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A tribal farmer, steeped in debt and hit by Covid-19, consumed pesticides to kill himself in Gujarat’s Navsari on Wednesday night.Nilesh Patel waited for the fervently promised ‘Achhe din’, but they never came. At least not in his lifetime. He had been hoping that they would arrive – if not within the promised 100 days, […]
Petitions cite the right to privacy to question the 1949 law; state says redefining laws based on the citation like ‘inviting bull to a china shop’ The Gujarat High Court on Monday accepted a batch of petitions challenging the provisions of Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949, which bans the manufacture, sale and consumption of liquor in […]
When Alpa married Aman (names changed to protect identity), she knew his religion fully well. She knew he was a Muslim right from the time they got ‘cosy’ while dating online. From sharing food pictures and talking about their favourite Bollywood stars, they graduated to exchanging their phone numbers. After ten months, Alpa ran away […]
Not every one would get such wonderful news four days before their retirement.But Gujarat cadre’s 1984 batch IPS officer Rakesh Asthana is a lucky man.Some call it a reward for political services,others term it as destiny and some others call it “purely merit” but Rakesh Asthana wouldn’t comment on it.Rahul Gandhi called him Modi’s blue […]
Gujarat has never had it better. Not during the Congress led by Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi or UPA led by Manmohan Singh, Janata Party (secular) led by Charan Singh, Janata Party by Morarjee Desai, Janata Dal National Front by VP Singh, Janata Dal (United front) of Deve Gowda and I K Gujral, Samajwadi Janata […]
Vibes of India has a list of names that have been nearly finalised for the new Narendra Modi cabinet.According to sources, Narendra Modi has discussed this list with his confidant and Home Minister Amit Shah. Suspense is building over the new Modi cabinet that will be formally announced at 6 pm. Since the morning, […]
PM Modi’s political wisdom in Governor Appointments Behind every governor’s transfer, there has been a lengthy political debate and apt calculation. These days in India, Governors are no more cosmetic heads of the State. They play a critical role in various manoeuvrings and manipulations as we all know. The appointment of Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel, 77, as […]
“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 […]
Parul Khakhar speaks volumes with her silence. This revolutionary poet from Gujarat who captured the imagination of the world with her “Shab Vahini Ganga” has not been selective in her criticism of the “system”. People who try to denigrate her work as a one-time outing to defame the government for its mishandling of the pandemic, […]
