Panaji — Around 40 children, aged eight to 16, will participate in The Times of India’s painting event on May 15 from 9 pm to midnight at Panaji’s church square. The children, under the guidance of artist Raj Bhandare, will break all boundaries to express themselves with water-based paint onContinue Reading
The education officer’s circular was copied to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad alsoContinue Reading
Vatican City — Cardinal Luis Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, is the new president of Caritas Internationalis. The general assembly of the umbrella organization of Catholic charities elected the Filipino cardinal with 91 votes out of 133. “Thank you for your trust. I am limited in my capacities, but with allContinue Reading
Kabul — Four Indians and an American were among 14 killed when gunmen stormed a guest in Kabul, trapping several foreigners in a seven-hour overnight siege, Afghan officials said on Thursday. A few of the attackers were also killed by Afghan security forces. The gunmen attacked the Park Palace guestContinue Reading
Chandigarh — A man from Punjab who escaped from the clutches of the ISIS in June 2014 claimed on Thursday that 39 Indians taken hostage have been killed. External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said in New Delhi that she did not believe the claims and her own sources felt theContinue Reading
New Delhi — In a major embarrassment for Arvind Kejriwal, the Supreme Court has today suspended an order issued by his government that called for criminal defamation cases against the media. The top court pointed out that Mr Kejriwal has personally challenged criminal defamation cases against him on the groundsContinue Reading
Gaya — A man and a teenager who had eloped were beaten mercilessly and set on fire on Wednesday as hundreds watched at a village in Bihar’s Gaya. A 30-year-old man and the girl, 16, were allegedly dragged to a square by 20 of the girl’s relatives and thrashed publiclyContinue Reading
My love for the poor and marginalized section of society has increased after my time with the ReangsContinue Reading
Guwahati – A Social work institution in northeast India has come up with a novel workshop program to equip their outgoing students fit for job placement. The final year Master of Social Work students after the submission of their thesis are holding 3-day Project Cycle Management workshop, 11-13 May. ItContinue Reading
New York — Fueled by immigration, America’s Hindu population has reached 2.23 million, an increase of about one million or 85.8 percent since 2007, making Hinduism the fourth-largest faith, according to estimates based on wide-ranging study of religions in the nation. The proportion of Hindus in the US population roseContinue Reading
