By Vidhi Doshi New Delhi: They are considered some of India’s brightest minds. Now students and alumni from India’s most prestigious universities who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer are fighting to have homosexuality decriminalized in their country. India’s Supreme Court is considering six petitions from gay rightsContinue Reading
All village leaders had to attend a talk in Bhiwani districtContinue Reading
Guwahati: The Assam government is set to roll out a law from October 2 making it mandatory for state government employees to look after their aged and dependent parents and differently-abled siblings who do not have a source of income. Last year, the state assembly had passed Assam Employees ParentsContinue Reading
Ranchi: Deputy commissioner Rai Mahimapat Ray has shot letters to social welfare departments of Bihar, Bengal and Odisha, besides child welfare committees of 13 districts in Jharkhand, requesting leads on more than 50 unwed and underage mothers who stayed at Nirmal Hriday between March 2016 and June this year. TheContinue Reading
The Kerala police on July 28 took into custody the man alleged to have been the key tormentor of Hanan Hamid, the 19-year-old Kerala student. Hanan, who had become an instant hit on the internet after she was featured in a newspaper as a student who sold fish after collegeContinue Reading
The nun’s brother had alleged he was offered 50 million rupees to withdraw case against the bishopContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala is leading the way in India in terms of demonstrating how governments should respond to various challenges of migration, said Elizabeth Ferris, an expert on international migration from Washington DC. Ferris is in the capital city of Kerala now on a US state department-sponsored tour to learn aboutContinue Reading
Tura: The use of social media to post fake news and pictures defaming individuals and organizations don’t appear to be limited to mainland India alone with similar posts doing the rounds in Garo Hills as well. The latest to fall victim to fake news is the premier institution-Don Bosco SkillContinue Reading
The story of Hanan, a BSc student at a private college in Thodupuzha, selling fish at Thammanam in Ernakulam after her college hours, was carried by leading Malayalam daily ‘Mathrubhumi’ two days ago.Continue Reading
The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has been selected for the Champion of Earth Prize-2018, the highest environmental honour instituted by the United Nations. CIAL is honoured for its successful switch to solar power for all its energy requirements. The Cochin airport is the first such facility in the worldContinue Reading