Alappuzha: BJP’s intellectual cell convener T G Mohandas, who tweeted on August 22 that the St Andrew’s Basilica in Arthunkal was originally a Shiva temple, said that it would be better if the topic was dropped from public discussions. He had earlier asked Hindus, in his tweet, to reclaim theContinue Reading
By Agence France-Presse A team of six naval officers is starting a historic and grueling around-the-world mission on Sunday — the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Indian all-female crew. Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, who is leading the voyage which will begin in the western state of Goa, toldContinue Reading
New Delhi: Around 50 organisations have come together in a civil society initiative under which volunteers will visit places where lynchings have been reported and meet the affected families. The month-long journey called “Karwan-e-Mohabbat” for “sharing pain, for atonement, for solidarity and for love” began from Assam on September 4Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The Catholic Church in Kerala is upset with the new liquor policy of the state’s LDF government, as closed bars are being allowed to reopen despite assurances from CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury to the contrary, a bishop said on Thursday. Expressing deep anguish, Bishop Mar Remigiose Inchananiyil, Syro-MalabarContinue Reading
Mumbai: Indian Christian Women’s Movement has condemned the “cowardly murder of “Gauri Lankesh, a journalist who challenged the right wing forces in India. “We salute Gauri’s courage and commitment to the democratic and secular values of our constitution. She went to the extent of putting her life on the lineContinue Reading
Mumbai: Parishioners on Wednesday filed a complaint with the Mahim police against the priest of St Michael’s Church in a dispute over installation of a CCTV camera in the women’s washroom. Lyn Fernandes and Karen D’Souza, who regularly visit one of Mumbai’s oldest churches, have sought charges under section 354Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Varanasi: A number of social activists protested the killing of the renowned lady journalist Gauri Lankesh in Varanasi on September 6. The social activists of Varanasi under the banner of Sajha Sanskriti Manch and NAPM, Joint Action Committee of the students of Banaras Hindu University alongContinue Reading
New Delhi: Road Accidents in India took 1,50,785 lives in the year 2016 according to data shared by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. In the annual “Road Accidents in India” publication, the government said that a total of 4,80,652 road accidents were reported in 2016. Youth in theContinue Reading
The Odisha Police on Wednesday issued guidelines for police, parents and teachers to deal with the macabre online game Blue Whale Challenge, which has claimed several lives across the country. The advisory tells parents to observe any changes in the eating or sleeping habits of children, a sudden drop inContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asserted that cow vigilantism has to stop and directed states/Union Territories to appoint district nodal officers to take steps to prevent and act against perpetrators of such violence. “This must stop. What action have you taken? It is not permissible. There has toContinue Reading