Mumbai : A popular NGO of the Muslim community today distributed scholarships among others to the Hindu students. Scholarships to the tune of over Rs 50 lakh were given to students from Class VI to graduation level as well as to engineering and medical students from various schools and colleges ofContinue Reading
Thrissur : Pakistani Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai has been invited by a group of Kerala school students, who have been motivated by her activities, to join them for Kerala’s harvest festival ‘Onam’ next month. The children from class I to XII and belonging to different schools and of various backgroundsContinue Reading
Washington — The East-West Center has announced the appointment of six scholars, including three of Indian-origin as 2015 Asia Studies Fellows. The East-West Center is an education and research organisation in the US. The fellowship provides residence at the East-West Centre in Washington to scholars and analysts who wish toContinue Reading
Amritsar : Amritsar’s pride and the most revered gurudwara of the Sikhs, the 17th Century Golden Temple is losing its sheen. Rapidly increasing vehicular traffic around the complex, mushrooming hotels and industrial pollution are threatening its gold-plated domes and walls, says environment activist Sarabjit Singh Verka. A World Health OrganisationContinue Reading
Kolkata — Sixteen students from India and the US will brainstorm to come up with innovations on tapping space technology for environmental sustainability, it was announced in Kolkata today. Termed “Hacking Space: A Student Partnership To Sustain Life on Earth”, the project is a collaborative effort between Science City, KolkataContinue Reading
Chennai — They gather as dusk falls. Food packets in hand, they walk through the streets of Chennai, gently approaching the homeless people resting on the pavements. While some hesitate, wary of strangers, others gladly reach out for the food. Across the city, small bands of citizens are getting together,Continue Reading
New Delhi — Security of churches in Delhi has been beefed up and CCTV cameras have been installed at 164 of them in the wake of a spate of attacks, Union minister of state for home Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary said on Wednesday in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.Continue Reading
Bhubaneswar—A Vatican Pontifical office in collaboration with Indian church institute to hold a conference on the Catholic Contribution to the Indian History, Society and Culture. The theme of the workshop is “Society and Culture with special reference to the 19th and 20th Centuries.” The July 24 -25, workshop will beContinue Reading
Vatican City: The mayors of New York, San Francisco and New Orleans were among the signatories to a Vatican declaration on Tuesday (July 21) pledging action on climate change and human trafficking. The three were among more than 60 mayors invited to the Vatican to attend a two-day conference titledContinue Reading
Lahore: The Supreme Court in Pakistan has suspended the execution of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy. Asia Bibi, who has been on death row for nearly five years, was given leave to appeal. No hearing date was set. She denies insulting the Prophet Mohammed, saying her Muslim accusers wereContinue Reading
