Guwahati, Dec. 9, 2018: It’s an annual cultural carnival in the picturesque Kohima hills that aims to showcase the rich heritage and culture of the Naga tribes. Over the years, Nagaland’s annual Hornbill Festival has gained global fame that attracts tourists from all corners of the world. But the colourfulContinue Reading
Guwahati, Dec. 8, 2018: The 180-year-old Assam Tea industry has always been male dominated. The tea leaves are pluck by women, but they are always led by male ‘Sardars’. A few women work as doctors and nurses in the gardens’ health centers but when it comes to running the estates,Continue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, December 6, 2018: The biggest church in Arunachal Pradesh was blessed on December 5 in one of the last villages of the northeastern India . Bishop Theodore Mascarenhas, secretary general of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, blessed the Sacred Heart Church at Neotan, a smallContinue Reading
Guwahati, Dec. 6, 2018: An Indian team of scientists recently presented their study on “COP 24 Climate Conference” addressing their concern over the climatic conditions of Northeast. The team which has made an extensive study into the matter stated that among all the Himalayan states, Assam and Mizoram are theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 6, 2018: A reported 600 protest demonstrations were organised by Muslim and civil society groups across the country today, marking the fateful day on 6 December 1992 when Kar Sewaks of various Sangh organisations demolished the centuries old Babri Mosque in Ayodhya townContinue Reading
Ranchi, Dec 5, 2018: For the last 14 years Mohammed Khalid has been performing services to society silently by cremating and burying unclaimed dead bodies as per their religion and has practiced the last rites for more than 10,000 bodies. Khalid believes that, whatever life a person might have lived,Continue Reading
New Delhi, Dec. 4, 2018: The Shiv Sena has advocated a compulsory family planning program for Muslims to ensure stability in the country and maintain national security. In an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana on Dec. 4, the party linked a rise in Muslim population to “unrest in the countryContinue Reading
Bhopal, Dec. 4, 2018: On the 34th anniversary of world’s worst industrial disaster – Bhopal Gas Tragedy – that took place on December 2-3, an event called ‘Run Bhopal Run’ is being orgnaised in the state capital where Bollywood actors Kareena Kapoor and actor Tiger Shroff will be participating. TheContinue Reading
By Amanda Erickson When the woman was assaulted by two men near her home, she did everything she could think of to get justice. The 20-year-old, who lives in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, was working in the fields when two brothers tried to drag her away. SheContinue Reading
Bulandshahr, Dec. 3, 2018: The body of a police officer was left hanging partly out of his black SUV after he was attacked with stones and allegedly shot dead by a mob that surrounded policemen at a village in Bulandshahr in western Uttar Pradesh on Dec. 3. Inspector Subodh KumarContinue Reading