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In Gujarat, a superintendent engineer working with the government declared himself as the 10th incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Rameshchandra Fefar, 56, is an engineer from MS University, Vadodara. He was the superintendent engineer with the Sardar Sarovar Punarvasvat Agency of the state’s Water Resources Department, which looks after the resettlement and rehabilitation of families affected […]
Name it, ‘reunion’ or ‘reconciliation’ but the BJP and Shiv Sena are onto something, especially after Uddhav Thackeray met Prime Minister Modi in Delhi, in what political leaders define as an extempore. As we wait for details to emerge from the roughly 45-minute-long meeting, lets assume for now it was ‘peace talk’ on the table. […]
“Caste and political implications may be given more weightage than sincerity and experience”. Amidst the buzz of a cabinet reshuffle, a source in the know of these developments in Delhi claimed to Vibes of India (VoI), that this Union cabinet rejig is aimed at killing many birds with one stone. He gave us a few […]
While the second wave of Covid -19 is not over yet and Covid curbs are still partially in place, over 150 gamblers who assembled in about seven houses near Tambu Chowky in Dariapur were held by State Monitoring Cell (SMC) headed by Additional Additional DGP Nirja Gotru. DSP, Jyoti Patel of SMC said they acted […]
Shagufta Jan recalls a sunlit Saturday a decade ago, which she and her friends spent in Gulmarg, as one of the last happy days of her life. Soon after, B.Sc., the final year student, the eldest of her three siblings, was married off once she graduated from college. I was a happy-go-lucky girl,” a visibly frail […]
It was during one of his leisure trips to Europe in 2015 when Bittu John Kalungal caught the concept of bring-your-own container for grocery shopping. An MTech in Aeronautical Engineering Kalungal aged 32 decided to launch a green grocery store – 7 to 9 Grocery store – in 2018. He converted his father’s 40-years-old, 600-square […]
In a case registered under sections of domestic violence at Anandnagar police station on July 3rd, 2021, a 32-year-old woman has alleged that her husband, who had an extra-marital affair and tortured her mentally and physically threatened to make her private pictures viral on social media. Anandnagar police said they are verifying the details of […]
With actor Aamir Khan and producer wife Kiran Rao getting divorced on July 3, Saturday; Vibes of India takes a flashback at some of the most discussed divorces of the film industry. Be it Malaika Arora’s separation with director-producer Arbaaz Khan; to Hrithik Roshan’s expensive separation with wife Sussanne Khan; the stories behind their divorce […]
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, known as Mr Perfectionist of Bollywood has always been known for his perfection when it comes to his films but still seems to be searching for his perfect marriage. He has been in the news not only for his professional life and blockbuster films but also for his personal life. Aamir […]
After earning three gold medals at the 72nd Senior National Aquatic Championships in 2018 and six medals at the tenth Asian Age-Group Championships in 2019 held at Bangalore, 21-year-old Maana Patel from Gujarat has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics this year. This fastest and youngest female back-stroker smashed her own record of 1:04:21 at the […]
The first “Love Jihad” complaint of Gujarat was a curious one. Now, it has taken a curoiser turn. The girl who launched a police complaint under the amended Gujarat Freedom of Religion Act, 2021 has vanished after she gave a statement that all the complaints she filed against her Muslim husband of two years was […]
Munchi Cama was a happy,friendly, affable man. A co owner of India’s oldest newspaper Mumbai Samachar, he was accessible too all and loved Gujarati food. He passed away this morning. Just within 48 hours of Mumbai Samachar celebrating its’ 200nd birthday. Vibes of India pays tribute to Munchi Sheth.
It is not just Narendra Modi and his government. Covid-19 has also exposed us in many ways as a society as disasters do. It brings out the best and the worst of us on the surface, spectacularly. And it is also leading us to question and review our existing thoughts, approaches and accepted wisdom. Actually, […]
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on July 2, 2021, raided the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office and held two senior officials of ED, Director Purnakam Singh and Additional Director Bhuvnesh Kumar allegedly in a bribery case. According to CBI sources, the two had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs 75 lakh from HM Industries Pvt Ltd […]
Even as the main accused in the Shivranjani hit-and-run case Parv Shah of Siddhgiri Apartment located in Mithakali was arrested by N division traffic police, the cops have swung into action and begun a full-fledged investigation to know whether the accused was driving his car at high speed or not. It is worth mentioning that […]
Ever wondered what happened to the companies that once highlighted the entrepreneurial spirit of Gujarat? Well, these companies have now passed into the realm of history. Twenty-five years ago, when I was a journalist with The Economic Times, we had produced a listing of Gujarat’s Top 50 Corporate Giants. Such listings are common enough on […]
TMC MPS in West Bengal in a letter has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the removal of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta. In the letter signed by MPs Derek O’Brien, Sukhendu Sekhar Roy and Mahua Moitra, it is stated that “Suvendu Adhikari, an accused in various offences being investigated by CBI and ED and […]
Gujarat Government plans to allocate Rs 4,000 Crore for Rural employment, considering the rural disappointment towards government and upcoming assembly elections in 2022. The plans are intended to extend development programs to rural areas in order to boost employment in rural sector. Government plans to allot 4,000 Crore to provide employment under schemes like Prime […]
Ahmedabad-based danseuse and activist Mallika Sarabhai filed a complaint to the commissioner of Industries and Mines, Gandhinagar on July 1 i.e. Thursday to draw attention to the illegal mining in the Sabarmati river. She has a farm on the river at Fetahpura village in Pethapur –Gandhinagar, and over the last many months sand is being taken […]
Physical willpower is important but it’s the mind that matters. Bhavina and Sonal Patel have just proven that. Not related, though they share the same last name, Bhavina, 34, and Sonal, 33, are now all set to participate in Tokyo Olympics. Bhavina and Sonal both have polio and are disabled from their waist down. They […]
