Indian-origin man to become next Irish prime minister
2017-06-02
Leo Varadkar will succeed Enda Kenny as prime minister Continue Reading
Amit Shah meets Christian bishops in Kerala
2017-06-02
Kochi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah, who arrived here on June 2 on a three-day visit to Kerala, held a meeting with senior bishops from various sections of the Christian churches. The bishops, whom Shah met at the local Revival Centre, were from the Catholics, Latin, Mar ThomaContinue Reading
37 killed in Philippines casino attack ‘claimed by IS’
2017-06-02
Manila: At least 37 persons were killed at a casino here in an attack which was claimed by the Islamic State even though the police continued to deny that the incident was terror-linked. A lone gunman entered the Resorts World Manila in the early hours of Friday morning, firing shotsContinue Reading
Elephant tramples four to death in Coimbatore
2017-06-02
Coimbatore: Four people, including a 12-year-old girl and two women, were trampled to death by a tusker at Ganeshapuram and Vellalore in Coimbatore city in the early hours of Friday. The deceased have been identified as Gayathri, 12, daughter of Vijayakumar of Ganeshapuram, P Palanisamy, 73, of Kambar Street atContinue Reading
Trump’s decision on climate change disappoints UN
2017-06-02
China, India, the European Union and others are already showing strong leadershipContinue Reading
‘Karthumbi’, the income-provider of Attappady
2017-06-02
Palakkad,Kerala: “Those were the days when rains come unexpectedly over the deep interiors of Attappady and lasted for several hours. People did not lend umbrellas to strangers, especially tribal schoolchildren returning home. I used to take refuge under some canopy till the rains were over,” recalled B. Lakshmi of theContinue Reading
Two different daughters of India
2017-06-01
Jyoti Singh and Bilkis Bano were brutalized and gangraped. What happened to them holds a mirror to the darker side of our societyContinue Reading
Over 40 people ‘die of thirst’ in Sahara Desert
2017-06-01
Survivors say 44 people have died of thirst after their truck broke down in the Sahara Desert in northern Niger, the Red Cross has told the BBC. The six survivors, all women, walked to a remote village and are being looked after in Dirkou, Niger, Red Cross official Lawal TaherContinue Reading
Flying on Sunday? Many airport chapels offer Mass
2017-06-01
Washington D.C.: Flying on Sunday and need a place for Mass? A recent study revealed that 40 percent of major US airports have chapels offering Sunday Mass times for travelers and airport employees. Taking data from the 30 busiest airports in the U.S., the Pew Research Center identified airports offeringContinue Reading
Bihar’s mass cheating scam, only one third students pass
2017-06-01
Indrani Basu Two years after viral photos of mass cheating in high school exams in Bihar blew open the holes in the state’s education system, the results show a downward trend. Compared to 2015, when more than 75% students had passed the senior secondary exams, only one out of threeContinue Reading