Manipuris protest migrant workers bill
2015-07-03
A new bill to regulate immigrant influx goes against local peopleContinue Reading
Dress code controversy: college admission resumes after minister intervenes
2015-07-02
Minister resolves tussle between students and administrationContinue Reading
Raipur nun’s rape: protests spread
2015-07-02
Many suspect the rapes of nuns are part of a sinister plan to intimidate missionariesContinue Reading
Jesuit university opens school of communication
2015-07-02
The school is predicted to become of the top ones in the countryContinue Reading
Parliament panel wants double pay
2015-07-02
It also recommends 75 percent increase in the salary of Members of ParliamentContinue Reading
Mother of all scams: For dole, pregnant 5 times in 10 months
2015-07-02
Bareilly — An audit of beneficiaries of the Janani Suraksha Yojna in Uttar Pradesh, which primarily guarantees through a small dole better food for new mothers in the days just after the delivery of their babies, has thrown up some startling “facts”. A woman, for instance, was declared pregnant threeContinue Reading
Manipur mulls lifting ban on liquor sale
2015-07-02
Imphal — Nearly 24 years after prohibition was imposed in Manipur, the state, for the first time, is planning to lift the ban on the manufacture and sale of liquor, with Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh tabling a proposal for the same in the Assembly. Speaking in the Assembly, theContinue Reading
Child helpline opened at eastern India’s busiest rail station
2015-07-02
The Don Bosco Ashalyam group has completed 30 yearsContinue Reading
Meet Father Salvatore, the young priest whose life moved the Pope
2015-07-02
Trani — The life of Father Salvatore Mellone, who died on Monday, was moving to thousands of people. He was to have at least two more years of seminary when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer, but by special permission and the blessing of Pope Francis, he was ordained nevertheless.Continue Reading
China’s Great Wall is disappearing: Report
2015-06-30
Beijing — Around 30 per cent of China’s Ming-era Great Wall has disappeared over time as adverse natural conditions and reckless human activities – including stealing the bricks to build houses – erode the Unesco World Heritage site, state media reported. The Great Wall is not a single unbroken structureContinue Reading