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OPINION - I saw the terrible impact of riots in India — and now I fear for England

In February 2002, 59 Hindu pilgrims perished when their train caught fire just outside Godhra station in the Indian state of Gujarat. The cause of the fire was never conclusively established; yet of the many unsubstantiated theories that still swirl around the fire, the one that had the most devastating…

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Gujarat ATS seizes 792 kg of MD drugs worth Rs 800 crore; two arrested

The Anti-Terrorist Squad of Gujarat arrested two people involved in making MD drugs in a flat in Maharashtra's Bhiwandi and seized 792 kg of liquid MD drugs worth Rs 800 crore. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Weather Update: IMD issues red alert for MP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Konkan, Goa and Maharashtra

The Indian Meteorological Department, in its latest report, issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in western Madhya Pradesh, eastern Rajasthan, Gujarat, Konkan region, Goa and Central Maharashtra on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gujarat-based fintech Infibeam Avenues to acquire 54% stake in Rediff

Gujarat-based fintech company Infibeam Avenues has struck a deal worth about Rs 50 crore to acquire a 54 percent stake in Rediff, one of the oldest internet firms in the country.

Newslaundry

Gujarat: Rain lashes several parts, Vapi face waterlogging

Day-to-day activities stalled in several parts of Vapi in Valsad on Saturday morning as it faced waterlogging following a heavy spell of rain overnight. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gujarat: Confirmed 51 cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome since June

In early June this year, an outbreak of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) began in Gujarat, in children under 15 years of age and as of July 31, 140 AES cases were reported in the state out of which 59 have died. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Surat: The silk city weaving global excellence in textiles

Surat, an industrial city in Gujarat, is known as the Silk City for its world-renowned textile industry, which significantly contributes to the country's economy. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Explained: All about NEET ‘paper leak’ in Bihar, cheating racket in Gujarat

Why did students from far off states travel to Gujarat to answer the NEET-UG exam? And that too in the regional Gujarati language? This strange fact surfaced as Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal hit the ground to investigate the alleged paper leak in Gujarat’s Godhra.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 329: Gujarat’s NEET cheat sheet, murky political funding

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit.

Newslaundry

Gujarat: Six dead, eight injured as bus clashes with truck on Ahmedabad-Vadodra Express Highway

At least six people killed and eight were injured after a bus collided with a truck on the Ahmedabad-Vadodra Express Highway in Gujarat, Anand in the early hours of Monday, Superintendent of Police Gaurav Jasani said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Why Gujarat’s use of tech to verify forest rights claims is concerning

In January this year Darangi Bhera Sarubhai, a resident of Khedasan village in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district, received a notice informing him that his Individual Forest Rights (IFR) claim had been rejected.

Newslaundry

SC stays Gujarat HC order for implementation of land recovery allotted to Adani Ports

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed an order of the Gujarat High Court for implementation of the recovery of land allotted to Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd in Mundra in Gujarat. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ahmedabad: Gujarat Police conduct foot patrolling to review security arrangements for Rath Yatra

Gujarat Police conducted foot patrolling in Ahmedabad today morning to review the security arrangements for the Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath scheduled to be held on July 7. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ahmedabad: Two killed, 3 injured after blast occurred in powder coating firm

Two people lost their lives while three were injured after a blast occurred in the Odhav Nagar Industrial Area in the Ahmedabad district of Gujarat on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Airports in Patna, Vadodara receive bomb threats, security heightened

Security has been heightened at airports in Gujarat's Vadodara and Bihar's Patna after bomb threat emails were received by the airport authorities on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gujarat's Vadodara airport receives bomb threat email, security tightened

Security was tightened at Gujarat's Vadodara Airport after a bomb threat email. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gujarat's forest guards maintain water points amid heatwaves to protect endangered Khur Wild Ass in Rann of Kutch

In an attempt to save the near-extinct Wild Ass and other species, forest guards have created water points where water is supplied regularly in Gujarat's Little Rann of Kutch which faces severe heatwaves in summer. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Two decades on, India still haunted by Gujarat religious riots

Twenty-two years ago, the Indian state of Gujarat erupted in violence. For several weeks from the end of February 2002, inter-communal violence led to the deaths of around 2,000 people, most of them Muslims. Entire neighbourhoods were burnt down and families massacred. This outpouring of hatred was sparked by a…

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Al Jazeera

India’s Modi faces ‘unprecedented’ alliance test after election results

Modi has only ever ruled with large majorities, centralised power and without coalition compulsions. Can he adapt?

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India election results 2024: Winners and losers of all past Lok Sabha votes

From 1951 to 2019, Congress and the BJP have seen highs and lows in India’s parliamentary elections.

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Three killed, over 40 injured after two buses collide in Gujarat

Three persons were killed and more than 40 injured after a state transport bus hit a motorcycle. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Minority exclusion’: Are Indian Muslims facing voter suppression?

Claims of voter suppression are rising – from names missing from electoral rolls to physical violence.

Newslaundry

‘We do not pay taxes to die’: The negligence that led to Rajkot game zone fire

In 2020, a fire broke out in the Intensive Care Unit of a designated Covid hospital in Gujarat’s Rajkot. Five people died, even though a fire brigade was just 300 metres away. Reports at the time pointed at a flouting of fire safety norms, including a blocked emergency exit.

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Rajkot gaming zone fire: Gujarat government suspends 7 officials for negligence

The Gujarat government on Monday ordered the suspension of seven officials, including two police inspectors and civic staff of Rajkot Municipal Corporation, for dereliction of duty in connection with the fire incident at a gaming zone in Rajkot, Killed which killed 27 persons. Read further on Dynamite News: