'Epitome of simplicity': Neighbours remember Hiraben

For the residents of Vrindavan Bungalows-2 Society in Raysan village of Gandhinagar, Hiraben was an epitome of simplicity, who always maintained a low profile despite being Prime Minister Narendra......

Rahul summoned by 2 Guj courts in defamation cases

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was issued summons by two Gujarat courts on Tuesday in criminal defamation complaints filed by Bharatiya Janata Party leaders for allegedly calling Union Minister Amit......

Why I am disappointed with CBI's interim boss

'I would have expected that, once firmly ensconced in the director's chair by 2:15 am, the not-director of the CBI would have called for pen and paper and hand-written a few clean chits.''Clean......

Can Congress breach BJP stronghold of 'diamond city' Surat?

Surat -- Gujarat’s diamond city and the epicentre of the Patidar quota movement -- is set for a tough assembly poll battle as the Congress has added the face of the Patidar agitation Hardik......

Goyal runs finance ministry, but Jaitley's watching

While Arun Jaitley remains part of the decision making process, Piyush Goyal, who was given additional charge on May 14, attends cabinet meetings and takes the day-to-day decisions, report Arup......

Who initiated note ban? RBI governor evasive

Unhappy PAC asks Urjit Patel to give written answers on note ban.Amit Agnihotri reports. Unsatisfied with Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel's responses to specific queries on......

Brick-and-mortar billionaires back on Forbes rich list

Top 100 billionaires see their wealth rise 10%; top 20 account for half of total wealth of top 100. The top 20 billionaires in the Forbes India rich list have seen their wealth as a percentage of......

The real issues behind land acquisition

Farmers are inextricably tied to their land. Deprived of it, they have little else to fall back on for their livelihood, says Hasmukh Shah. "This land is your land." Woody Guthrie wrote this great......

SEE: Villagers celebrate Bhavina's silver with 'garba'

IMAGE: Bhavinaben Patel's family broke into the traditional 'garba' dance, burst firecrackers and smeared each other with 'gulal' at her native Sundhiya village in Gujarat's Mehsana district to......