Tea board proposes 1-billion-rupee package for Darjeeling estates
2017-10-15
The growers of Darjeeling tea had sought Rs 325 crore as assistance to prune the overgrown bushes and prepare for production in April.Continue Reading
Bulletproof jackets, helmets recommended for journalists in Kashmir
2017-10-15
The recommendations came from the Press Council of IndiaContinue Reading
Priests from oppressed castes demand jobs in Tamil Nadu
2017-10-13
“If Kerala can appoint non-Brahmin priests, why not Tamil Nadu?” ask trained archakas without jobs.Continue Reading
Arushi murder: High Court acquits parents
2017-10-12
The Allahabad High Court gave the benefit of doubt to Dentist couple Nupur and Rajesh Talwar Continue Reading
Christians safe since Narendra Modi came to power: Kannanthanam
2017-10-12
There has not been even one instance when a church was burnt or Christians attacked anywhere in the countryContinue Reading
India ranks 100 in Global Hunger Index
2017-10-12
Swagata Yadavar With more than a fifth of its children wasted — low weight for height — India ranks 100 among 119 countries in the 2017 Global Hunger Index (GHI), down three places from 97 last year. Only in three other countries — Djibouti, Sri Lanka and South Sudan —Continue Reading
Juhi Chawla to present series on India’s pilgrimage centers
2017-10-12
Mumbai: Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla will give voice to a television series on India’s spiritual diversity and heritage scheduled to air in November. Chawla will present the experience of visiting India’s pilgrimage sites, stitching together the stories and experiences of the pilgrims who visit these places devoutly. The 26-episode serialContinue Reading
Folk singer killed, Muslims leave Rajasthan village
2017-10-11
Trouble erupted in Dantal village near the border with Pakistan on September 27Continue Reading
Tibetans in India slowly let go of past
2017-10-10
By Vidhi Doshi Bangalore: When Tenzin Dechen Deshar first heard that Tibetan exiles could apply for Indian passports, she agonized over the choice. A Tibetan born in India, Deshar lived a double life. She went to an Indian boarding school but spent summers in a refugee settlement, trying to learnContinue Reading
Protestant pastor held for abusing minor girl
2017-10-10
The 65-year-old priest was arrested on Octorber 9Continue Reading