Karachi: Kirshna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan’s Sindh province has become the first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country, according to a media report Sunday. Ms Kolhi, 39, from Thar is a member of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan People s Party (PPP). She won the election for the reservedContinue Reading
Vatican City — Pope Francis has made the devotion to the Virgin Mary a new fixed celebration in the Roman Catholic calendar. The Vatican published a decree Saturday in which Francis declared that the Mary “Mother of the Church” feast would be celebrated on the Monday following Pentecost. This year,Continue Reading
By Prema Chowallur Guwahati: About 100 transgender people attended a rally in Assam to seek acceptance and respect from wider society. The All Assam Transgender Association organized the rally, titled “Transgender Pride,” at Guwahati, the commercial capital of the northeastern Indian state. Transgender community members from Guwahati Metro and ruralContinue Reading
Guwahati: Deaths of 1,773 women have been reported in Assam due to rape, dowry and witch-hunt since 2006 till March 23 this year, the state government told the Assembly on Tuesday. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary gave the information while replying to a question on behalf of Chief MinisterContinue Reading
By John Dayal Bhubaneswar: The sound of the Kui dialect speaks of a decade’s pain in Kandhamal district, Odisha, Eastern India. The sound of the Kui dialect resonates in the tin-roofed Church as Father Manoj Nayak, social activists interprets Harsh Mander and the members of the Karwan-e-Mohabbat, a civil societyContinue Reading
New Delhi: Several journalist associations on Tuesday attacked a central government order that threatened to take away the accreditation of journalists who were found propagating fake news. But following widespread criticism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered to withdraw the order earlier in the day. The order issued on Monday nightContinue Reading
Vatican City: A “hackathon” is a hacking marathon: a collaborative computer programming event in which a group works under a tight deadline to find software or programming approaches to real-world problems. On March 8-11, the Vatican will host its first hackathon, VHacks. 120 young adult programmers, graphic designers, project managers,Continue Reading
By:Matters India Reporter Darjeeling : A college in the hills which lost 104 days due to Gorkhaland agitation (June-September 2017) held 3-day study fare as immediate preparation for the upcoming send-up test in preparation for April-May university exams. Over 500 students belonging to 12 departments participated in the event heldContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram: Braving the hot sun, thousands of women prepared ‘Pongala’ (offering) in makeshift brick stoves to appease the presiding deity of Attukal Bhagavathy temple here, in what is called as one of the world’s largest all women gatherings. These devotees filled highways, roads and bylanes. Traditionally a harvest festival, Pongala nowContinue Reading
Meerut: A 57-year-old Uttar Pradesh policeman is being hailed for his grit and dedication to his duty after he put a stranger man’s life over his own daughter’s death. Head constable Bhupendra Tomar was on his usual duty with his team at 9 am on February 23 when they receivedContinue Reading