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

Darjeeling: The Gorkha separatist campaign in the hills of Darjeeling spiralled deeper into violence today as protesters and riot police hurled stones at each other, while a series of raids uncovered weapons+ from premises connected to the movement’s chief. The demand by the GJM for a separate Gorkhaland state toContinue Reading

By Philip Mathew Bengaluru: The Salesian Missionaries of Mary Immaculate (SMMI) Provincialate has opened a Christian art gallery in Bengaluru on June 14. This is among the few art galleries the congregation has opened in India. SMMI provincial Sr Aline says the Bengaluru gallery is the result of several yearsContinue Reading