New Delhi, Nov 15, 2019: The Central Bureau of Investigation on November 15 conducted raids at the Amnesty International India’s Bengaluru and Delhi offices. The human rights organization offices were raided over the alleged violation of rules involving foreign funding, sources said. For the last few years, Amnesty International hasContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar, Nov 15, 2019: A government booklet describing Mahatma Gandhi’s death as an “accident” has triggered a row in Odisha, with political leaders and activists demanding an apology from state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and immediate steps to correct the “blunder.” The two-page booklet “Aama Bapuji: Eka Jhalaka” (Our Bapuji:Continue Reading
Thrissur, Nov 15, 2019: At least 53 percent young people in India will have no education and skills necessary for employment by 2030, warns the United Nations Children’s Fund or UNICEF. According to a study jointly conducted by the UNICEF’s Education Commission and the Global Business Coalition for Education, 54Continue Reading
By Gita Aravamudan New Delhi, Nov 15, 2019: What the nun in the Bishop Franco Mulakkal case faced follows the same pattern as what happened to the more well-known public figures in the MeToo movement. In many cases, the all-powerful male professional network kicked in months after the allegations areContinue Reading
By Neil Binoy New Delhi, Nov 15, 2019: A door creaked, as a boy climbed down the dusty stairs. He looked around at the horrors around him. He kept walking and suddenly gasped as he got to the center of the crypt. A dust blown stone table stood ominously. AContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji, Nov 15, 2019: Francis Pereira says playing Jesus in a drama on the life of the Lord has brought him countless blessings from God. “Three times I was saved from illness, and survived accidents with no hurts while most co-passengers were badly injured,” the railway employeeContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila, Nov 14, 2019: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) has topped India’s top educational institution as it ranked higher in the latest world university ranking of a United Kingdom-based group. The institute ranked 152th in the 2020 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, up 10Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, Nov 14, 2019: Vasishtha Narayan Singh, a renowned Indian mathematician who challenged Einstein’s relativity theory, died on November 14 in Patna, Bihar state capital. He was 77. However, his family was forced to wait for an ambulance outside Patna Medical College and Hospital, with hisContinue Reading
By Alfie Habershon Mumbai: Nov 14, 2019: India ranked 82nd among 128 countries for generosity over the last 10 years, according to the tenth World Giving Index (WGI). Up to a third of Indians helped a stranger, one in four donated money, and one in five gave their time volunteering,Continue Reading
By Aishwayra S Patna, Nov 14, 2019: A cattle trader was lynched for allegedly refusing to pay extortion money in a village near Katihar in Bihar, eastern India. Mohammad Jamal was attacked on November 11 night as he was on his way to sell cows about 30 km from Katihar,Continue Reading
