The Latest Breaking News from Gujarat

Will Trump’s India tariffs shut down world’s biggest cut diamond supplier?

Two million Indian workers supply 14 out of 15 cut diamonds globally. Trump’s 50 percent tariffs could disrupt that.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2025

Modi govt evades Lok Sabha question on animals in Vantara, inspections

The Union Ministry of Forests, Environment and Climate Change has evaded a parliamentary question on the number of animals kept at the Reliance Foundation sponsored Vantara facility in Gujarat’s Jamnagar district.

Newslaundry · Aug 11, 2025

Elephant Madhuri’s relocation: Animal welfare or Vantara love?

Madhuri, a 36-year-old elephant living at a Jain monastery in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, has found herself at the centre of a jumbo-sized controversy. The Bombay High Court recently ordered that she be relocated to Vantara – the plush private animal sanctuary in Gujarat run by Anant Ambani of Reliance Group.

Newslaundry · Aug 6, 2025

Vehicles plunge into river after bridge collapse in India, leaving several dead

At least nine people have died after a bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Vadodara district, where heavy rains have battered western India in recent days.

Euronews · Jul 9, 2025

Bridge collapse kills 9 in India's Gujarat state

At least nine people have been killed after a bridge over a river collapsed in India’s western Gujarat state, according to news agency Press Trust of India

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s New York primary win sparks the ire of Modi’s supporters

Experts say Mamdani, a mayoral candidate, has attracted criticism on the Hindu right for his faith and outspoken views.

Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2025

How Muslims struggle to buy property in Gujarat

After the conflict between India and Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Vadodara city in Gujarat and held a roadshow. Colonel Sophia Qureshi’s entire family was invited to the event, showering the PM with flowers as he passed.

Newslaundry · Jul 3, 2025

India’s lion numbers soar: Why are some conservationists worried?

The latest census puts India’s wild lion population at 891 lions, a 32% increase from 2020. But is it all good news?

Al Jazeera · Jun 28, 2025

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Crash: India Shuts Door On UN Aviation Expert Probing Plane Accident

India will deny a UN Aviation investigator to join the probe into the Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) 787 Dreamliner crash in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Benzinga · Jun 27, 2025

Air India crash in Ahmedabad sends reverberations to Canadian families of Air India Flight 182

The June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, with 230 passengers and 12 crew members aboard is sending deep reverberations through a group of Canadians who know all too well the shock, grief and horror of losing loved ones in hauntingly similar circumstances.

The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025