Kochi, June 4, 2019: Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja confirmed Tuesday that a 23-year-old college student admitted to a hospital in Kochi has been infected with the Nipah virus. The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune,Continue Reading
Bhubaneswar, June 3,2019: Pratap Chandra Sarangi, who was sworn in as a junior minister in the Narendra Modi government, had been the Odisha convener of the Bajrang Dal when the missionary Graham Staines and his children were burnt to death in 1999, many pointed out on social media on MayContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 2,2019: The Delhi High Court has issued notice to St Stephen’s College on a plea by three faculty members challenging the decision to have an additional Christian member nominated by the institution’s supreme council to be a part of the interview panel for admission of students. TeacherContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad, June 1, 2019: The Andhra Pradesh Federation of Churches has welcomed a clean government promised by the southern Indian state’s new chief minister. “We are well pleased of your promise that your government would be revolutionary and would stand as an example and model toContinue Reading
By Keith Bradsher NEW DELHI, May 30, 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India won re-election last week with what seemed to be rousing support for his market-oriented economic policies — yet few in India can agree on just how much growth or unemployment occurred in his first term. TheContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao: May 31, 2019: Christians in a remote area of Arunachal Pradesh on May 31 organized a candle light prayer rally for the success of new council of minister of India. The rally by people in and around Miao in Changlang district coincided with the Feast ofContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 30, 2019: Narendra Modi has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of India Thursday after a landslide victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. With the cream-and-red sandstone dome of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in a backdrop, President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office andContinue Reading
By Mujib Mashal Varanasi, May 30, 2019: It was 4 a.m. at the Yadav family home down a narrow lane in Varanasi, the constituency of the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi. Vijay Yadav, 30, cut buns and toasted them one by one on a gas stove with the help ofContinue Reading
Chennai, May 28, 2019: Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit appointed Vaidehi Vijayakumar as Vice-Chancellor of the Mother Teresa Women’s University at Kodaikanal. Purohit, who is also the Chancellor of the University, said Vijayakumar would hold office for a period of three years. Vijayakumar had served Anna University and several overseasContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 29, 2019: The Delhi High Court on May 28 was moved for implementation of the national commission to review the working of the Constitution (NCRWC) proposal on population control and ‘two-child norm’ as a criteria for government jobs, aid and subsidies. A public interest litigation (PIL), filedContinue Reading