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The chaat sellers of Manek Chowk serve up many a scrumptious dishes to satisfy the late night hunger pangs of the foodies of Gujarat. They also are equally adept at whipping up interesting political conversations. The New Indian team visited the hub of food joints that is not only a symbol of great culinary diversity […]
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday made a written claim that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will form government in Gujarat. He also urged government employees in Gujarat to back the AAP while promising implementation of the old pension scheme for them by January 31 next year. Addressing a press conference in Surat, AAP […]
Godhra: The air in the newly renovated Godhra railway station near which 20 years back Sabarmati Express was put on fire wears not only smells of fresh paint but also of peace. It is difficult to fathom this this is the same site where the charred bodies of 59 karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were found inside […]
Once they were comrades. Today they are political rivals who belong to opposite camps of the political spectrum. Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani and Patidar leader Hardik Patel, along with OBC leader Alpesh Thakore spearheaded the identity politics of Gujarat in 2017 Assembly elections. Today Mevani and Patel only speak in diametrically opposite tone and tenor. […]
In the BJP stronghold of Vadodara, an Army veteran is fighting the ensuing Gujarat Assembly elections to draw attention towards due respect and rights of retired personnel of the Indian armed forces. AAP candidate Vinay Chavan faces a herculean task – of defeating the sitting legislator of 35 years, BJP’s Yogesh Patel in the Manjalpur […]
Seven years back, Gopal Italia along with Hardik Patel launched a massive movement demanding quota for Gujarat’s powerful Patidars. But in this election, they are making all-out efforts to woo the community towards their parties. In the ensuing Assembly elections, both Hardik and Italia are making a strong pitch to woo people of the Patidar […]
Surat has been the stronghold of the BJP in Gujarat with people working in the diamond industry backing it through thick and thin. However, the citadel appears to be a bit shaky as the new entrant AAP has made a strong pitch to dent the ruling party’s prospects. Around 90 per cent of diamonds consumed […]
In Lakhvad locality in Gujarat’s Mehsana, more than 300 Hindus of Pakistan-origin are all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they see him as the only politician who can ensure them Indian citizenship. Navigating through the bylanes of Lakhvad, a mix of shanties and concrete buildings, a team of The New Indian meets 65-year-old Rupa Ben […]
47-year-old Jijubhai Ishwarbhai Patel has been voting for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for more than two decades, but he will choose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in this Assembly election. Standing outside the office of a shipping company at the Hazira Port in Surat, Patel, a 5-feet tall man in a sky blue-coloured T-shirt […]
The victims of 2002 Gujarat riots in Naroda Patiya have wholeheartedly rejected the candidature of daughter of riot convict Payal Kukrani. 30-year-old anaesthetist Payal Kukarni has been given ticket from Naroda Patiya, where close to 100 people were killed in the riots. Kukrani’s father Manoj Kukrani was one of the 32 who were convicted in […]
