Ahmedabad

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia, who was recently called for questioning by the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) for his alleged role in post-Godhra riots in 2002, has sought to know the exact questions the SIT wants to ask him. One of Togadia’s lawyers also alleged that an SIT member had insulted the VHP leader.Togadia was called for questioning by SIT on April 19. Initially, there were reports that the VHP leader would appear before the SIT o…

In what can be termed as the first ever shopping mall robbery in Ahmedabad, thieves stole electronic items and mobile phones worth over Rs 10 lakh from the Big Bazaar in Satellite area. The incident happened in the wee hours of Saturday.A complaint was filed at the Satellite police station, by one Vishal Parmar who says that an unidentified person broke through the window grill of the first floor where the showrooms of electronic equipment are located. The thief stole at least 75 mobile…

The Indian phenomenon is happening fast. While economics changed the spectrum of the country after liberalisation and boosted growth and competition, it was a change in Indian politics that changed Indian economics, leading to what can be called the Indian phenomenon. This was the focus on the second day of Confluence ’09 at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA).?After liberalisation, we (the industry) thought we may lose our jobs during the recession; but we survived. Ma…

There is a famous saying: football is an honest game; it is a game about sharing. Taking a cue from this saying, the men and women working behind the scenes, including for the promotion of sportspersons especially footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and David Beckham, in their own ways, have decided to enter the arena themselves, of course to get rid of stress.Sixteen teams are in the fray for top honours at the DNA Corporate Futsal ’09 tournament, an innovative football tourname…

It may sound strange but Anoop Mandal members say Jains are responsible for excessive carbon emissions that cause global warming. The members draw their convictions from the book ‘Jagathitkarni’ written by Anoop Dasji, founder of the cult.On the second day of their national conference at Zundal, Anoop Mandal national president Amrut Prajapati said, "Thousands of Anoop Mandal members have come to participate in the ‘Pruthvi Bachao Mahabhiyan’. We talked on saving all th…