Hyderabad : At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday in a stampede during the mahapushkaram, a Hindu religious bathing festival on the Godavari river bank, in Andhra Pradesh. The incident happened around 8am at Rajahmundry soon after chief minister Chandrababu Naidu and his family took theContinue Reading
New Delhi : Exactly five months after the crime, the special task force has solved the Holy Child Auxilium School burglary. A youth from Manipur, arrested in May for trying to burgle his own school, Mount Carmel, is the culprit. Rohul Moirangthem (19), who had since got bail, was arrestedContinue Reading
Lucknow: A Shia cleric’s demand to impose a dress code within the historical imambaras has evoked mixed reactions from the city’s residents. While some feel that modest dressing by tourists is essential to maintaining the sanctity of the monument, others have questioned the timing of the demand and the authorityContinue Reading
Chennai — Renowned Tamil composer MS Viswanathan died at a hospital in Chennai on Tuesday morning. He has been ailing for some time and was undergoing treatment; he was 87. Fondly called MSV, the composer was admitted to the hospital for old-age related ailments and breathing problems. He was showingContinue Reading
Raipur : Four police officials, recruited by the state police as auxiliary personnel, were on Monday evening abducted by suspected Naxalites in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. Officials said that the personnel were abducted from a civilian bus plying in the Kutru police station area of the said district. Additional directorContinue Reading
London: The UK on Monday announced that it will ban overseas students from outside the European Union to work while they study in the country from the next month, under tough new rules unveiled by home secretary Theresa May. The move will hit students from countries like India. The newContinue Reading
The 2011 census reflects a decline in Christian affiliation among the British-born population.Continue Reading
The Jharkhand health department on Saturday said that more than 10% of the state’s tribal population is suffering from sickle cell anaemia (SCA), a virulent genetic disorder peculiar to India’s tribal belts. More than 8.6 lakh out the 86.4 lakh tribal population of Jharkhand are affected by the disorder, healthContinue Reading
Dumka — After getting a call from the Prime Minister’s Office, ministers, lawmakers and officials are queuing up with promises before the house of Khusbhu, the 17-year-old girl who committed suicide shamed by the lack of toilet, and exposed graft in welfare schemes. Sources in the government said Prime MinisterContinue Reading
Israel’s first Irish dancing competition (feis) is currently the subject of a major effort calling for the event to be canceled as part of the cultural boycott of Israel. The feis, set to take part this August in Tel Aviv, is organized by The Carey Academy Israel, a new branchContinue Reading
