New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in a kidney racket that is believed to be spread across the country, including the national Capital, reported PTI. The gang was busted by the police officers at Batra Hospital in Delhi, with the help ofContinue Reading
Malappuram: A mosque at Pulikkal here is using sign language during Friday prayers ‘Qutaba’ and daily ‘azans’ to help the hearing impaired participate in the religious services. During ‘Qutabas’ and ‘Azaans’ (Muslim call for prayers) sign language interpreters are used at the mosque ‘AL Rahma’, which was inaugurated a coupleContinue Reading
Ninety-one people missing and hundreds of homes destroyed after heavy rain triggers devastating flooding and landslides.Continue Reading
By Terence Mukhia Darjeeling – Salesian College Sonada (SCS) Darjeeling affiliated to North Bengal University in Siliguri is set to start 4 new BA Honours level courses for the academic year 2017-18 starting 3rd July. The new courses introduced are BA Honours in Mass Communication, Philosophy, Geography, and B.Com HonsContinue Reading
Kottayam: A senior MLA Friday urged the Catholic church to raise a fund to give as ransom to the captors of priest Tom Uzhunnalil, abducted by IS terrorists in war-torn Yemen last year. “Prayers and cries seeking release of the priest will not help. They (terrorists) want money. The CatholicContinue Reading
Paris turned off the lights of the Eiffel Tower at 12:45AM on Saturday to pay tribute to the victims of the attack in Egypt’s Minya that left at least 28 people dead. The symbolic blackout of the monument was announced by the Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Friday, May 26Continue Reading
Chennai: For the past few months, Sharanya Govindarajalu has been helping save lives in a way only a new mother can – by donating her breast milk. Five days a week, the 32-year-old mother of a seven-month-old sends 100ml to 150ml of her breast milk to a neonatal hospital soContinue Reading
Rome: Priests in Iraq are helping reconstruct around 13,000 homes in the Plain of Nineveh which have been damaged or destroyed by ISIS so that Christians will have a place to come back to. To accomplish this, the Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has created a CommissionContinue Reading
Thruvanathapuram: The Central government’s new rules banning the sale of cows and buffaloes for slaughter through animal markets has invited severe criticism from the state of Kerala. From the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) government to the opposition parties, all have condemned the central government’s move. Reacting to the new rulesContinue Reading
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated India’s longest bridge on Friday, May 26. It was built in Assam over the Lohit River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra. The bridge will span 9.15 km to connect two smalls towns, Dhola at the river’s south bank and Sadiya in the north.Continue Reading