Ahmedabad

Voting underway for local bodies polls in Gujarat

10:30 am February 28, 2021

Ahmedabad: Elections to Gujarat’s 81 municipalities, 31 district panchayats and 231 taluka panchayats are being held on Sunday across 36,000 polling booths in the state. Voters, including leaders from various political parties, arrived at the booths to cast their vote after polling began at 7 am. The voting will continue till 6 pm. ASTRO ACCENT […]

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

BJP set to retain power in six Gujarat municipal corporations

8:59 pm February 26, 2021

Ahmedabad: The BJP on Tuesday appeared on course to retain power in six municipal corporations, winning 409 of the 474 seats where results were declared till evening. Polling for 576 seats in Ahmedabad and five other civic corporations was held on February 21. The counting of votes began on Tuesday morning and is still underway. […]

Pitch was good, quality of batting was not: Kohli

11:10 pm February 25, 2021

Ahmedabad: India captain Virat Kohli on Thursday said poor batting and not the pitch was responsible for the day-night third Test against England winding up inside two days and described the performance of batsmen on both sides as “bizarre”. Kohli insisted there were no demons in the pitch, which has been called “not ideal” by […]

Mayhem at Motera: England fold for 81

10:15 pm February 25, 2021

Ahmedabad: There was no end to England’s batting woes against the spin duo of Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin as the side folded for 81 in its second innings to set India a target of 49 on the second day of the low-scoring day-night third Test here on Thursday. Patel picked five wickets in the […]

Gujarat DyCM seeks to downplay row over stadium naming

12:01 am February 25, 2021

Ahmedabad: Amid allegations that the BJP is trying to erase Sardar Patel’s legacy by renaming a cricket stadium in the city after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ruling party on Wednesday claimed the freedom movement icon’s name was never associated with the stadium in question. According to Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, a newly-built […]