Online petition seeks justice for Jharkhand author
2017-08-18
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar allegedly portrayed Santhal women in a bad lightContinue Reading
Supreme Court asks top agency to probe “love jihad”
2017-08-18
The directive came amid protests from senior advocatesContinue Reading
Bareilly’s oldest church carries memory of 1857 massacre of 40 Britishers
2017-08-16
Bareilly: Looking at the towering structure in shining red bricks, it is difficult to imagine that the Free Will Baptist Church of India in Bareilly holds a grim story of the 1857 mutiny. As it is the oldest church of the city, it used to attract British army men then.Continue Reading
Be proud of your religious, ethnic identities: Justice Khehar
2017-08-16
New Delhi: Supreme Court Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar on Tuesday said every citizen should be proud of his or her religious and ethnic identify while being equally proud of their Indian identity. “Everyone should be proud of his religion and ethnicity and this is what the Constitution is allContinue Reading
Kerala teen commits suicide, family suspects Blue Whale game
2017-08-16
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Police have begun investigations into the death of a 16-year-old boy in Thiruvananthapuram after his family raised doubts that it was due to the Blue Whale Challenge game. The school student from Vilapilasala near Thiruvananthapuram allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his house on July 26.Continue Reading
Gorakhpur: Born after eight-year wait, dead in eight days
2017-08-16
Suman and Brahmadev Yadav, a couple from Baghagada village in Gorakhpur had been trying for eight years to have a child. And finally on August 2, Suman gave birth to twins at the district hospital, much to the joy of their families. However, their happiness was shortlived as both babiesContinue Reading
Don Bosco plans chain of institutions in Diphu
2017-08-16
Diphu,Assam: Karbi Anglong, the hill district in Central Assam ravaged by militancy and saddled with illiteracy, is set to witness a silent revolution in the field of education. Credit for such a revolution — at a time when any posting in Karbi Anglong government schools and the government college inContinue Reading
Odisha observes Archbishop Cheenath’s first death anniversary
2017-08-16
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Church specially Kandhamal Church remembers Late Emeritus Raphael Cheenath, SVD, Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on August 14, 2017 on the day of First Death Anniversary. There was a commemoration of late brave prelate throughout Odisha. Priests, Religious offered special intention for the repose soul of Cheenath. The mass inContinue Reading
Assam floods: Over 100 dead, 2.2 million hit
2017-08-15
Guwahati/New Delhi: Death toll in the devastating Assam floods has crossed 100 so far with 16 fresh casualties in the past 48 hours. According to estimates, over 85% of the Kaziranga National Park is submerged under water and 22 lakh lives have been thrown out of gear in the 21Continue Reading
Gorakhpur hospital tragedy continues, 6 more children die
2017-08-15
Six new cases of encephalitis deaths were reported from the paediatric ward of BRD Medical College Hospital here since Saturday, amid fresh blame game after 60 children died in the state-run hospital over the past one week. Even as the authorities grappled with the situation in the aftermath of theContinue Reading