Narsinghpur, MP: Two more farmers committed suicide in Madhya Pradesh, taking to 10 the number of farmer suicides in the state this week. Jagdish More, 35, consumed poison in Rampura area of Dhar Police Station on June 16. He died later in the day. Rajendra Navaria, the in-charge of Dhar PoliceContinue Reading
Darjeeling: A police officer was today stabbed by protesters during fresh clashes that erupted in Darjeeling after the son of a lawmaker was arrested and a senior Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader’s house was allegedly vandalised last night. Both protesters and security personnel were injured in the clashes. A policeContinue Reading
Kochi,Kerala: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday June 17, urged people to “give a book instead of a bouquet as a greeting”, saying there is no joy greater than reading and no strength greater than knowledge. Speaking at the launch of PN Panicker National Reading Day celebrations in the cityContinue Reading
The rail line has employed 23 transgender peopleContinue Reading
Jaipur: A group of government officials allegedly lynched a 55-year-old Muslim man who tried to stop them from photographing women defecating in public in a Rajasthan town on June 16. Five municipal council officials – including the commissioner – allegedly kicked, punched and beat social worker Zafar Khan with aContinue Reading
Tussle between two factions of city’s Presbyterian community had been going on since 2010; court acquits all seven accusedContinue Reading
The Museum of Christian Art at Old Goa, the first such museum in Asia, will undergo a major renovation and upgradation work, for which it would remain closed for the next two years, a senior official said. The renovation is aimed at bringing the museum on par with the globalContinue Reading
Joshua J. McElwee Vatican City: The head of India’s Latin rite bishops says he thinks Pope Francis may not be able to visit his country as planned at the end of 2017. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of India, said that while he is optimisticContinue Reading
PN Bhagwati, 95, is survived by his wife Prabhavati Bhagwati and three daughters.Continue Reading
India will save 200 billion rupees every year
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