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A group of 33 Gujaratis, among 104 Indian immigrants, were deported from the United States and arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad early Thursday. The deportees had travelled on a domestic flight from Amritsar as part of the latest crackdown on illegal immigration initiated by the US President Donald Trump administration. Reports indicated […]
A journey to the United States, fraught with desperation and undertaken with devious means, ends in a nightmare, leaving scars for a lifetime. In the past few days, Vibes of India has reported such aching accounts of illegal immigrants who have been humiliatingly deported to India. One such story is that of Lovepreet Kaur, 30, a resident of the Bholath area […]
Nine years after 14 lives were lost during the peak of Patidar agitation and a number of cases, including sedition charges, filed against Patidar leaders, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in Gujarat has reportedly decided to withdraw cases against BJP MLA Hardik Patel and other leaders. However, there is no official confirmation from the […]
Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie on Friday revealed that her children, despite growing up in the limelight, have no particular affinity for the film industry. During a panel at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the actress shared that her kids, whom she shares with ex-husband Brad Pitt, are not drawn to cinema. “No. I don’t […]
Protests erupted in Parliament over the deportation of 104 Indian migrants from the United States, with opposition MPs condemning the “inhuman manner” in which they were returned. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, explaining that the use of restraints was part of the US standard operating procedure (SOP). He assured […]
The prey base for Asiatic Lions in Gir, Gujarat, has risen by 37% in the last five years. According to data provided in the Rajya Sabha, the prey base has increased from 1,55,659 in 2019 to 2,13,391 in 2024. Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh disclosed the figures […]
It would be euphemistic to call it a thaw between the two neighbouring countries but Pakistan has shown keenness to address the Kashmir conflict through a dialogue with India. However, he also accused India of accumulating weapons, arguing that this would not promote peace in the region. According to reports, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif […]
The Gujarat government will organise ‘Millet Mahotsav 2025’ on February 8-9 in seven municipal corporations, including Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Surat, Bhavnagar, and Rajkot, to promote the consumption of millets. In a statement on Wednesday, the government announced that the event will bring together 1,000 millet and natural farming Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) farmers, NGOs, […]
Former Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel has expressed his sympathy for the 33 Gujaratis among the 104 illegal Indian immigrants deported from the US, emphasising that they had gone abroad seeking work and should not be depicted as criminals. The deportees arrived in Amritsar, Punjab, on a US military aircraft on Wednesday afternoon. Subsequently, 33 […]
With hands and legs cuffed and carrying the weight of failed dreams on their shoulders, the deportees arrived at the Amritsar airport, unsure what life held for them. The memories of hardship and betrayal will haunt them forever. Perhaps, they’ll also reflect whether trusting unscrupulous agents for their US aspirations was really worth the risk. […]
A group of 33 Gujaratis deported from the United States arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad on early Thursday. They travelled on a domestic flight from Amritsar after being among 104 Indian immigrants deported as part of the latest crackdown on illegal immigration by the Trump administration. The group included 13 individuals from […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has struggled in recent Delhi Assembly elections, is set to return to power in the national capital after a 27-year hiatus, according to a majority of exit polls released on Wednesday. This prediction marks a significant setback for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its leader Arvind Kejriwal, who […]
Industrialist Gautam Adani has announced that his son, Jeet Adani, and his fiancée, Diva Jaimin Shah, will contribute Rs 10 lakh each every year to fund the weddings of 500 women with disabilities. The couple, who are set to marry on February 7 (Friday), have committed to this noble gesture as part of their marital […]
Gujarat’s denim industry has seen visible growth, buoyed by an increase in both domestic and international demand. The state’s reputation as India’s denim capital is further solidified as large-scale manufacturers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) report a surge in revenues and denim volumes. According to reports, Nandan Denim, one of the key players in […]
Scientists at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) have discovered two massive canyons on the Moon’s far side, formed in under 10 minutes by an asteroid or comet impact. The structures, comparable in width and depth to Earth’s Grand Canyon, provide new insights into lunar asteroid impacts. The Grand Canyon in the United States is […]
The bill that Union Minister of State for Cooperation Krishan Pal Gurjar introduced in the Lok Sabha to establish the Tribhuvan Sahkari University is intended to serve as a beacon of knowledge, imparting technical and management education specific to the cooperative sector. According to a national daily, the institute, planned on the 60-acre campus of […]
An 18-year-old male has been convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl and sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment by a sessions court in Dhoraji town, Rajkot district. The verdict was delivered by Additional Sessions Judge A M Sheikh on January 29, who acquitted the accused of the charge of abduction. The case originated from a […]
Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday expressed concern over images showing Indian nationals being handcuffed while being deported from the United States. His remarks followed reports that the US was using military aircraft to facilitate deportations to India. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, “Looking at the pictures of Indians getting handcuffed and […]
The use of military planes by the US to deport illegal immigrants has sparked concerns among global leaders, with Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro resisting the jets before being forced to back down and Mexcio’s President Claudia Sheinbaum promising to “defend our sovereignty.” The general sentiment is that the US is engaged in covert military operations […]
A United States military aircraft carrying 205 Indian migrants, including 33 from Gujarat, is expected to land at Shri Guru Ramdas Ji International Airport in Amritsar on Wednesday afternoon. The C-17 aircraft, which departed from San Antonio, Texas, was a part of the US government’s crackdown on illegal immigration under President Donald Trump’s administration. Punjab […]
