New Delhi, Dec. 4, 2018: The Shiv Sena has advocated a compulsory family planning program for Muslims to ensure stability in the country and maintain national security. In an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana on Dec. 4, the party linked a rise in Muslim population to “unrest in the countryContinue Reading
Bhopal, Dec. 4, 2018: On the 34th anniversary of world’s worst industrial disaster – Bhopal Gas Tragedy – that took place on December 2-3, an event called ‘Run Bhopal Run’ is being orgnaised in the state capital where Bollywood actors Kareena Kapoor and actor Tiger Shroff will be participating. TheContinue Reading
By Amanda Erickson When the woman was assaulted by two men near her home, she did everything she could think of to get justice. The 20-year-old, who lives in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, was working in the fields when two brothers tried to drag her away. SheContinue Reading
Bulandshahr, Dec. 3, 2018: The body of a police officer was left hanging partly out of his black SUV after he was attacked with stones and allegedly shot dead by a mob that surrounded policemen at a village in Bulandshahr in western Uttar Pradesh on Dec. 3. Inspector Subodh KumarContinue Reading
New Delhi: Dec. 3, 2018: The National Commission for Women (NCW) will support livelihood programs for the women in the northeast, particularly for those in younger age group, through skill development and specialized training, the DoNER Ministry said Dec. 3. This was discussed at a meeting between Union Minister forContinue Reading
Kochi, Dec. 3, 2018: The National Commission for Women on Dec. 1 accused the Catholic Church of not protecting the interest of a nun, who has alleged that Bishop Franco Mullakal of Jalandhar raped her in 2014. The church was in the process of “glorifying” the Bishop arrested for rapingContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore New Delhi, Dec. 3, 2018: She is not your average angel investor who has money to burn and then seeks quick profits. Meet Asha, wife of late Stanford Professor Rajeev Motwani who mentored Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the co-founders of Google Inc in 1998. Asha isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 2, 2018: A cultural team will beat special drums and perform folk dance to demand reservation for Christians and Muslims of Dalit origin. The two communities have been facing discrimination solely on the basis of religion for the past 68 years. The successiveContinue Reading
United Nations, Dec. 2, 2018: An estimated 120,000 children and adolescents aged 0-19 were living with HIV in India in 2017, the highest number in South Asia, according a report by UNICEF. The report warns that around 80 adolescents will be dying of AIDS every day globally by 2030 ifContinue Reading
Kochi, Dec. 2, 2018: The National Commission for Women says the Catholic Church is not protecting the interest of a nun, who had accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar of sexually abusing her. Until “now the Church has not come clean” in the nun rape case, commission chairperson Rekha SharmaContinue Reading
