Located on the western coast of India, Gujarat is the fifth largest state in India in terms of area and has the longest coastline of 1,600 kms. Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat and its largest city is Ahmedabad.
It shares its border with Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and the Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Gujarat's former capital city Ahmedabad, one of the most important textile hubs in India, has Sabarmati Ashram which was established in 1915 when Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa.
Gujarat was formed when 17 northern districts of the Bombay state were divided on the basis of languages on May 1,1960. The official language of the state is Gujarati.
Gujarat is known for its production of processed diamonds and denim in the country. Gujarati cuisine, one of the oldest culinary treasures of India, offers a wide variety of vegetarian food like Khandvi, Gujarati samosa, Dhokla, Gujarati Khadi, Methi ka Thepla, Fafda, Patra and others. The state is also known for its traditional dance form Garba, performed primarily by women arranged in a circular form.
The plains of Gujarat experience a hot and dry in summer and have cold and dry winter. Gir National Park, Rani Ki Vav, White Desert Kutch, Junagadh Buddhist caves, Statue of Unity, Sabarmati Ashram, Laxmi Vilas Palace, Somnath Temple are some of the top tourist destinations in Gujarat.
The Ministry of Railways has released the first official look of India's upcoming bullet train. The flagship project will operate on the 508-kilometre Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor, utilising Japan's Shinkansen technology.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court's Indore bench has declared the Bhojshala complex in Dhar district a temple, quashing a 2003 Archaeological Survey of India order that allowed Friday Namaz at the site.
The latest edition of Statecraft covers major geopolitical shifts as US President Donald Trump arrives in Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. The visit, occurring amid the ongoing West Asia conflict and the Strait of Hormuz blockade, focusses on trade, tariffs, and the Iran war.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who addressed Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Delhi on the party's superb performance in assembly elections, said that with a victory in West Bengal, 'lotus' has bloomed from Gangotri to Gangasagar.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the thirteen-kilometer missing link on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. This newly inaugurated bridge and route, which passes through the Ghats of Maharashtra, is expected to reduce travel time between Mumbai and Pune by half an hour.
In Odisha’s Keonjhar district, a daily wage labourer carried his sister's skeletal remains to a rural bank to claim her savings after being denied access without a death certificate.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is heading towards a massive victory in the Gujarat municipal elections, securing twelve out of fifteen municipal corporations.
The transcript features an opposition party representative addressing multiple political controversies. The representative alleges that the ruling party is suppressing their political campaign in Gujarat by suspending their official social media pages and unjustly imprisoning their leaders.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched an attack on the Aam Aadmi Party leadership over allegations of constructing a new lavish bungalow on Lodhi Road in Delhi. During a press conference, the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister accused the AAP Chief of abandoning the party's foundational principles of simplicity in favour of an extravagant lifestyle. The BJP leader presented the alleged layout of the new residence, which reportedly includes five bedrooms and four drawing rooms, questioning the source of the funds used for its construction.
In a big setback to Arvind Kejriwal, Raghav Chadha and six other Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs quit the party to join the BJP.
A major political crisis has unfolded as seven out of ten Rajya Sabha members from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) quit the party to merge with the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Punjab elections.
In a major setback to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), its Rajya Sabha MPs including Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal quit the party and announced their decision to merge with the Bharatiya Janata Party, citing constitutional provisions.
Nearly a year after Operation Sindoor, India Today brings this ground report from Rann of Kutch in Gujarat where the Indian Army not only countered Pakistani threats during Operation Sindoor, but has been dominating this particular terrain with capability, enhancement, and preparedness.
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Corps has seized two commercial container ships in the Strait of Hormuz over alleged maritime violations.
Anant Ambani, Executive Director of Reliance Industries Limited, celebrated his thirty-first birthday by dedicating the day to large-scale charitable initiatives, highlighted by the launch of Vantara University in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
The big focus of this episode of India First is on the peace talks between the US and Iran scheduled for Saturday in Islamabad.
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran against charging fees on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
This episode of News Today examines the escalating West Asia conflict as Donald Trump’s 48-hour deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz approaches.
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The vessel is expected to reach India within the next 24 to 36 hours.
