Nuns pledge eyes, become vision ambassadors
2016-03-02
India has one third of the world’s visually challenged peopleContinue Reading
Indian Jesuit to head chair at Seattle University
2016-03-02
He has been teaching at the university since JanuaryContinue Reading
Arrested student leader gets interim bail
2016-03-02
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday granted bail to student leader Kanhaiya Kumar who was arrested in a sedition case three weeks ago. The court asked Kumar, president of the of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Students Union, to furnish a personal bond of 10,000 rupees and aContinue Reading
Army says ready to help Kashmiri youths in career planning
2016-03-02
Charar-e-Shareef: A senior army officer on Wednesday said the force is open to help Kashmiri youths who want to pursue conventional careers in life. “We are pained when some youth shout slogans and then pick up stones and later some of them also pick up guns. We are pained whenContinue Reading
Goa farmers want wild boars declared vermin
2016-03-02
The government move will help save cropsContinue Reading
Now, majority of families have 2 or less kids
2016-03-02
New Delhi: For the first time in the country’s recorded history, more than half the families do not have more than two children, according to Census 2011 data released on Monday. While 54% married women reported having two or less children, this is significantly up from the 46.6% two-or-less childrenContinue Reading
‘Nationalism not a marketing tool’
2016-03-02
Dear Arnab Goswami, JNU, my alma mater, deserves your tax money. Partial disclosure: I studied sociology in JNU for six years. I voted for the All India Students Association candidates in the JNUSU elections. Every time. All the time. Trust me, I’m not anti-national. My university deserves to be nurtured.Continue Reading
Madrasa students decreasing in Tripura
2016-03-02
Number of students is decreasing despite growth in madrasasContinue Reading
Clinic to help NGOs stay healthy
2016-03-02
48 NGO representatives attended a special seminar entitled ‘Empowering NGOs for the Future’ on February 15Continue Reading