By Annie Gowen Ayodhya — The mob of Hindu fundamentalists brought down the mosque in just a few hours, using pick axes, rope and their bloody, bare hands. Dust swirled above the rubble, smoke from nearby torched homes soured the air, and 16 Muslims lay dead, the first of aboutContinue Reading
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Mumbai: Farmers in Maharashtra have ended their protest over loan waivers, prices and land rights after meeting the ministers of the western Indian state. The ministers said disputes still pending over tribal farmers’ ownership of land would be settled within six months. They also said the government would expand theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Miao: People in a remote corner of Arunachal Pradesh on March 10 undertook a walking pilgrimage to a Catholic shrine to pray for world peace. Around 300 people between the age group of 7 and 70 walked from Neotan, a village in Changlang district to MiaoContinue Reading
By Augustine Singh K. Nuagam: Survivors of Kandhamal violence in 2007 and 2008 held a district level assembly at Kanjamendi, Odisha, on March 10. During the meeting, many survivors shared that they are yet to receive government compensation and access to legal justice as per the Supreme Court order inContinue Reading
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Speakers underscored the constitution as the foundation of India’s democracyContinue Reading
Kochi: A group of priests of the Syro-Malabar church hit the streets on March 9, urging Cardinal George Alencherry to keep off all responsibilities of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese in view of a police probe on alleged irregularities in a land deal involving him. A meeting of over 200 priests at St Mary’sContinue Reading
Bengaluru: Six months after senior journalist Gauri Lankesh’s murder, a special police team probing the case made the first arrest Friday. They have got five more days to continue the interrogation of KT Naveen Kumar, who was taken into custody for questioning a week ago. Naveen Kumar, in his lateContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) plans to reduce the syllabus by 50 percent for grades 1 to 12 from the next academic year. In this connection, the ministry has sought suggestions from various groups, according to a press release dated March 5.Continue Reading