Patna: Altogether 223 women belonging to Tharu tribe will be inducted as members of Bihar Swabhiman Police Battalion (BSPB) at a function to be held in Patna on July 11. Chief minister Nitish Kumar has given his consent to be chief guest at the function at the Bihar Military PoliceContinue Reading
Patna: At least 13 persons were reported dead in different parts of the state in separate incidents at the onset of flood season as medium to heavy rains lashed Bihar. Three persons of a family were electrocuted, one by one, at Bisauni village under Parbatta police station in Khagaria district.Continue Reading
Amid a spate of lynching and mob beating incidents, fuelled by “fake” posts circulated on WhatsApp, the government Tuesday issued a clarion call to the Facebook-owned firm to take urgent steps to contain the spread of “irresponsible and explosive messages” through its platform. The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MEITY)Continue Reading
Kottayam: The investigation team probing the alleged sexual abuse of a nun by a Catholic bishop will be summoning bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Jalandhar diocese to Kerala for interrogation. The bishop will be served notice in this regard this soon. The decision came after the police team confirmed that as per the visitors’ book in the convent,Continue Reading
The Dalai Lama on his arrival at Leh on July 3 endorsed the decision of the Himalayan Buddhist communities to convert the monasteries into learning centers and said bringing change in “our” monastic system was necessary for the democratic system. Speaking to a gathering of Rinpoches, monks, nuns and otherContinue Reading
Chennai: In a step towards the inclusion of the transgender community into mainstream society, Sathyasri Sharmila became India’s first transgender lawyer. Sharmila, who hails from Tamil Nadu, did not have an easy journey, as she was subject to torture and abuse on account of her gender. “Today, I enrolled myContinue Reading
Mumbai: Villagers in Maharashtra’s Dhule districted on July 1 killed five people they suspected as child kidnappers, police said. The five, along with a few others, were seen getting off a state transport bus in the tribal Rainpada village, about 325 km north of Mumbai, the state capital. When oneContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Kandhamal: A group of Catholic women from Kerala who spent five days in Kandhamal say the faith of Odisha’s persecuted Christians has deepened their belief in Christ. “The Christians of Kandhamal have manifested a deep-rooted faith in Christ by facing the worst religious persecution in modern India,”Continue Reading
KOTTAYAM: The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church plans to include woman in the inquiry commission probing the sexual abuse allegationsagainst five priests of the church. This has been following the direction from the supreme head of the church who has instructed to record the statement of the wife of the complainant at the earliest. According toContinue Reading
Kottayam: Days after a controversy broke out over allegations of sexual harassment against five priests of the Malankara Orthodox Church in Kerala, the Crime Branch will now investigate the matter. On June 29, state DGP Loknath Behera reportedly directed the Crime Branch to initiate a probe into the issue. TheContinue Reading
