Kottayam,Kerala: A ward in the district today became India’s first digitalised panchayat ward. Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment Krishan Pal Gurjar inaugurated the website of the first digitalised panchayat ward number 15 of Aymanam grama panchayat at a function held at a temple premises. The ministerContinue Reading
New Delhi : Men should be encouraged to study home science in college and hone their culinary skills, while women should be motivated to take up physical education, especially martial arts, as an effort to banish gender bias from society. The suggestion was made on April 27 by external affairsContinue Reading
India slipped three places in the 2017 world press freedom rankings to 136th among 180 countries, the dismal performance blamed on “government’s nationalism” and growing “self-censorship” in the mainstream media. In the index released on Wednesday, India was ranked just three places above Pakistan and was one notch below violence-tornContinue Reading
Court upholds conviction of man who stalked a girl, driving her to suicideContinue Reading
Agra: Aligarh Muslim University has decided to provide free treatment to acid attack survivors at its J N Medical College. Not only this, the university will bear all expenses related to food and stay of patients. Moreover it will also provide certificates to survivors stating that they are victims ofContinue Reading
Anantapur: Thirteen members of a family died and two others are missing after their boat capsized in the Erratimma Raju lake in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Friday. The victims, which include seven women and six children, were taking a joy ride when the accident took place. Police have launchedContinue Reading
Udaipur, Rajasthan: Udaipur boy Kalpit Veerval has topped the prestigious JEE Main 2017. Kalpit is the first student to score a perfect 100%, or 360 marks, in the JEE Main competition. JEE-Main is an all-India entrance exam conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admission to National Institutes ofContinue Reading
A thriving service industry has sprung up in god’s own country, offering a bouquet of ways to mark the ending of a life – in style.Continue Reading
Srinagar: Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have announced a one-month ban on 22 social media services, including Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. The state government said the services were being misused by “anti-government elements” to incite violence. Graphic videos claiming to show abuses on both sides have been shared extensively. At leastContinue Reading
Father Painunkal had made a similar demand three years agoContinue Reading