New Delhi — The official patronage and impetus given to the divisive and corrosive politics of the Sangh Parivar in the 300 days of the government of Mr. Narendra Modi has endangered the security of religious minorities, assaulted national institutions and the education system, civil society and political leaders, academics,Continue Reading
Rae Bareili: At least 30 persons were killed and around 150 others injured when the engine and two coaches of the Dehradun-Varanasi Janta Express derailed near Bachhrawan Railway Station on Friday. According to railway spokesperson Anil Saxena, the train had to stop at Bachhrawan station but the locomotive driver overshotContinue Reading
New Delhi – Union home minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday the Islamic State (IS) had failed to influence Indian Muslims because the latter were “patriots” to whom extremism was an alien concept. Singh’s comments echo Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks last year that Indian Muslims “will live and dieContinue Reading
New Delhi – Madhya Pradesh finance minister Jayant Malaiya and his wife were allegedly robbed at gunpoint on a train in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday morning. The couple was travelling in AC-I compartment of Jabalpur-Nizamuddin Express on their way to Delhi. As per reports reaching Bhopal, the dacoity took placeContinue Reading
Patna – Bihar’s exasperated Education Minister PK Shahi admitted on Thursday that cheating-free examinations were not possible in the state, minus the cooperation of students’ parents. More than 1.4 million students are appearing in the Class 10 board examination amid widespread reports of mass copying and cheating. Shahi admitted toContinue Reading
Ranghat – The elderly nun who was allegedly gangraped by dacoits in Nadia district on Saturday was declared fit for discharge from Ranghat subdivisional hospital but the convent authorities are yet to take a final decision. The hospital superintendent A K Mondol said “the hospital authorities are in a positionContinue Reading
An article written by former police officer Julio Ribeiro, initially headlined I am on a hit list, has ignited a debate concerning India’s Christians and their security under the Narendra Modi government. The 86-year-old Ribeiro—who admitted later he “slightly exaggerated” to attract attention—makes a series of scathing allegations against theContinue Reading
Krishnanagar: A two-day training seminar conducted by the CBCI Office of Labour on the informal workers of West Bengal has urged the authorities to provide social security to them. The seminar was organised in collaboration with Krishnagar diocese and the Congregations of West Bengal region on 14 and 15 March. Some 120Continue Reading
New York diocese has introduced Masters course for lay peopleContinue Reading
The nun is under shock in a private hospitalContinue Reading
