A 34-year-old British woman has divorced her Indian husband after a two-year legal battle that started when she traced him to Kerala, where he had returned to his village after deserting her. Mariyam Khaliq, the British woman of Pakistani origin, had befriended Kunnumbath Noushad Hussain, 34, on Facebook while heContinue Reading
New Delhi: Amid allegations of molestation, Meghalaya Governor V Shanmuganathan resigned late on Thursday, Government sources said. His resignation comes after the Union Home Ministry on Thursday morning sought a response from Meghalaya Government on the allegations against Shanmuganathan. The Ministry also sought a clarifications from the Governor over reportsContinue Reading
Imagine you are on this wonderful holiday with your wife, trying to make things work out, especially after she has come to know of your side-kick affair with a younger woman but is willing to make a few sanctions and try things out again. And then you meet this loud-mouthContinue Reading
Scientists have created a human-pig hybrid in a milestone study that raises the prospect of being able to grow human organs inside animals for use in transplants. It marks the first time that embryos combining two large, distantly-related species have been produced. The creation of this so-called chimera – namedContinue Reading
By : Valson Thampu One sign of originality is the ability to others by surprise. When ten people are gazing at the sky to see a comet, you stare at the same sky and spot a comic strip. Or, everyone expects you to make a sad funeral speech. You get upContinue Reading
Mumbai: St John the Baptist Church at Thane has shown the most energy efficient way to pray by using a large fan – equivalent to 10 household fans – that ensures 30% reduction in electricity consumption and cools a church that has an attendance of 1,000 people on Sundays. AuxiliaryContinue Reading
Kochi: Kerala, the state with the highest sex ratio in the country has decided to set up a women’s battalion in its Police force with its headquarters either in Thiruvananthapuram or Kannur. This decision, by the state cabinet on Wednesday is part of increasing the strength of women in policeContinue Reading
Dhaka : “Go and seek out the homes of Christians that are the farthest from your parishes and visit them. Bring the joy of the Gospel to these families. Their members need closeness and spiritual advice.” Cardinal Patrick D’Rozario, archbishop of Dhaka asked at a ceremony held at the Archbishop’s ResidenceContinue Reading
C.M. Paul Jorhat – Deputy Commissioner of Jorhat District, Assam, Shree Virendra Mittal, IAS, honoured the director of Institution for Culture And Rural Development (I-CARD), Fr. K. A. Thomas at the Republic day event held on 26 January. Salesian Fr. Thomas was given a prize and a citation, “for promotingContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: The Padma Shri awards celebrate the ‘Unsung Hero’ this year – among them a 76-year-old martial arts expert, a weaver, doctors, environmentalists and civic workers. Over the years, these silent workers have enriched India in many ways – from cleaning up clogged rivers to building bridges at one-tenthContinue Reading