New Delhi: Known as the surrogacy capital of the world, India has announced that it would like to end its practice of allowing foreigners to contract surrogate pregnancies. “The government does not support commercial surrogacy and also the scope of surrogacy is limited to Indian married infertile couples only andContinue Reading
Search officials in Sinai had reported hearing voices coming from section of aircraft carrying 224 from Sharm el-SheikhContinue Reading
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday once again called for preserving the multiplicity and pluralistic character of the country and said India has thrived due to its power of assimilation and tolerance. The President, who had on a number of occasions spoken against growing intolerance in the last three weeks, wasContinue Reading
Romila Thapar is one of the most celebrated historians of India known for her scholarship and academic integrity; there are few in the country who can challenge her expertise and her objectivity. A few days ago, this 83-year old scholar was invited to deliver a lecture in Mumbai entitled ‘IndianContinue Reading
Rome: Inmates at Italy’s largest women’s prison gathered in the jail yard Thursday to shake their hips in a flashmob dance — in honour of Pope Francis. The women performed a zumba-style routine of spins, funky steps and arm swings to “Pope is Pop”, a song written about the pontiffContinue Reading
Kolkata : He travels more than 150 kms a day to earn 2,000 rupees per month, working in a social organization. He has almost hit the age of retirement. But for the 58-year-old Abdar Rahman, all this is worth it. The journey and the meagre earnings may break the backContinue Reading
Immediately after the reports emerged, Abdul Aziz denied issuing the fatwa and said, “attempts by enemies to distract society from their main cause at the moment, which is standing together behind our wise leadership against attempts to distort the the world’s Muslims.” Sheikh Abdul Aziz, a Saudi Arabian grand muftiContinue Reading
Guwahati – A group of university students discussed Media, Culture and Society in the context of current national media scenario at Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) Azara campus. The group presented 23 papers on the topic ‘Media, Culture and Society’ at a pre-conference colloquium scheduled for 2-3 November on “QualityContinue Reading
New Delhi: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Saturday expressed concerns that there is considerable fear in the minds of minority in India and said the governments should bring back the sense of confidence in them “I am not a politician, I am not interested in politics, therefore, I don’tContinue Reading
Dhaka: A Bangladesh publisher who worked with atheist writers was hacked to death in the capital Dhaka today, just hours after two secular bloggers and another publisher were attacked in a separate incident. Faisal Arefin Dipan was murdered at his office in central Dhaka, Imran Sarker, who heads a secularContinue Reading