Chandigarh : Mohali town, adjoining Chandigarh, on May 29 witnessed high drama as a number of transgenders carried out a “naked” protest. The transgenders were protesting an alleged “fake news” published in a daily newspaper that members of their community waylaid motorists and people on the airport road to extortContinue Reading
Kolkata: St. Xavier’s College of Kolkata has decided to open up its central research facility for researchers and faculty of other institutions and start a faculty development programme for teachers of other colleges and universities, a top official said here on Tuesday. The college will also open a counselling cellContinue Reading
Panaji: Goa has historically attracted missionaries and spiritual leaders who have left a distinct impression on the state’s culture, Governor Mridula Sinha said on Tuesday. “Goa attracted spiritual leaders and missionaries, which left a distinct impression on various aspects of Goa’s culture. The state is also known as a landContinue Reading
The Ministry of External Affairs has agreed to a proposal to take stringent action in NRI matrimonial dispute cases.Continue Reading
Lucknow: Thunderstorms struck at several places in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, killing 40 people as hutments collapsed and trees fell, officials said. Nineteen people died in Bihar on May 28 night, with the adjoining districts of Gaya and Aurangabad reporting five deaths each, Bihar’s disaster management department said. The otherContinue Reading
By Maria Suguna Yes, that’s what I am – a drop in the ocean of multitude protesting against heinous criminals and seeking justice for their victims. I am a little unconventional. While my friends seek justice in the human court, I seek mercy in the court of the Supreme Being.Continue Reading
Kochi: Honor killings, unheard in Kerala, have made their way into the southern Indian state with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) recording as many as five cases in since 2014. Barely two months after the murder of a girl by her father, another gruesome case of honor killing hasContinue Reading
Vatican City: Ideologies which do not acknowledge and uphold the dignity of human life must be resisted and the Catholic Church’s teaching on life affirmed, Pope Francis told a group of Catholic doctors Monday. “The Church is for life, and her concern is that nothing is against life in the realityContinue Reading
The Tamil Nadu government issued a G.O. on Monday to seal and “permanently close” the Sterlite Copper smelter plant in Thoothukudi. 13 people were killed in Thoothukudi last week when police opened fire on anti-Sterlite protesters, who were marching to the Collectorate to seek the closure of the “polluting” plant.Continue Reading
Contributing half his income towards the education of children of rickshaw-pullers, daily wage earners and municipal drain workers in the city was something that this 59-year-old small tea shop owner in Cuttack has been doing for the past 18 years.Continue Reading
