Temple priest in trouble for seeking votes for BJP
2017-12-01
The Election Commission to look into the matterContinue Reading
Six die of asphyxiation in Delhi
2017-11-28
Six persons, who worked as caterers in marriage parties, died of asphyxiation while sleeping beside a ‘tandoor’ (an oven) kept along with the utensils in a tempo parked near a marriage venue in Cantonment area here, police said on Tuesday. Police said the incident happened late on Monday night butContinue Reading
Parsis woo Christians for joint stir against metro project
2017-11-28
Mumbai: Members of the Parsi community have snubbed their high priests’ assurances that Metro III project will not affect the structural stability and spiritual sanctity of their fire temple at the Princess Street junction in Girgaum. The community has decided to launch its own separate peaceful agitation by seeking supportContinue Reading
Thousands take part in Eucharistic procession
2017-11-28
Patna: The veneration of the Holy Sacrament under a decorated canopy took place at city churches on Sunday as thousands of devotees participated in the Eucharistic procession to mark the feast of Christ the king. The theme of this year’s annual event is from Chapter 24 verse 15 of Joshua,Continue Reading
Indian Catholics hurt at Missing out on Pope Francis tour
2017-11-27
New Delhi: The Roman Catholic Church in India expressed disappointment at missing out on an expected visit by Pope Francis who started a rare trip to South Asia today. The 80-year-old pontiff arrived in Myanmar on a six-day trip that will also take him to Bangladesh. The church leader saidContinue Reading
Archbishop’s prosecution demanded for “provocative” poll appeal
2017-11-26
Archbishop Macwan’s election appeal “highly provocative and objectionable”Continue Reading
Seminar on India’s only woman PM makes critical study at birth centenary
2017-11-25
Matters India reporter Siliguri — A college in North Bengal marked the birth centernary of India’s only woman prime minister with a national seminar attempting to make a critical study of Indira Gandhi’s contribution both in the national and internationl politics of her ‘turbulent times’. Salesian College Siliguri Campus DepartmentContinue Reading
Indian Navy gets its first woman pilot, 3 women NAI officers
2017-11-23
Kannur: In a first, a woman has been inducted as a pilot in the Indian Navy. Shubhangi Swaroop, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, will soon be flying Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft. Three other women cadets, Astha Segal from New Delhi, Roopa A from Puducherry and Sakthi Maya S from Kerala, alsoContinue Reading
Odisha police issues advisory against circulation of obscene videos
2017-11-22
Bhubaneswar: With a steady surge in circulation of objectionable pictures and videos on social media, Odisha Police issued an advisory to all senior police officers and the general public on Wednesday to fight the menace. Terming circulation of such videos as illegal, Director General of Police (DGP) R.P. Sharma saidContinue Reading
Tamil actor conferred with UNICEF celebrity advocate status
2017-11-21
Trishna Krishnan is the first South Indian actor to get the statusContinue Reading