Mumbai: Indias image today has taken a beating with a growing perception abroad that its a country of crimes and rapes and the liberal and secular people are not safe here, the Bombay High Court observed today amid a nation-wide outrage over the Kathua rape-cum-murder and the Unnao rape cases.Continue Reading
Crimes against minors have soared 500 per cent over the past 10 years in India, says a new analysis by Child Rights and You (CRY). CRY has done a cumulative analysis which revealed a rise of sexual crimes against children to 106,958 in 2016 as against 18,967 in 2006. “MoreContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bangaluru: Dharmaram Vidya Kshethra (DVK) and Christ University are hosting 13th “Assembly of World Religions” here beginning April 19. The April 19-21 event has chosen the theme “Accept, Respect and Celebrate the Diversity.” The World Fellowship of Inter-Religious Council (WFIRC) is organizing the whole programme. RepresentativesContinue Reading
Taking note of the media houses’ apology, the bench suggested that they give wide and continuous publicity to the statutory provisions of lawContinue Reading
A large number of people joined 28 bishops at the April 18 evening program Continue Reading
Panaji: The Bombay High Court on April 18 ordered the Crime Branch of the Goa Police to conduct a radiological examination of the body of a Christian priest-turned-activist to ascertain the cause of his death, more than two years after he was found dead under mysterious circumstances. Hearing a pleaContinue Reading
Council for Social Justice and Peace has appealed to the Prime Minister to eliminate the “growing ideology of hate” Continue Reading
Agartala : The 101-year-old “Pushpavant Palace”, the Raj Bhavan (Governor’s house) until April 18, will turn into a museum and research center dedicated to Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, officials said. The Raj Bhavan on Wednesday shifted to a newly constructed sprawling mansion at the new capital complex on theContinue Reading
New Delhi: In a significant indicator of the shrinking arc of influence of Left-wing extremists, the government has removed 44 districts from the list of 126 Naxalism-hit districts while adding eight districts, including three in Kerala, as a “pre-emptive” measure. The number of worst-affected districts has also gone down fromContinue Reading
BJP is followed by the Shiv Sena and Trinamool Congress on the list. Among the states, Maharashtra has the highest number of MPs and MLAs who have declared cases of crime against women.Continue Reading