New Delhi: Suicide is the leading cause of death in the 15-39 years age group in India. Thirty-seven per cent of such deaths among women globally occur in India, and the suicide rate among the elderly has increased over the past quarter century. The data was released on Wednesday byContinue Reading
An exhibition and sale of artworks will take place at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) here from September 21-23 in a step forward by the Indian art fraternity to raise funds for flood-ravaged Kerala. Titled “Art for Kerala Flood Disaster 2018”, the 3-day exhibition and sale will seeContinue Reading
Jalandhar: Weeks after accusing a Roman Catholic Bishop of raping her, a nun has sought urgent intervention of the Vatican for justice and demanded his removal as the head of the Jalandhar diocese, questioning why the Church was “closing its eyes to the truth” when she mustered courage to makeContinue Reading
Hyderabad: Fifty-one people, including several women and children, were killed, and many suffered injuries on Tuesday morning when a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus plunged into a gorge on the Kondagattu ghat road in Jagtial district. Earlier reports said 40 people were killed. The death toll rose toContinue Reading
It lambastes palatial church buildings and pompous feast celebrationsContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The National Commission for Women issued summons to independent lawmaker P.C.George for his disagreeable comments against a Kerala nun who accused Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal of raping her. The loose-lipped Poonjar MLA in a recent press conference referred to the complainant as a ‘prostitute.’ Following this, the National CommissionContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The 55-year-old nun who was found dead inside the well of a convent in Kollam district of Kerala died due to drowning, the post-mortem report stated Monday. There were no other injury marks on the body of Sister Susan, an inmate of Mount Tabor Dayara Convent at Pathanapuram, exceptContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: More than 140 people from 38 different tribal communities of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana assembled during ‘Samvaad’- a two-day event to discuss various issues and concern of their communities and share innovations, work of research, music, food and cuisine at Paralakhemundi of Gajapati district in Odisha. Organised byContinue Reading
New Delhi: Does the country need a central body specifically for men on the lines of National Commission for Women? A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working on the issues faced by aggrieved men says it’s about time the country gets one. The founder of the World’s Rights Initiative for Shared ParentingContinue Reading
The week-long Bandra Fair, also known as Mount Mary Fair, which kicks off today, is going that extra mile to make it eco-friendly. This year, the church authority has decided to reduce the plastic waste and thermocol waste during the fair and spread the message of environmental sustainability. Over 120Continue Reading