By Manoj Nayak Bhubaneswar, October 22, 2018: CARAVAN or a rally with a theme “Batei Aman Ki” (story of us all) is a unique programme of women’s empowerment. It has the special objective and message of equality, equal rights, protection of constitutional values, establishing peace and solidarity among varied communities.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Aligarh: October 21, 2018: The Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India has conferred upon Jesuit Father Christian W Troll, the Sir Syed Excellence Award in recognition of his excellent work on Sir Syed studies. Prof. Abdul Kidwai, the head of the Department of Quranic Studies at theContinue Reading
the olkata Commissioner handed him a special reward on October 20Continue Reading
Bama, Oct 19, 2018: A sadhu in Uttar Pradesh allegedly cut off his genitals, saying he was upset about being accused of an affair with a woman. Madani Baba, currently in a hospital in Bamna district around 300 km from Lucknow, has alleged a conspiracy against him by a groupContinue Reading
Washington DC, Oct. 19, 2018: In one remote corner of India, a nation where Hindu nationalists control the government and have been accused of stoking intolerance and violence against religious minorities, the Catholic Church is faring quite well. In the diocese of Miao, in Arunachal Pradesh state in extreme easternContinue Reading
Shillong, Oct 19, 2018: A woman in Meghalaya on October 19 named two Catholic Brothers in a #MeToo campaign and alleging that they had sexually abused her many years ago. The 40-year-old woman, who had attempted suicide thrice in the past, has in her Facebook post accused Christian Brother FrancisContinue Reading
New Delhi, Oct 19, 2018: Scores of people were feared dead after a train ran into them in Amritsar October 19 evening. The victims were standing on the tracks, watching the burning of Ravan’s effigy as part of the Dussehra celebartions. The people, who were mowed down, reportedly could notContinue Reading
The attack occurred on October 15Continue Reading
Zika virus is harmful to pregnant women, as it can lead to microcephaly, a condition in which a baby’s head is significantly small. Continue Reading
Odisha, Oct 18, 2018: In the last inhabited villages deep in the dense mangrove forests of India’s Sundarbans region, rice harvests have fallen by half in the last decade. Rising seas and stronger storms, linked to climate change, are driving crop-killing seawater further inland – and driving farmers out. ButContinue Reading
