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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG)’s Sea Rescue Sub Centre on Wednesday stated that it received a call about a medical emergency involving a patient on board the commercial vessel– Helen. On its way from Sikka to Durban, South Africa, the Panamanian-flagged ship was about 200 kilometres from Porbandar, when the officer in-charge sought the evacuation […]
Even though the BJP may want to project it as a clean sweep for 2024, the saffron party is clearly passing through doldrums. Poll-bound Karnataka has reported some major defections to the Congress. That itself is a psychological dent. Then comes the fact that the Opposition is rallying for unity with Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee […]
The Raipur entrepreneur, investor and passionate traveller behind “ROLBOL – Rest of Life, Best of Life” shared about his journey as speaker at TEDx AIIMS Raipur and connected deeply with the audience. Every day the world notices the uprise of an individual or a professional coming from different communities, backgrounds, and societies of the world. […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a virtual address during the closing ceremony of ‘Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam’ on Wednesday, said that India “celebrates its diversities that do not divide but strengthen our bond and relationships”. Modi cautioned that India “faces forces that threaten to break it and place hurdles on the way to its target for 2047”, but […]
The week began on a sad note with the passing away of Indian circus pioneer Moorkoth Vengakandi ‘Gemini’ Sankaran, who died late on Sunday, April 23. He was 99 and ailing for the past few days. Anyone who’s even remotely interested in the history of Indian circus will know ‘Gemini’ Circus. Not many are aware, however, […]
Eight veterans of the Indian Navy, who have been held in solitary confinement in Doha since August of last year, after being sacked by their Qatari employers, will be tried on serious charges on May 3 that could result in the death penalty. Two Qataris have also been charged, including Khamis al-Ajmi, a former officer […]
The Talking Point: Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has written a letter to Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to pre-empt any gender bias in the merging fields of employment post AI having taken the world by storm. She has demanded reservation for women in the budding professional sphere. Her letter goes: As […]
India has recorded 9,629 new coronavirus infections, while the number of active cases has dropped from 63,380 to 61,013, according to the data updated on Wednesday by the Union Health Ministry. The data updated at 8 am showed that the death toll rose to 5,31,398 with 29 deaths, including 10 that Kerala reconciled. The weekly […]
In a clear-cut case of murder, a 24-year-old woman’s body was found dead at Hotel Krishna Place in Thaltej on SG Road, Monday morning. The victim has been identified as Rebecca Lalawmpuii, a native of Aizawl in Mizoram. She worked at Millennium Spa near Swastik Crossroads and lived with other women from Mizoram at the […]
National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), formerly Gujarat Forensic Science University (GFSU), an international university in Gandhinagar is solely dedicated to forensic and investigative science. With cyber security and investigative sciences in high demand among airlines, software services, multinationals, pharma concerns and banks among others, the job placement rate at NFSU has surged to over 90% […]
For the common man, the figures are astronomical and way beyond a lifetime’s earnings, leave alone spends. But for Indian politicians, it seems, talking in crores or crores running into hundreds is just drawing from the same well: tax payer’s money. Joining in the list of beneficiaries, the latest name is none other than AAP […]
Of the 27 councillors elected to Surat Municipal Corporation from AAP in 2021, the party is now left with 14. This after another AAP councillor was suspended over “anti-party activities,” the third in last week. In response to the suspension, Rajesh Moradiya on Monday said: “I am innocent. The party will realise its mistake.” Reportedly […]
Atiq Ahmed is no more but his infamously famous stories continue to abound. Ever since the crucial point in his life, undoubtedly the 2004 killing of BSP MLA Raju Pal, life took a series of not-so-favourable turns. The grisly saga saw him in and out of prison on several occasions, till Ahmed was shifted from […]
Call it the Kiran Patel effect or an increased vigilance on behalf of the security agencies, but nobody wants to take a chance with the VVIP security. Vibes Of India has learnt that the Ahmedabad Police asked the city Urban Development Authority (AUDA) to install view-cutters at Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence in Ahmedabad’s […]
An Indian man travelling from New York to Delhi on an American Airlines flight has been arrested at the Delhi airport for allegedly urinating on his co-passenger on Monday. The airline staff claimed that the accused Indian passenger was under the influence of liquor and he urinated on his co-passenger during an argument. The incident […]
To prove his party’s “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikaas” adage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold discussions with various church leaders in Kochi on Monday, when he starts his two-day visit of the state. Meanwhile, in a significant development on the eve of the PM’s visit, UDF’s Pathanamthitta district chairman Victor Thomas joined BJP […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually attend an event marking the 20th anniversary of a citizens’ grievance redressal project in Gujarat that he inaugurated as the state’s chief minister in 2003. The SWAGAT events will be held at the village, taluka, and district levels between April 24th and 26th, with the state-level program to follow […]
The news is significant in that BGH Properties, an Aditya Birla Group company, has acquired a sprawling bungalow in South Mumbai’s Carmichael Road for Rs 220 crore. However, the fact that the entire corpus will be put into a charitable trust is even more remarkable. “Sunny Ville,” grounded on a half-acre plot belonged to Ernevaz […]
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announces Operation Kaveri to evacuate Indians stranded in Sudan. Ships and aircraft have been deployed to bring them back home. In a tweet, he said that around 500 Indians have already reached Port Sudan, and more are on their way. Minister also expressed India’s commitment to assisting all its brethren […]
The Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) will challenge before the Gujarat High Court the recent acquittal of all 67 accused in the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case by a special court. On April 20, the Ahmedabad-based court of S K Baxi, a special judge for SIT cases, acquitted all 67 accused, including former Gujarat […]
