Teenager dances in water for rains
2016-06-27
She now waits for good monsoon to benefit farmers in parched Bundelkhand and other parts of Uttar PradeshContinue Reading
Archbishop Henry D’Souza, Mother Teresa’s friend, dies
2016-06-27
Archbishop Henry D’Souza played a significant role in fast-tracking Blessed Mother Teresa’s canonization processContinue Reading
$4 Indian smartphones to be shipped this week
2016-06-27
The $4 Indian phone that some thought might never materialise reportedly does exist, but only because the startup producing it is making a loss on each one. The Ringing Bells Freedom 251, initially announced at a price of £5, is apparently set to ship this week to customers who preorderedContinue Reading
Catholic priest who sings Indian classical music
2016-06-27
Fr Glen is the only Catholic priest in Goa who prefers to use the medium of Indian classical music instead of the more accepted Western classical style Continue Reading
The referendum conundrum
2016-06-26
So now we have it. While “Independence Day” was releasing in cinema halls across the country, the Brexits were celebrating their very own Independence Day on the 24th June, the day the results were declared. By now we know that the financial markets across the globe (except for America) crashed.Continue Reading
Pope and Catholicos sign joint statement on justice and peace
2016-06-26
Pope Francis and Catholicos Karekin II sign a common declaration calling for peace among nations and closer cooperation between their ChurchesContinue Reading
Manipur to miss newspapers for month as agency is forced shut
2016-06-26
Manipur will go without newspapers and news magazines for one month beginning from Sunday as the sole agent in the state was forced to shut shop by the Kangleipak Students’ Association (KSA). The agent, M/S P.C. Jain and Co., was found stocking, displaying and selling copies of the Manipur GeneralContinue Reading
HIV-affected teenager driven out of school hostel in Odisha
2016-06-26
Kendrapara : A 13-year-old girl affected by HIV/AIDS has been driven out of the hostel of a Central government-run school in Odisha’s Kendrapara district allegedly on the insistence of other students’ parents, a child rights activist said. The girl has been allegedly denied the right to stay in the hostelContinue Reading
Ban cow slaughter in Goa: Hindu Janjagruti Samiti
2016-06-26
Panaji: Hindu Janjagruti Samiti (HJS) has called for a ban on cow slaughter in Goa and for legislations on the lines of those adopted by Maharashtra to punish those involved in such slaughter. The organization, after seven days of deliberations at its 5th All India Hindu Convention at Ponda, alsoContinue Reading
Children to get national awards for exceptional feats
2016-06-26
New Delhi:Children with exceptional abilities in academics, art, culture and sports will be given national awards by the government. Children residing in India between the age of five and 18 years will be eligible for the ‘National Child Award’. The Union government has sought nominations for 36 National Child Awards,Continue Reading