Darjeeling: A police officer was today stabbed by protesters during fresh clashes that erupted in Darjeeling after the son of a lawmaker was arrested and a senior Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader’s house was allegedly vandalised last night. Both protesters and security personnel were injured in the clashes. A policeContinue Reading
Kochi,Kerala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday June 17, urged people to “give a book instead of a bouquet as a greeting”, saying there is no joy greater than reading and no strength greater than knowledge. Speaking at the launch of PN Panicker National Reading Day celebrations in the cityContinue Reading
It seems the Divine Healer and comforter works out of the box for the poor and sufferingContinue Reading
India and Pakistan meet in the finals of Champions TrophyContinue Reading
Cape Town, S. Africa: To start the year-long Bicentennial Celebrations of the existence of the Catholic Church in Southern Africa, an inaugural Mass of Thanksgiving in Cape Town’s Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt will be held next week on Sunday, 25 June. Announcing the Bi-centennial Celebration, VicarContinue Reading
Armsteram, Netherlands – A new report estimates that between 50 and 80 percent of Christians have fled the countries of Iraq and Syria since the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011. Released by Christian advocacy groups Open Doors, Served, and Middle East Concern, the report estimates that at leastContinue Reading
The rail line has employed 23 transgender peopleContinue Reading
Vikram Rai is assistant professor of journalism and mass communication at the collegeContinue Reading
Jaipur: A group of government officials allegedly lynched a 55-year-old Muslim man who tried to stop them from photographing women defecating in public in a Rajasthan town on June 16. Five municipal council officials – including the commissioner – allegedly kicked, punched and beat social worker Zafar Khan with aContinue Reading
Tussle between two factions of city’s Presbyterian community had been going on since 2010; court acquits all seven accusedContinue Reading