Gujarat is a state on the western coast of India with a coastline of 1,600 km (990 mi) – most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula – and a population in excess of 60 million. It is the fifth largest Indian state by area and the ninth largest state by population. Gujarat is bordered by Rajasthan to the northeast, Daman and Diu to the south, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra to the southeast, Madhya Pradesh to the east, and the Arabian Sea and the Pakistani province of Sindh to the west. Its capital city is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. The Gujarati-speaking people of India are indigenous to the state. The economy of Gujarat is the fifth-largest state economy in India with ₹13.14 lakh crore (US$190 billion) in GDP and a per capita GDP of ₹174,000 (US$2,500). Gujarat ranks fifteenth among Indian states in human development index.
In just over a year of its unveiling, the Statue of Unity has surpassed the footfall at the 133-year-old Statue of Liberty in the US, with an average of over 15,000 tourists visiting the monument in.. IndiaTimes - Published
The road transport and highways ministry in September had sought legal opinion through the law ministry soon after some of the state governments including Gujarat had reduced the fines for compoundable.. IndiaTimes - Published
According to the latest road accident data compiled by the transport ministry, the Gujarat government had submitted that a total of 2,546 two-wheeler riders were killed in road crashes during last year.. IndiaTimes - Published
A soon-to-be-released survey ranked Aberdeen police station in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the country’s best, followed by Balasinor in Gujarat’s Mahisagar and Ajk Burhanpur in MP. A majority of.. IndiaTimes - Published
Central government officials said the new norm was introduced considering that some of the state governments in the past had tweaked the law to give exemptions to certain categories of two-wheeler.. IndiaTimes - Published
The famed vessel, 'Island Jade', which ferried PM Modi in 2017 during inauguration of the roll on-roll off ferry service between Ghogha and Dahej in Gujarat has been put up for sale by its loss-making.. IndiaTimes - Published
A controversial Gujarat anti-terror law, which recognises intercepted telephonic conversations as a legitimate evidence among other provisions, will come into force from December 1, a state minister.. IndiaTimes - Published
Two Union Territories- Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli- will be merged into one and a bill in this effect will be tabled in Parliament next week, Union minister Arjun Meghwal said in the Lok.. IndiaTimes - Published
An FIR was registered on Wednesday against the controversial guru on the charges of kidnapping and wrongful confinement of children to make them collect donations from followers to run his ashram here,.. IndiaTimes - Published
An FIR against the controversial guru was filed on Wednesday on the charges of kidnapping and wrongful confinement of children to make them collect donations from followers to run his Ahmedabad ashram. DNA - Published
The Supreme Court has dismissed the pleas filed by nine convicts, who were awarded life term for murdering former Gujarat home minister Haren Pandya in 2003, seeking review of its verdict holding them.. IndiaTimes - Published
Researchers led by K. M. Sreejith of the Space Applications Centre, Isro in Ahmedabad, Gujarat noted that North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 2003. It.. IndiaTimes - Published
External affairs minister S Jaishankar filed an affidavit in the Gujarat high court on Monday, defending his election to the Rajya Sabha from the state, claiming that the Election Commission broke no.. IndiaTimes - Published
A senior Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader on Saturday said the Supreme Court-mandated board of trustees will be set up on the lines of Gujarat's Somnath Trust and Ram temple in Ayodhya will be.. IndiaTimes - Published
Fishermen have been advised not to venture into east-central Bay of Bengal and east-central & adjoining northeast Arabian Sea and along & off Gujarat & north Maharashtra coasts. DNA - Published
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupon Thursday slammed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for questioning the decision to include Gujarati as an optional language in the Joint Entrance Examination.. IndiaTimes - Published
After West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee criticism of including Gujarati as a medium for JEE (Mains), National Testing Agency clarified that it included Gujarati because other than the state of Gujarat,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The extremely severe storm was over the Arabian Sea about 640 km west-southwest of Porbandar on Tuesday afternoon (Nov 5) is likely to weaken and cross Gujarat coast around November 7 morning. DNA - Published
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered around 35 cases related to bank frauds. The searches are being conducted in Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka,.. IndiaTimes - Published
An order passed by the Gujarat high court is likely to open the floodgates for litigants in family courts to submit audio clips showing faults of their opposing parties. IndiaTimes - Published
Severe cyclonic storm Maha is likely to make landfall along Gujarat coast between Dwarka and Diu on the night of November 6 and bring heavy to very heavy rains till the next day, the India.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Union Cabinet had last month approved a revival package for BSNL and MTNL which includes a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for their staff. The aim is to reduce the employee cost of the two.. IndiaTimes - Published
Cases of common cancer, including oral, cervical and breast cancer, diagnosed at state-run NCD clinics increased by nearly 324% between 2017 and 2018, according to National Health Profile, 2019 data... IndiaTimes - Published
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the severe Cyclonic storm Mahe which was over east-central Arabian Sea has moved further west-north westwards with a speed of 19 kilometers per.. IndiaTimes - Published
Severe cyclonic storm 'Maha' is likely to bring heavy rainfall over southern parts of Gujarat from November 6, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday. Maha has now become a severe cyclonic.. IndiaTimes - Published
PM Narendra Modi was presented with a memento of National Police Memorial on behalf of police fraternity on the occasion of National Unity Day in Gujarat's Kevadia. The memento was presented to PM Modi.. IndiaTimes - Published
PM Modi will also participate in the 'Ekta Diwas Parade', visit a technology demonstration site and interact with civil service probationers at Kevadiya, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office.. IndiaTimes - Published
"The contract to 'beautify' Delhi's most beautiful and historic area from the Parliament to India Gate has been given to a Gujarati company and government's estimated expenditure is Rs 12, 450 crores... IndiaTimes - Published
Parts of south Gujarat and Saurashtra are likely to receive light to moderate rains and thundershower over the next four days with cyclonic storm "Kyaar" hovering over the Arabian Sea, IMD said on.. IndiaTimes - Published
Shah also said that such schemes are the finest example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision about poor people as he has also experienced poverty in childhood. "During the dedication cum foundation.. IndiaTimes - Published
Amit Shah, on a two-day visit of his home state Gujarat, attacked the Congress over the issue of poverty eradication and said the country's oldest party paid only lip service and hardly did anything to.. IndiaTimes - Published
The results were not very encouraging for BJP and allies in Gujarat where they conceded three out of six seats and Bihar where Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) could retain only one out of four seats. The silver.. IndiaTimes - Published
BJP and its allies won 26 of the 51 assembly byelections in 18 states. The BJP won eight of the 11 contests in Uttar Pradesh but suffered setbacks in Gujarat and Bihar. Congress bagged 12 seats. The.. IndiaTimes - Published
The accused -- Moinuddin and Ashfaq -- who were arrested in Gujarat on Tuesday night, had visited the shrine on October 18 and informed Ali that they had killed Kamlesh Tiwari in Lucknow earlier in the.. IndiaTimes - Published
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct a common admission test for 15 of the central universities of the country from the 2020-21 academic session. These will include universities of Assam,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Former prime minister and Janata Dal (Secular) chief H D Deve Gowda has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the making of the world's tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel in Gujarat. IndiaTimes - Published
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