Diamond workers of Surat could make a difference to the election outcome in at least half a dozen seats of Gujarat where they have a numerically significant presence, political experts say. IMAGE:......
As Maharashtra's ruling coalition battles for survival in Mumbai, some 280 km away in Surat in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled Gujarat, a luxury hotel has become the focus of all attention as it......
Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and Shiv Sena strongman Eknath Shinde plunged the ruling alliance in the state into a political crisis on Tuesday as he rebelled against his party and landed in a Surat......
One diamond worker was killed and six others were injured in Bhavnagar when a private security guard allegedly opened fire on the workers who were protesting for wage hike. The private security......
'There are 8-12 members living in the same accommodation. While in pre-lockdown days, since most were out on work, social tension among them was less because of limited interaction. But now,......
The Rs 10,000 crore that he had pledged will go in the creation of a network of affordable world-class hospitals and medical colleges, affordable top-tier K-12 schools and advanced global skill......
Surat's diamond industry -- which had been severely hit by the global slowdown -- is slowly gaining momentum with demand from domestic, international and emerging markets, like China, rising,......
Did it fail because it was run not like a cooperative with joint decision-making, but as a company whose sole prerogative was profit? It was meant to be the "White Revolution" of the diamond......
Surat's diamond industry holdS on to its bargaining power over polished diamonds as production falls short of demand. IMAGE: A craftsman checks the colour of a diamond at a diamond processing unit......
Taking a cue from Amul, the hugely-successful milk collection and distribution co-operative, 1,500 diamond polishers of Surat had got together in August 2010 to form Surat Rough Diamond Sourcing......