Bharuch: In a major development in the ongoing investigation into an alleged ₹7.30 crore scam under the MGNREGA scheme in Bharuch, Gujarat Congress Vice-President Hira Jotva has been detained by the Bharuch police for questioning. A police team from Bharuch reached Gir Somnath early Thursday morning and detained Jotva from Supasi village. His detention was formally recorded at Prabhas Patan police station. According to the complaint, two firms carried out road construction projects in 56 vill...Read More

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the book "The Emergency Diaries – Years that Forged a Leader" today at an event in the national capital. The book delves into the compelling role that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, then a young RSS pracharak, played in the fight against the Emergency. It also features a special foreword by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. After launching the book during the Samvidhan Hatya Diwas programme, Amit Shah said, “Today, PM Modi's book 'The Em...Read More

Ahmedabad: Senior Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil has resigned from the post of President of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC), taking responsibility for the party's poor performance in the by-elections in the Kadi and Visavadar constituencies, the results of which were declared today. Addressing the media, Gohil said, “Despite being out of power for 30 years, our workers have fought with determination in the Kadi and Visavadar bypolls. I thank them wholeheartedly. But the result...Read More

Gandhinagar: The main opposition Congress party in Gujarat has suspended its spokesperson Dr. Amit Nayak for six years. He has been suspended for using abusive language that could attract charges under the Atrocities Act. He is also accused of extortion, allegedly recorded in a telephone call audio clip. Additionally, he has been suspended for his writings on social media, which could harm the party's image. According to the suspension order signed by the party's disciplinary panel head Balubha...Read More

Kadi: The counting of votes for the Kadi Assembly seat has concluded, with BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda securing a resounding victory. The ruling party has retained the seat with a lead of 39,427 votes. The BJP received a total of 99,709 votes, while Congress candidate Ramesh Chavda secured 60,282 votes. Aam Aadmi Party's Jagdish Chavda received 3,089 votes, and 1,701 votes were cast for NOTA. After the counting of votes began at 8 AM, the ruling BJP candidate maintained the lead throughout t...Read More

Ahmedabad: Congress President has approved the appointment of the District and City Congress Committee (DCC) Presidents in Gujarat, with immediate effect. These appointments conclude a rigorous organisational exercise under the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan. The party in a release stated - 'The Abhiyan, launched to revitalize the party structure from booth to district level, focused on transparent, inclusive, and ideology-based leadership selection. On April 12, 2025, 43 AICC Observers and 183 PCC...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat Police's CID Cyber Crime Police here has arrested Gujarat Congress General Secretary Rajesh Soni over a couple of social media posts on Facebook regarding Operation Sindoor and the Indian Armed Forces. The First Information Report (FIR) in this case mentions two specific social media posts by Soni for which he has been arrested. In one post, he wrote that “it must be noted that the soldiers will not get credit. Double the expense compared to flying Rafale jets in Operati...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a fresh blow to Gujarat Congress, party spokesperson Amit Nayak on Wednesday announced his resignation, citing deep-rooted factionalism, leadership failure, and alleged ties between senior Congress leaders and the BJP. His exit comes just days after Rahul Gandhi flagged internal irregularities in Gujarat Congress’s organisational structure during an event in Madhya Pradesh. Nayak, in a scathing open letter addressed to Rahul Gandhi and posted on Facebook, accused Ahmedabad City ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Reiterating his demand to expel party members allegedly aligned with the BJP, Gujarat Congress working president and Vadgam MLA Jignesh Mevani on Sunday took aim at his party’s leadership. “Remove those who are not truly with the party. Why tolerate such disgrace? Expel them so the party is cleansed, and we can rebuild it together—especially in Visavadar and Kadi,” Mevani said. Earlier, just days ago, Mevani had said in a social media post,"Now even the leaders of other pa...Read More

Ahmedabad: The main opposition party, Congress, has demanded the recruitment of Assistant Professors in government arts, commerce, and science colleges, along with a reduction in the current 50% weightage of the interview to a more reasonable 10 to 13.50%. Addressing the media, Dr. Manish Doshi, Media Convener and Spokesperson of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, stated that due to the Gujarat Public Service Commission’s (GPSC) policy of assigning 50% weightage to the interview, thousan...Read More