Conversion talk is slippery slope
2015-01-10
Winning hearts should be the aim of any conversionContinue Reading
Charlie Hebdo attack: Kolkata’s French connection
2015-01-10
One of the cartoonists shot dead on Wednesday was in Kolkata in 2005Continue Reading
Voice of Bengal
2015-01-10
Rimpa and Shampa– We are returning from school. School starts from 10.30 in the morning and thenwe have amid-day break where we get kidchhi to eat with some boiled potatoes and vegetables. There is a recession break for half an hour after lunch and we resume school again. After anotherContinue Reading
Modi congratulates Sirisena on poll victory
2015-01-09
Sirisena defeated Mahinda Rajapaksa in the elections held ThursdayContinue Reading
Group hits truck ban during papal visit
2015-01-09
Manila – A group concerned about congestion at the Port of Manila yesterday voiced its opposition to the blanket truck ban to be implemented across Metro Manila during the four-day visit to the country of Pope Francis next week. Ernesto Ordoñez, co-chairman of the Private Congestion Multisectoral Technical Working GroupContinue Reading
5.5 million in Philippines parade ahead of papal visit
2015-01-09
Pope Francis is visiting Asia’s bastion of Christianity next weekContinue Reading
Philippine traffic officers to wear adult diapers during papal visit
2015-01-09
When Pope Francis visits the Philippines next week, traffic enforcers won’t let the capital’s streets get gridlocked if they have to answer the call of nature. About 2,000 traffic enforcers who will be on duty during the 15-19 January papal visit will be required to wear adult diapers, the MetropolitanContinue Reading
Pants Up, Shades Down
2015-01-09
The Uttar Pradesh Police have decided to ban policemen from wearing low-waist trousers and tight-fitting uniformsContinue Reading
Nigeria: Boko Haram militants kill dozens
2015-01-09
Islamist insurgents began shooting indiscriminately and burning buildings on TuesdayContinue Reading