Almost 90 years later, a piece of history has been found. Widely believed by many to be ‘missing’ for years, this historical item had claimed the life of Assistant Police Superintendent John Saunders during the British rule. The .32mm Colt automatic pistol belongs to Bhagat Singh and it was putContinue Reading
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) achieved a major milestone last night (Feb. 14) with a successful record-setting launch of 104 satellites on a single rocket. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) blasted off from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 10:58 p.m. EST (0358 GMT on Feb. 15) withContinue Reading
An Iranian convert to Christianity imprisoned since August has reportedly fallen seriously ill after going on hunger strike. Amin Afshar Naderi went on hunger strike with his fellow detainee Hadi Asgari, who is also said to have suffered recent ill health and been refused medical treatment. They are the twoContinue Reading
Bengaluru: A pair of donkeys was married at Bengaluru’s Cubbon Park on Tuesday as a mark of respect for the love the two animals share and to encourage people to celebrate Valentine’s Day. President of Kannada Chalavali Party and former MLA Vatal Nagraj, known for his weird protests, performed theContinue Reading
By: chhotebhai Kanpur: Though the Catholics of Kanpur are a minuscule 6,000 in a population of 5 million, divided into 7 assembly constituencies in the city, they have always actively participated in every election in creating voter awareness, thanks to the leadership of the Kanpur Catholic Association (KCA). Knowing itsContinue Reading
Kolkata: A long cherished dream came true when Kalimpong became West Bengal’s 21st district on Tuesday. Carved out of Bengal’s northernmost hill district of Darjeeling, Kalimpong district is spread over 1,056 square kilometers and with a population of just under 50,000, is also densely populated Bengal’s least populated district. TheContinue Reading
New Delhi: Coming down hard on corruption in MBBS admissions in Madhya Pradesh between 2008 and 2012, the Supreme Court cancelled the degrees of 634 doctors on Monday and said admissions obtained through a mass fraud called“Vyapam scam”+ could not be condoned. “The actions of the appellants are founded onContinue Reading
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Tuesday said the State is responding in insurgency-affected areas by greater militarisation and both the State and society were insecure as a result. “In the disturbed and insurgency-infested areas, people feel insecure both from the insurgents and the state. The state’s response has been toContinue Reading
New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the population of Hindus was reducing in India. On the micro-blogging website, Rijiju posted a series of tweets along with a screen grab of a news report that quoted the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee as saying thatContinue Reading
BENGALURU: The Karnataka state legislature on Monday legalised Kambala, bull runs and bullock cart races as traditional sports and exempted them from the prevention of cruelty to animals act+ , by amending it with a legislation. However, the bill was carefully worded and said there should be no harm toContinue Reading