Five Nobel laureates to attend Goa program
2018-01-27
the laureates include American immunologist and microbiologist J Michael BishopContinue Reading
India celebrates 69th Republic Day with 10 Asean guests
2018-01-26
New Delhi: India on Friday celebrated its 69th Republic Day with 10 leaders of Asean countries taking a close look at the country’s military might and cultural diversity and getting a peep into achievements at the annual grand parade here. It was for the first time that 10 guests ofContinue Reading
Police told to ensure safe church fest
2018-01-26
Kochi: The high court on Thursday directed police to ensure that law and order was maintained during the annual festival at St Mary’s Church at Thrikkunnathu Seminary, Aluva. The directive was on a petition filed by priest Yacob Thomas alleging that the Jacobite faction of Syrian Orthodox Church might sabotageContinue Reading
President asks rich to give up for those with greater need
2018-01-26
President Ram Nath Kovind, delivering his first Republic Day-eve address to the nation on Thursday, called for a “civic-minded” society where one can disagree with views including those with a historical context without mocking another person’s dignity. In the backdrop of the ongoing controversy over the film Padmaavat which hadContinue Reading
Hindutva thinker, bishop, tribal healer from Kerala win Padma awards
2018-01-25
Thiruvananthapuram : A leading Hindutva thinker, a hugely popular Christian bishop, a tribal traditional healer and a palliative care specialist are among the Padma awardees from Kerala. While 91-year-old P. Parameswaran, considered as the senior most Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) pracharak and ideologue, and already a Padma Shri winner wasContinue Reading
Tamil Nadu prisoner gets two-week leave to ‘have a child’
2018-01-25
Palayamkottai A division bench of Justices S. Vimala Devi and T. Krishna Valli granted the two-week temporary leave to Siddique Ali, an inmate of Palayamkottai Central jail on a Habeas Corpus petition filed by his 32-year-old wife. The bench then observed that it was time the government forms a committeeContinue Reading
Tamil Nadu honors minor girl who stopped her marriage
2018-01-25
Tiruvannamalai: An overlooked government pamphlet and a timely call to the collector’s office have come to redefine the life of N Nandhini who took on her family, standing her ground against child marriage. Determined to pursue her dream of becoming an IAS official, Nandhini, 14, from Vadakkumedu village in ArniContinue Reading
Chhattisgarh police arrest 3 tantriks for killing ad-hoc teacher
2018-01-25
Mahasamund: Police in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund have arrested six persons, including three tantriks and a teacher, for the murder of an ad-hoc teacher on January 21. Mahasamund crime branch and Khagari Police said the victim, Jagdish Minj, was trying to multiply his money with the help of black magic. The accusedContinue Reading
Church of South India joins Kerala vehicle strike
2018-01-25
For the first time, a church led by its supreme head took to the streets to show solidarity with the trade unions who had called for a motor strike on January 24 to protest against the spiraling petrol and diesel prices. It was the Church of South India (CSI) whoContinue Reading
Why India’s big fix is a big flub
2018-01-24
By Reetika Khera New Delhi: Aadhaar, India’s grand program to provide a unique 12-digit identification number to each of its 1.3 billion residents, appears to be collapsing under its own ambitions. When it was set up by the Congress Party-led government in 2009, it was touted as a voluntary biometricContinue Reading