Strongest storm in 12 years kills 140 in US
2016-10-07
2 million people face evacuationContinue Reading
‘Surgical strike’ needed on dengue, chikungunya
2016-10-07
New Delhi: The “surgical strike” on the terror launch pads across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir has been considered a mature and unrivalled move by the Indian Army. For a country that is able to handle terrorists brilliantly, shouldn’t handling mosquitoes be only child’s play? What isContinue Reading
Grocery trader latest kidnap victim in Meghalaya
2016-10-07
Unidentified gunmen took into custody Nirmal Saha of SangknigreContinue Reading
Marriage enrichment program rejuvenates Kandhamal couples
2016-10-07
Bhubaneswar: A marriage enrichment program conducted in the Kandhamal district of Odisha state in eastern India stressed the need for communication in marriage to build strong Christian families. The Indian unit of Couples for Christ conducted the September 22-October 5 program on the importance of the Sacrament of Christian marriage.Continue Reading
Kanpur citizens boycott Chinese goods
2016-10-06
Kanpur Nagrik Manch that organized the march, described the Chinese products as cheap and sub-standardContinue Reading
Former Portugal premier to become UN secretary-general
2016-10-06
Antonio Guterres will replace Ban Ki-moon at the beginning of 2017Continue Reading
Wear full pants, Madras High Court tells RSS
2016-10-05
Theorganisation’s new uniform – white shirt and full-length dark khaki trousers, black cap, canvas belt, dark brown socks, black shoes and bamboo caneContinue Reading
‘Selfie zone’ with life-size replica of Mother Teresa
2016-10-05
Kolkata: A Durga Puja pandal in Bhawanipore will be displaying a life-size replica of Mother Teresa in honour of her recent canonisation. The organisers have also created a special ‘selfie zone’ so that pandal hoppers can take pictures with the statue. The 75 Pally pandal has pulled out all theContinue Reading
Tamil Nadu, Kerala have high female literacy
2016-10-05
As per the survey, the five states with the largest number of women entrepreneurs also have higher-than-national average literacy among womenContinue Reading
Dalit scholar’s historic act of resistance
2016-10-05
The Dalit scholar’s act will be imprinted in the minds of those that rule through the creation and perpetration of velivadas, and those of anti-caste resisters everywhere. The refusal of Velpula Sunkanna, a student of the University of Hyderabad (UoH), to accept his PhD degree from the Vice Chancellor PodileContinue Reading