Industry experts attribute the improvement to better market conditions Surat: The decade-long slide in lab-grown diamond (LGD) prices appears to have paused, with export data for the first two months of the current financial year indicating an improvement in per-carat values.After averaging around $60 per carat in 2025-26, polished LGD exports in April and May…
Surat: A new team of office-bearers was selected by the Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association (FOSTTA) on Thursday, ushering in a new administrative term for one of the city’s most influential textile trade bodies.The appointments were finalised during a board meeting held at the FOSTTA board room following the recent election of board members.Hansraj…
Surat Jubilant students after the declaration of results on Wednesday Surat/Ahmedabad: Reinforcing its reputation as a hub of commerce and professional education, Surat delivered another impressive performance in the Chartered Accountancy Final examinations, with Akshat Beriwala securing an All India Rank (AIR) 10 and five other city students figuring among the country’s top 50 rank-holders.Beriwala…
Surat: The Dindoli police arrested a 21-year-old roadside garment vendor for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. Both had come in contact with each other on Instagram. The accused had allegedly taken the girl to Ajmer on June 14 and raped her at his house in Limbayat before leaving. Preliminary investigation suggested that the accused had…
Gems and jewellery dealers are looking forward to July 15 Surat: The city’s gem and jewellery trade has turned upbeat with the India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) set to come into force on July 15, bringing duty-free access for a range of gem and jewellery products to the UK market.Signed in July 2025, the agreement…
A major fire engulfed an automobile showroom in Adajan Surat: A massive fire engulfed at least four shops in the Adajan area on Thursday morning, triggering panic among residents and causing major traffic disruptions. No casualties were reported as the establishments were closed at the time of the incident.According to Surat Fire and Emergency Services…
Surat: The talati of Talav Chora gram panchayat in Chikli taluka of Navsari and his aide were caught for allegedly seeking a bribe of Rs 40,000 to issue a no-objection certificate (NOC). The Surat unit of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) laid a trap and the Valsad-Dang ACB inspector nabbed two accused individuals.According to details, the…
Accused Spiked Her Coffee, Recorded Nude Videos To Blackmail HerSurat: Singanpor police have booked three persons on charges of rape and criminal intimidation after a young woman alleged that one of the accused drugged her with spiked coffee, recorded a nude video while she was unconscious, and later used it to repeatedly sexually assault and…
Surat: A Surat-based diamond trader has alleged that he was cheated of Rs 9.11 lakh by six persons, including a doctor, who promised to exchange US dollars received as donations at a religious place and an NGO for Indian currency. Umra police have registered a cheating case against all six accused and launched an investigation.According…
Surat: A 30-year-old GST inspector posted in Surat has accused a Gandhinagar-based PG hostel owner of cheating her of Rs 26.8 lakh by luring her into investing in his business with promises of high returns and later threatening to tarnish her reputation when she sought her money back.According to the FIR, Dimple Jethwa, a GST…
