New Delhi: India’s small community of Jews is looking forward to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel — the first ever by an Indian Premier — hoping that it will lead to Jews being granted a minority status in India. Some 6,000 Indian Jews live in the country, whichContinue Reading
Class 6 under ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education) board says thisContinue Reading
By Dana Kornberg India recently tried to reduce the use of cash in its economy by eliminating, overnight, two of its most widely used bills in what was called demonetization. While the effort – initially explained as an attempt to curb “black money” – has been a failure in manyContinue Reading
Ahmedabad: Manguben Makwana will never forget the night of June 29. The 32-year-old delivered a baby in the vicinity of the Gir forest in an ambulance after midnight — but that was not all. Even as she gave birth to a boy, a group of 12 lions emerged from theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis declined Saturday to renew the mandate of the Vatican’s conservative doctrine chief, tapping instead a deputy to lead the powerful congregation that handles sex abuse cases and guarantees Catholic orthodoxy around the world. In a short statement, the Vatican said Francis thanked Cardinal Gerhard Mueller forContinue Reading
Kolkata: There were 35,000 reported cases of child trafficking and 125,750 women trafficking cases in the country in 2016-2017, with West Bengal topping in both categories, a senior National Anti-Trafficking Committee (NATC) official said here on July 1. “Among 35,000 reported cases of child trafficking, 13,000 were registered from WestContinue Reading
The remains of a 1,600-year-old Byzantine basilica have been discovered at the site of the Councils of Nicaea, at the bottom of a lake in northwest Turkey. “We have found church remains. It is in a basilica plan and has three naves,” said Mustafa Şahin, an archaeology professor at BursaContinue Reading
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I am a 25-year-old girl from Arunachal Pradesh and I have been living in Delhi for quite some time now. On 18 June, I had gone to meet my friends at a hotel in Delhi. My friends (one male and one female) were guests at the hotel so they hadContinue Reading
Bengaluru: HIV positive teens Babu Seenappa and Manik Prabhu clock impressive timings in Boston 10K run. The two Indians did the country proud at the Boston Athletic Association 10K run held in the United States recently. The two, belonging to Bengaluru, finished with impressive timings — under 45 minutes —Continue Reading