Ahmedabad News

North east region saw more of solar eclipse

While most of India got to see only part of the sun covered by the moon during the solar eclipse Friday, astronomy enthusiasts in the north east were able to see a larger portion of the sun's disc eclipsed during the rare celestial event.9:17 PM on August 01

Abhishek Bachchan no longer Flying Machine ambassador

Actor Abhishek Bachchan will soon cease to be the brand ambassador for Flying Machine, which is among the first Indian jeans brands.6:42 PM on August 01

Ahmedabad blasts claim two more victims

Six-year-old Mohammad Idris and 12-year-old Rohan Vyas succumbed to the injuries they sustained when serial blasts ripped through this industrial hub of Gujarat, raising the toll in the terror attack to 53, doctors said Friday.3:01 PM on August 01

New metals, menthol, jute contracts launched

The National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE) has launched new series for futures contract in non-ferrous metals, menthol crystal and raw jute. All new contracts will be available for trading on NMCE e-platforms beginning Thursday.8:32 PM on July 31

Ahmedabad citizens call for impartial probe into bombings

A group of city residents Thursday, condemning the series of bomb blasts here, said it is 'the total failure of our intelligence system which is unfortunately politicized to serve the interests of the ruling party'.8:32 PM on July 31

Bomb defused in Gujarat's Ankleshwar district

A bomb was recovered and defused Thursday in Gujarat's Ankleshwar district even as a letter saying that a bomb was planted at the Vadodara Stock Exchange turned out to be a hoax, the police said.7:30 PM on July 31

Women's panel meets Ahmedabad blast victims

A team of the National Commission for Women (NCW), headed by chairperson Girija Vyas, visited the blast sites here and met many injured. It has asked the state government to give special attention to the families of women and children killed in the terror attacks.8:31 PM on July 30

Gujarat hotels face losses as number of visitors fall

Hotels in Gujarat are facing a sharp fall in occupancy rates as people are avoiding travel to the state following Saturday's serial blasts that claimed at least 50 lives.5:02 PM on July 30

For Ahmedabad's Muslim residents, 2008 is not 2002

Many of them fled from their homes six years ago but they are staying put now. Even as they recall the massacre of February 2002, Muslims living in Naroda Patiya here have not panicked in the aftermath of the serial bombings in the city Saturday.11:15 AM on July 30

Hit by terror, economics keeps Ahmedabad's diamond market going

Two bombs struck the only diamond market of this city that fateful Saturday evening, killing two people. It was back to business the next morning in Bapunagar, the hub of diamond cutting and polishing business in the eastern part of Ahmedabad.11:03 AM on July 30

Gruh Finance Ltd. financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008

The Board of Directors of GRUH Finance Ltd. (GRUH) - a subsidiary of HDFC Ltd. - has approved the accounts for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 at their meeting held in Ahmedabad.11:20 PM on July 29

Not hanging Afzal emboldens terrorists: Bitta

Urging all political parties to join hands to fight terrorism, All India Anti-Terrorist Front secretary M.S. Bitta said here Tuesday that not hanging Afzal Guru, convicted for his role in the 2001 parliament attack, was only emboldening terrorists.10:31 PM on July 29

Ahmedabad city buses to have GPS, explosives sensors

Ahmedabad's bus service, targeted in Saturday's serial bombings, may soon install on its buses tracking device technology of the global position system (GPS) and would consider some other measures like sensors to detect explosives.10:01 PM on July 29

Blood and concern, Gujaratis have both for blast victims

Much blood was spilled on the streets of Ahmedabad in the serial blasts that claimed at least 50 lives, but this city's blood banks have plenty to offer to victims, with college students, NCC cadets and others queuing up as donors everyday.4:00 PM on July 29

Little Yash cries for father who was killed in blast

'Mummy, papa ke paas jana hai (I want to go to mummy and papa,' cries 11-year-old Yash, his little body swathed in bandages as he lies in a bed at the Civil Hospital here. Little does Yash know that his father was killed in Saturday's explosion at the hospital that left him and his elder brother badly injured.3:48 PM on July 29