty for 38 of the 49 convicted accused and upheld life imprisonment for the remaining 11. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justices A. Y. […]
Several police inspectors in Gujarat have fallen victim to a suspected malware attack after their Telegram accounts were compromised, resulting in explicit pornographic links being automatically sent to colleagues and senior police officials. According to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Crime Cyber Cell, investigators suspect that the officers’ accounts were hacked after they clicked on […]
Imagine walking through a city where almost every road, neighbourhood and open space is covered in concrete, while trees, lakes and natural green areas become increasingly rare. According to a new satellite-based scientific study, this could become the reality for Ahmedabad by 2045 if the current pace of urbanisation continues without stronger environmental safeguards. The […]
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a petition filed by an income tax informant seeking a substantially higher reward after his information helped the Income Tax Department detect tax evasion worth over ₹8 crore. The court ruled that rewards paid to informants under the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) policy are ex gratia (voluntary) […]
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested eight alleged operatives of the banned terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). According to the agency, the accused were allegedly working to establish an active network in Gujarat and were planning terror attacks in the state as well as other parts of the country. ATS officials claimed the accused were […]
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch has launched an investigation into an alleged immigration fraud in which two men claim they were cheated out of a combined Rs 72.3 lakh after being promised Canadian work visas that never materialised. The accused are four members of a family who operated an immigration consultancy in Ahmedabad and lured clients […]
