Anantapur: Thirteen members of a family died and two others are missing after their boat capsized in the Erratimma Raju lake in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Friday. The victims, which include seven women and six children, were taking a joy ride when the accident took place. Police have launchedContinue Reading
Udaipur, Rajasthan: Udaipur boy Kalpit Veerval has topped the prestigious JEE Main 2017. Kalpit is the first student to score a perfect 100%, or 360 marks, in the JEE Main competition. JEE-Main is an all-India entrance exam conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admission to National Institutes ofContinue Reading
A thriving service industry has sprung up in god’s own country, offering a bouquet of ways to mark the ending of a life – in style.Continue Reading
Srinagar: Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have announced a one-month ban on 22 social media services, including Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. The state government said the services were being misused by “anti-government elements” to incite violence. Graphic videos claiming to show abuses on both sides have been shared extensively. At leastContinue Reading
Father Painunkal had made a similar demand three years agoContinue Reading
Malda: Malda: Muslims of an eastern Indian village on April 25 arranged for the cremation of a youth of a poor Hindu family. Biswajit Rajak of Shekhpura, a Muslim-majority village in the Malda district of West Bengal died the previous night after a prolonged fight with liver cancer. Biswajit’s familyContinue Reading
Panaji: Goa Governor Mridula Sinha Tuesday asked students not to break their marriage, send their parents to old-age homes or allow exploitation of women. Speaking at the 29th convocation ceremony of the Goa University here, the Governor took the students by surprise when she asked them to take four vows.Continue Reading
Vigilantism has now spilled over from the domain of the creative arts to regulate the daily lives of peopleContinue Reading
Panaji: Friends of priest-turned-activist Fr Bismarque Dias, who was found dead in 2015, have demanded a proper investigation into the case by the Goa crime branch, including interrogation of the five witnesses. Fr Dias, who went missing on November 6 2015 was found dead near the sluice gate of MandoviContinue Reading
New Delhi: The central government has, amid debate over vigilantism, on Monday proposed to the Supreme court for providing adhaar-like unique identification number to cows in India, ANI reported. “Each cow and its progeny across India should get a Unique Identification Number for tracking,” the government said in its reportContinue Reading
