India’s Save The Girl Child campaign seeks to end the barbaric practice of femicide in India. According to The New York Times, over the past several decades, 300,000 to 700,000 female fetuses have been selectively aborted in India each year. In support of the initiative to end this widespread abuse,Continue Reading
Bangalore — The All India Association for Christian Higher Education (AIACHE), New Delhi, in its 18thTriennial Conference and General body meeting held at Christ University from January 29 to 30, elected Principal of Salesian Colege Soanda Dr George Thadathil its president. Dr Thadathil is 14th Principal of Salesian College SonadaContinue Reading
New Delhi: Over 1,200 graduates from premier institutions like IITs and NITs have been selected to teach in 53 state-run engineering colleges in backward areas across 11 states and Union Territories for three years, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. “This is the first time such a measure hasContinue Reading
New Delhi: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region on Wednesday shook several parts of north India, including Delhi, Punjab and the Kashmir Valley, the met department said. A girl was killed and nine persons were injured in Lasbella area of Balochistan due to collapsing of a houseContinue Reading
Activists formed the chain from the Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple at the Palace FortContinue Reading
Aizawl: Myanmarese nationals who took refuge in Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district following clashes between Arakan militants and the Army there in November last year have refused to return to their country, a senior district official said today. Around 1,555 Myanmarese people who took refuge in Lawngtlai district have refused to returnContinue Reading
By GEORGE CASSIDY PAYNE Mother Teresa once wrote: “The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted, uncared for and deserted by everybody.” As Mother Teresa knew as well as anyone, there are individuals in the world who are combating the biggest diseasesContinue Reading
Kochi: Cardinal George Alencherry has disapproved the investigation report submitted by the priests’ committee in connection with the controversial land deal in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese. According to reports received by Mathrubhumi – a Malayalam newspaper, Cardinal Alencherry informed the meeting of the priests’ committee on Jan 30 that the report cannot beContinue Reading
The question is not how many were killed, raped and what the consequence of this violence was. In the end, it is just about why there no justice.Continue Reading
By Vidhi Doshi Jaipur — India’s prime minister is planning a medicinal revolution — and it starts with ancient wisdom. Many here believe that the West has plundered the country’s 3,000-year-old tradition of holistic healing to sell expensive aloe vera face creams or $6 cups of turmeric-flavored “golden milk.” NowContinue Reading