Ahmedabad: Heavy rain in Mumbai continued to disrupt flight operations on Monday, forcing two Mumbai-bound flights to divert to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in the city. A Singapore–Mumbai flight landed in Ahmedabad at around 2:10 pm and resumed its journey at 3:25 pm after weather conditions improved. An Akasa Air flight from Delhi to Mumbai was also diverted to Ahmedabad before departing for Mumbai later in the evening. Airport officials said that the expansion...Read More

Mumbai: Heavy waterlogging on the Western Railway network between Vasai Road, Nallasopara, Saphale, and Kelve Road stations today has severely disrupted train operations, forcing the railway authorities to reschedule, cancel, and short-terminate several Mail, Express, and passenger trains, many of which pass through Gujarat. Western Railway said multiple long-distance trains departing from Bandra Terminus, Mumbai Central, and Dadar have been rescheduled due to the disruption. Update at 7 pm: T...Read More

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a three-nation tour of Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand from July 6 to 11, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday. The MEA note said, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Prabowo Subianto, Prime Minister hri Narendra Modi will pay a visit to Indonesia from 6-8 July, 2026. This will be Prime Minister’s fourth visit to Indonesia and his first bilateral visit since the elevation of India-Indone...Read More

Vadodara: To carry out maintenance work on tracks, signalling and overhead equipment, a Jumbo Block will be undertaken during the intervening night of Saturday/Sunday, i.e. 4th/5th July 2026, between Vasai Road and Vaitarna stations. According to a press release issued by Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railway, Vineet Abhishek, the Jumbo Block will be undertaken on the Up and Down fast lines from 23:55 hrs on 04th July 2026 to 04:30 hrs on 05th July 2026. Due to the block, Train N...Read More

Jamnagar: The Southwest Monsoon has advanced further across Gujarat, covering more than half of the state, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today. The IMD, in its bulletin, said, "The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of the north Arabian Sea, Gujarat, the remaining parts of Madhya Pradesh, and some more parts of Rajasthan and Haryana today, the 03rd July, 2026." As per the central weather watchdog, the Northern Limit of Monsoon passes through Jamnag...Read More

Surat: Seven days after the southwest monsoon entered Gujarat, large parts of the state are still waiting for its further advance as of July 1. While the monsoon normally reaches Gujarat around June 15, it arrived in South Gujarat only on June 24 this year, about nine days later than usual. Since then, its progress has remained stalled. According to the latest bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the Northern Limit of the Monsoon currently passes through Surat, Indore...Read More

Vadodara: The fourth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) for the Central Gujarat region is being held on June 29 and 30, 2026, at Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals (GSFC) University in Vadodara. On the second day of the two-day conference, a seminar on the theme 'Atmanirbhar Bharat in Aerospace and Defence' was organised. On this occasion, MoUs worth ₹2,550 crore were signed for investments in Gujarat's defence sector in the presence of Union Defence Minister Rajnat...Read More

Ahmedabad: As the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is upgrading its database and integrating its software applications, several online member services have been temporarily suspended from June 26. All services are expected to be fully restored from July 1 after the technical work is completed. The upgrade is aimed at providing members with faster, safer and more efficient digital services in the future. With EPFO's online services temporarily unavailable, crores of PF account ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has seized 2.08 lakh Tramadol tablets valued at around ₹8.32 crore and arrested a Rajasthan-based medical stockist allegedly involved in the illegal trafficking of the restricted psychotropic drug. According to ATS officials, the operation was carried out on Thursday following a tip-off. A luxury private bus travelling from Ankleshwar in Gujarat to Pali district in Rajasthan was intercepted near Shahibaug in Ahmedabad. During the search, ...Read More