New Delhi: India on Friday celebrated its 69th Republic Day with 10 leaders of Asean countries taking a close look at the country’s military might and cultural diversity and getting a peep into achievements at the annual grand parade here. It was for the first time that 10 guests ofContinue Reading
Paris: France’s parliament has banned lawmakers from wearing any religious symbols under a new “neutral” dress code, an extension of the country’s strict secular rules that is seen as going too far by some critics. Under the change approved late Wednesday, members of the National Assembly must avoid “the wearingContinue Reading
Kochi: The high court on Thursday directed police to ensure that law and order was maintained during the annual festival at St Mary’s Church at Thrikkunnathu Seminary, Aluva. The directive was on a petition filed by priest Yacob Thomas alleging that the Jacobite faction of Syrian Orthodox Church might sabotageContinue Reading
President Ram Nath Kovind, delivering his first Republic Day-eve address to the nation on Thursday, called for a “civic-minded” society where one can disagree with views including those with a historical context without mocking another person’s dignity. In the backdrop of the ongoing controversy over the film Padmaavat which hadContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram : A leading Hindutva thinker, a hugely popular Christian bishop, a tribal traditional healer and a palliative care specialist are among the Padma awardees from Kerala. While 91-year-old P. Parameswaran, considered as the senior most Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) pracharak and ideologue, and already a Padma Shri winner wasContinue Reading
Palayamkottai A division bench of Justices S. Vimala Devi and T. Krishna Valli granted the two-week temporary leave to Siddique Ali, an inmate of Palayamkottai Central jail on a Habeas Corpus petition filed by his 32-year-old wife. The bench then observed that it was time the government forms a committeeContinue Reading
Tiruvannamalai: An overlooked government pamphlet and a timely call to the collector’s office have come to redefine the life of N Nandhini who took on her family, standing her ground against child marriage. Determined to pursue her dream of becoming an IAS official, Nandhini, 14, from Vadakkumedu village in ArniContinue Reading
Mahasamund: Police in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund have arrested six persons, including three tantriks and a teacher, for the murder of an ad-hoc teacher on January 21. Mahasamund crime branch and Khagari Police said the victim, Jagdish Minj, was trying to multiply his money with the help of black magic. The accusedContinue Reading
The Holy See has reportedly asked two Chinese bishops to stand aside to make way for illicitly ordained, Chinese government-backed counterparts. A Vatican delegation asked Bishop Peter Zhuang of Shantou and Bishop Jospeh Guo Xijin of Mindong to retire or accept demotion in order to smooth relations with the ChineseContinue Reading
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