The Supreme Court on January 12 put on hold the three farm laws enacted in September. The farm laws are at the heart of massive farmer protests near Delhi. The top court appointed a committee of four agricultural experts to take over the negotiations with farmers to end the crisis.Continue Reading
Morena: At least 14 people died and several others fell ill allegedly after drinking spurious alcohol in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Police told reporters on January 12 that the victims came from three villagers in Morena district, 465 km north of Bhopal, the state capital. The incidentContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Indian government has appealed to the Supreme Court to stop a tractor rally of protesting farmers scheduled for January 26, the Republic Day. The farmers have planned to hold a huge rally in Delhi on January 26, if their demands to scrap the contentious farm laws areContinue Reading
New Delhi: Federal Minister Shripad Naik was injured while his wife and close aide died in an accident in Karnataka January 11 evening. His wife and his personal secretary, Deepak, died in the hospital, police confirmed. Naik, who is the Minister of state for AYUSH (independent) and defense, is outContinue Reading
Haridwar: Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious congregation, will begin on January 14, an ancient city and important Hindu pilgrimage site in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The mela, which happens every 12 years, is celebrated mainly at four places Allahabad (Prayag) where the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and SarasvatiContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore: The Church urgently requires new solutions and responses to challenges it faces in India, asserts a Catholic priest, who has tried to develop enlightened leadership, responsible citizenship, and harmony among religions and ethnic groups for the past four decades. “If you let the past control you,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: A US-based management expert on January 10 cautioned against hackers who are active in digital world making cyber security a key concern for society. Trillions of devices would be connected to internet in the coming years and people would have a lot of data comingContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru: Society should recognize the remarkable talents and skills of specially-abled persons, asserts Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore. The prelate was the chief guest of “Caring for the disabled,” an event on January 9 to honor eleven specially-abled people and two Covid warriors in Bengaluru. TheContinue Reading
New Delhi: An all-women team of Air India is set to make history when they pilot the longest non-stop commercial flight operated by any airline to India later in the week. The flight is being operated on a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft and will last more than 17 hours and mayContinue Reading
Mumbai: – One bishop in India is warning that “democracy is in danger, and the principles of secularism at risk” after the latest anti-Christian incident in the Hindu-majority nations. Bishop Gerald J. Mathias of Lucknow spoke to Crux after a Christian pastor and a group of worshippers were attacked inContinue Reading