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Dear Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi, DGP Vikas Sahay and Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Shri G S Malik I am a proud Gujarati but I write this open letter to you with much pain, frustration and angst. I have had a harrowing experience that reflects the big claims of “Police Sada Tamari Maate” (Police is Always for […]
Muslims were assured by the administration that the demolition was not taking place. The police bandobast was ahead of the Governor’s visit and the survey was for future use. The assurances were from the top administrative and police officers in Gir Somnath. Yet, the local Muslims feared something as they witnessed police bandobast and JCBs parked […]
In the last six months, the Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat has been silent as party workers and those connected to it have been found involved in cases of gender crimes. Fifty-five-year-old Govind Natt, a Dahod school principal, was arrested on September 22 ago for allegedly killing a six-year-old girl after she resisted his attempt […]
When he was picked up as the vice chancellor of the M S University of Baroda in 2005, his proximity to the then chief minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi was considered instrumental. And now when Manoj Soni has resigned as chairperson of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) due to “personal reasons” five years before his […]
When Indian skipper Rohit Sharma handed over the ball to Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the 16th over in the finals of the T20 World Cup, South Africa needed 30 runs out of 30 balls to win its first T20 title. The odds had started to get against India, and it wasn’t without a reason that […]
Around 4.30 pm on Saturday, fire broke out in the TRP Game Zone in Rajkot and within minutes at least 30 persons, including children, were charred to death. The gaming zone did not have the requisite No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Fire and Safety Department. The gaming zone had inflammable substances and tyres. The […]
In Gujarat, it was all about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his guarantees. It was all about making him the Prime Minister for the third time. It was about ‘asmita’ (pride). In scorching heat, the electorate voted on 25 Lok Sabha seats on Tuesday. The state reported 60.13% voter turnout as against 64.11% in 2019, […]
Gujarat recorded an estimated 55.22 percent turnout, till 5 p.m., on 25 Lok Sabha seats, voting for which was held on Tuesday. The final figures are expected by midnight, the state election commission said. The BJP is aiming for a hat-trick in its model state. It had won all the seats in the 2014 and […]
Apparently, it was after a lot of drama behind the scenes that Vijay Rupani succeeded Anandiben Patel as the chief minister of Gujarat in August 2016. Rupani saw many ups and downs during his five-year stint as the chief minister of the state. Soon after attending a programme in Ahmedabad in 2021 where Prime Minister […]
Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed six public meetings, covering 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat, on May 1 and 2 and as always tried to explain to the electorate that voting for the BJP candidate would mean a vote to him, he ensured that he kept away controversial candidates from anywhere near him. […]
In what can perhaps turn out to be a major relief for the “I.N.D.I.A.” alliance in Gujarat, Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM has decided not to contest Lok Sabha elections. AIMIM Gujarat state president Sabir Kabliwala told Vibes of India on April 23 that they are not contesting the elections as it is often alleged that the […]
Even as the Surat police have arrested the accused, who molested a 13-year-old girl on a road on January 12, it has emerged that the FIR was filed without consulting a senior officer. The area falls under Signanpore Police Station in Surat. The police assured a proper investigation into the case. Acting swiftly after filing […]
It has been over a fortnight since the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS) 2024 concluded on a celebratory note. The event’s posters adorn strategic locations across Gujarat. While the placards may be removed, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name will be inextricably tied to the event. The year 2024 marked two decades of the summit […]
