London: An Indian-origin educationist in the UK, who moved to Britain after her marriage with no English language skills, has been named the ‘Asian Businesswoman of the Year’ in an award ceremony in Birmingham. 65-year-old Dame Asha Khemka, Principal and CEO of West Nottinghamshire College, was honoured for her effortsContinue Reading
By: Laishram Swital Singha Guwahati : A group of university students in Assam celebrated World Earth Day, 22 April, by mobilising people to plant trees in the university’s neighbourhood villages. The final year students of Mass Communication from Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) as part of their “Shout Out To Green World”,Continue Reading
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Beijing: China has banned dozens of Islamic names like ‘Saddam’ and ‘Jihad’ for babies belonging to the restive Muslim-majority Xinjiang province, in a move that would prevent children from getting access to education and government benefits, a leading rights group said on Tuesday. Xinjiang authorities have recently banned dozens ofContinue Reading
By: Amrit Sangma New Delhi: Barphulin Sangma was getting ready for the Good Friday service when an 18 year old sick man was brought to her. He had been ill for the last four days. Sangma who is working as a community health volunteer (CHV) under intensified malaria control projectContinue Reading
New Delhi: The central government has, amid debate over vigilantism, on Monday proposed to the Supreme court for providing adhaar-like unique identification number to cows in India, ANI reported. “Each cow and its progeny across India should get a Unique Identification Number for tracking,” the government said in its reportContinue Reading
By: Mariola Sequeira Goalpara: A Salesian organization has joined hands with government agencies in Assam to train local people in disaster management techniques to deal with flood and other natural calamities. More than 160 people, including women, from four village clusters attended the day long training session on April 23Continue Reading
Washington D.C.,: When it comes to religious persecution, Christians are the most widely targeted community, said a new report released this week. But despite oppression and threat of violence, the faithful “should not be afraid,” said a Pakistani archbishop. Pakistan’s Christians have made vital contributions to the country’s history andContinue Reading
Joseph Pulinthanath Agartala: The newly built Catholic Cathedral of St Francis Xavier was blessed and dedicated today at Durjoynagar, Agartala in the presence of a large gathering of faithful and Church dignitaries. Cardinal Patrick D’Rosario of Dhaka and the president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Bangladesh blessed and dedicatedContinue Reading
New Delhi/Raipur: At least 26 CRPF personnel were killed and and six others wounded in a deadly ambush by naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday. The attack took place at around 12. 25 pm between the Burkapal-Chintagufa area in south Bastar, one of the worst Maoist violence-affected region inContinue Reading