Aurangabad: Going beyond its duty of maintaining law and order, a police station in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad has been holding tutorials for children from the slum areas on its premises. As part of a community policing program, Pundalik Nagar police station has started English classes for children from nearby slums, forContinue Reading
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi December 29 hit out at BJP governments in the states for bringing ordinances against religious conversion through fraudulent means, including those for the sake of marriage, claiming they violate the fundamental rights under the Constitution. He also called the Centre’s farm laws “draconian” and daredContinue Reading
Patna: Thousands of farmers on December 29 tried to march towards the governor’s house Raj Bhavan in Patna, demanding that the federal government scrap new agricultural laws. The marchers had a confrontation with the police in line with massive demonstrations elsewhere in the country. The march started from Patna’s famousContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Members of various Catholic religious congregations have spent time with the protesting farmers in the national capital to assure support and solidarity. “We told them that we are with them and are praying for them. We assured them that the Lord will give themContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata: Father Francois Laborde, a French Jesuit who spent decades among the poor of Kolkata, was buried on December 28 in a parish in the capital city of West Bengal. Father Laborde was considered the inspiration behind French author Dominique Lapierre’s “City of Joy,” a novelContinue Reading
Mumbai: Popular sexologist Dr Mahinder Watsa died on December 28 at the age of 96. Watsa was most popular for his column in the Mumbai Mirror ‘Ask the Sexpert,’ in which he combined wit and knowledge to answer questions on sexual health and intimacy. Altogether, Watsa was a sex columnistContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: With differences between Orthodox and Jacobite factions in widening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will talk to both groups to find a lasting solution to some issues, said Mizoram Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai. The governor, also hailing from Kerala, said he had briefed the prime minister about all issuesContinue Reading
Guwahati: Alleging harassment of Hindus in Meghalaya, the Bajrang Dal in Assam’s Barak Valley has called for a boycott of Christmas celebrations. On December 24, the Bajrang Dal took out a rally in Silchar against ‘love jihad’ and for a boycott of Christmas festivities in the Barak Valley. The massiveContinue Reading
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee greeted the people on Christmas after attending services at a church in the city on Thursday. Banerjee attended Christmas services at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary in Kolkata and interacted with the people. “The beauty of Bengal is that we celebrateContinue Reading
Jaipur: A journalist died after being allegedly attacked for resisting the molestation of a female colleague in Jaipur. Station House Officer Dilip Kumar, Man Sarovar Police Station, Jaipur said the two journalists had gone to a dhaba to eat at 11:30 pm on December 23. Three other persons came onContinue Reading