7 killed as six-storey building collapses in Surat

The death toll in the collapse of a six-storey building in Gujarat's Surat city has gone up to seven with the recovery of six more bodies overnight, police said on Sunday. IMAGE: Police and fire......

Cong Surat candidate resurfaces, says betrayed by party

Suspended Congress leader Nilesh Kumbhani, whose nomination form was rejected over discrepancies leading to Bharatiya Janata Party winning the Surat Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat unopposed, resurfaced......

Cong's Surat candidate goes 'incommunicado', may join BJP

Congress claimed here on Tuesday that Nilesh Kumbhani, its candidate from the Surat Lok Sabha seat whose nomination was rejected over 'discrepancies', had gone incommunicado amid rumours that he......

Gujarat rain-related toll rises to 26, more than 17K evacuated

Rain-related incidents claimed 19 more lives in Gujarat, taking the toll to 26 in three days, while around 17,800 people were evacuated from flood-affected areas as heavy showers lashed parts of......

Surat partners Microsoft to become a smart city

SMC will work with Microsoft and its partners to bring solutions for water management and urban planning Image: International Business Center, Piplod, Surat. Photograph, courtesy:......

Surat blast may affect diamond ancillaries

Sunday's blast in Varachha, that wrecked three houses and has claimed 43 lives so far, is likely to take a toll on the health of the Rs 500 crore (Rs 5 billion) diamond ancillary industry. The......

Konkan Railway moots Skybus in Surat

Konkan Railway Corporation Ltd is looking at running its Skybus project in Surat and Ahmedabad. A senior level team from the KRCL visited Surat last week and made presentations before the Surat......

300 kmph! Bullet train project study on

The bullet train project connecting Ahmedabad with Mumbai, conceived by former railway ministers Digvijay Singh and Nitish Kumar, finally seems to have started gaining momentum with Tokyo-based......