New Delhi: Praising the country’s tribal communities for conserving the forests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that “no one has right to snatch away tribals’ land”. Modi was speaking while inaugurating the first National Tribal Carnival here, which will continue from October 26-28 at Pragati Maidan. “It’s theContinue Reading
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Migrant labourers of Kerala will be given the opportunity to learn Malayalam language under Kerala Literacy Mission’s equivalency course programme. The classes will begin first in Perumbavoor of Ernakulam district, where the migrant population is highest in the state. The programme will start in December and it will begin withContinue Reading
VATICAN CITY — When a choir director and parish priest differ over liturgical music, the choir should follow in good faith the wishes of the priest for the sake of unity, said the papal liturgist. When it comes to celebrating the liturgy, “we should never fight,” Msgr. Guido Marini toldContinue Reading
With birds in Delhi, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) and Kerala testing positive for avian influenza AH5N8, the Centre on Tuesday issued a health advisory to states asking them to minimise bird-human interface to prevent an outbreak of bird flu. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), AH5N8 is considered less riskyContinue Reading
Tech evangelists often tout cellular phones and internet access as great levelers—tools that promote equality and ease social disparities. But in countries such as India, the new technology is exacerbating an already deep gender gap. In India, 114 million more men than women have cellphones. That represents more than halfContinue Reading
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil starring Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in key roles is all set to hit the theaters this Diwali. The film’s music has been composed by Pritam. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil‘s teaser itself was released with its title track and hence it has alreadyContinue Reading
The 1995 judgment defined Hindutva or Hinduism as a “way of life” and nothing to do with “narrow fundamentalist Hindu religious bigotry”.Continue Reading
A church in Israel built where Christians believe the transfiguration of Jesus took place has been vandalised, with chalices stolen, icons damaged and a donation box robbed, an official said Tuesday. Church officials believe the motive for Monday`s incident was robbery and not Jewish extremism, which has been blamed forContinue Reading
At least 60, most of them cadets and guards have been killed in an attack by militants on a police college in the Pakistani city of Quetta, officials say. Three militants wearing suicide bomb vests entered the college late on Monday, reportedly taking hostages. A major security operation lasted forContinue Reading