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Bengaluru: The autobiography of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest who spent 18 months in captivity in Yemen, was released at a function in Bengaluru, southern India. Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, released “By Grace of God” at St John’s Medical College where theContinue Reading

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Thiruvananthapuram: Police in Kerala on Tuesday arrested six people for allegedly attacking noted Malayalam poet Kureepuzha Sreekumar in Kollam district for criticising right-wing outfits, a senior official said. The six, including a panchayat member of the area, have been booked for voluntarily causing hurt and wrongful restraint, they said. “TheContinue Reading

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All the Christian missionary schools in and around Imphal, Manipur, remained shut indefinitely for the second day on Tuesday following threats from insurgents. Manipur’s Education Minister T. Radheshyam appealed to the insurgent group, Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council) not to vitiate the academic atmosphere in the Catholic schools. Radheshyam said,Continue Reading

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Thiruvananthapuram: A couple in Kerala’s Kottayam district who waited 18 years to get their first children, a pair of twins, were dealt a heart-wrenching blow on Monday when the wife collapsed and died in hospital. The parents, identified as Shishupalan and Sheeba, 42 had waited 18 years for a childContinue Reading

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New Delhi: India witnessed the second largest number of millionaire outflow globally after China with 7,000 high net worth individuals changing their domicile during 2017, 16 per cent more than last year, according to a report. According to the report by New World Wealth, 7,000 ultra-rich Indians shifted overseas inContinue Reading

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Patna: At least 3400 hundred grooms were abducted in 2017 across Bihar for ‘Pakdua Vivah’, the state police said. ‘Pakdua Vivah’ is a notorious tradition in the northern part of the state where eligible men are abducted for force marriage. An official release of Bihar police stated that 3,405 youthContinue Reading

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New DelhI: Controversial BJP parliamentarian Vinay Katiyar on Monday said that the iconic Taj Mahal is a monument built by Hindus and will be converted into ‘Tej Mandir’ (temple). Speaking on the upcoming ‘Taj Mahotsav’ being held in Agra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said that a time willContinue Reading