Lucknow: A special court in Lucknow September 30 acquitted all 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition case. The demolition of the 16th century mosque was not planned, a judge said while acquitting former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani and others. The 1992 demolition was preceded by a seriesContinue Reading
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been honored with the prestigious SDG Special Humanitarian Action Award by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), for helping thousands of migrant workers reach home during lockdown. “This is a rare honor. A UN recognition is very special,” Sonu said responding to the awardContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) has urged Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel to protect Christians who are facing systematic attacks from radical groups in the Kondagaon district of the central Indian state. EFI general secretary Reverend Vijayesh Lal on September 28 wrote to Baghel in a seriesContinue Reading
Darjeeling: With the noble intention of giving back to the Hill town, a group of ex-students of St. Paul’s school, Darjeeling, has joined hands with the Ramakrishna Mission to provide monthly ration to elderly ladies without families and are from the economically backward strata. The Ramakrishna Mission Nivedita Educational andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Varanasi: Two Dalit rights activists from Varanasi, Utter Pradesh, among others, have been nominated to “21st Century Heroes of India” from the perspective of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and other Indian Constitutional Values. Pippa Rann Books & Media, based in the United Kingdom, September 27 announced thatContinue Reading
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru police have begun an investigation against officials of a private television channel that recently aired a sting alleging the involvement of members of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s family in acts of corruption. Police on September 28 searched the offices of Power TV and the home ofContinue Reading
New Delhi: Amnesty International has halted its operations in India and said it had to let go of its staff after its accounts were frozen in early September as part of what it called a “witch-hunt” by the government over its adverse reports. The government, however, says the global rightsContinue Reading
Imphal: A pastor was killed and more than 20 others, including women, were injured in a violent clash between two neighboring villages over a land dispute in Manipur’s Tengnoupal district. With tensions running high, district administration has imposed curfew prohibiting people moving out of their respective homestead under section 144Continue Reading
Guwahati: A total of 225,000 people in nine districts were affected and over 10,000 hectares of crops submerged on September 27 as fresh floods hit Assam, the state disaster management authority said. Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Majuli, West Karbi Anglong, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts have been affected, the AssamContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Darjeeling: A Radio journalist working with the first community radio in the Darjeeling Hills has staked his claim and snatched a place in the India Book of Records, 28 September 2020. Program Coordinator and founder member of Radio Salesian, the first Nepali language broadcasting Community Radio inContinue Reading
