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
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
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
Trishna Krishnan is the first South Indian actor to get the statusContinue Reading
Patna: At least 54 students of girls’ hostel in Darbhanga Medical College have been fined Rs 25,000 each for allegedly ragging their juniors. The incident came to light after a first-year student studying in the college reported about the incident to the Medical Council of India (MCI). “The monetary fineContinue Reading
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das Sunday said 1,000 model villages would be developed and all of them will be open defecation free and addiction-free. Referring to Aara and Keram villages becoming model villages Das said panchayats under which these 1,000 villages will fall will be incentivised with of RsContinue Reading
Dimapur: The 25th anniversary of Naga mission to Himalayan tribes (1992-2017), logistically North India, was celebrated at Khatima of Nainital district, Uttarakhand on November 12. The celebration was preceded by dedication of a church building at Babathan, Nepal on November 11. To attend the dedication, the participants had to travelContinue Reading
The Presentation Sisters are among the first Catholic institutions in the world to announce their divestment from fossil fuels. They are involved in a joint announcement today, from a coalition of more than 40 Catholic organisations across five continents, which marks the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato SiContinue Reading
New Delhi: India’s Manushi Chhillar Friday won the coveted Miss World 2017 crown at a grand event in China, bringing to an end the country’s dry spell of 17 years at the top pageant contest. The 20-year-old from Haryana, who is a medical student, edged out top five contestants fromContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Kolkata — A national colloquium held in Kolkata entitled “Future of Christian Higher Education and Contemporary Transitions in India” expressed concern over alleged rise in “subtle attempts” to “saffronise” educational establishments in the country. Moderator of the colloquium, Principal of Salesian College Dr George Thadathil said “TheContinue Reading
