Sexual assaults of minors increase in Meghalaya
2017-01-10
Julius Dorphang co-founded the armed organisation HNLC and surrendered in 2007Continue Reading
Air India world’s third worst performing airline
2017-01-10
Traveling is all about the journey, and the journey really depends on which carrier you’re flying. Aside from variations in cabins and service quality, there’s the major concern of how likely you are to get delayed. Fly on the wrong airline and your odds of a delay are as highContinue Reading
Bengal to pay pensioners directly
2017-01-09
The change comes into effect from March 1Continue Reading
National conference studies pen, pain and writing
2017-01-08
By Shweta N. Arokiaswamy Siliguri – A college in North Bengal organised a literature fest for lovers of English language on issues related to pain and writing in literature with enthusiastic participants from several colleges and universities engaging in talks and discussions, and presenting scientific papers on varied related topics.Continue Reading
Hindu lawmaker blames Muslims for population rise
2017-01-08
New Delhi: Police in Meerut on January 7 registered a case against Sakshi Maharaj, a member of parliament, who held Muslims responsible for India’s population rise. However, Maharaj’s party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has disowned the remarks. “The population rise is not because of Hindus. Population has risen due toContinue Reading
Delhi’s Connaught Place to go vehicle-free from February
2017-01-07
New Delhi: From February, the inner and middle circle of the city’s business district, which gets around 500,000 visitors a day, will be a “pedestrian-only” zone, a move aimed at decongesting and reducing pollution in the area. Bang in the middle of the city, Connaught Place is a traffic nightmareContinue Reading
Demonetisation will cause a brief economic slowdown : President
2017-01-06
President Pranab Mukherjee said on Thursday that the demonetisation aimed at fighting corruption may lead to a brief economic slowdown. “Demonetisation, while immobilising black money and fighting corruption, may lead to temporary slowdown of the economy. We all will have to be extra careful to alleviate the sufferings of theContinue Reading
Pakistan releases 219 Indian fishermen
2017-01-06
Pakistan on Thursday released 219 Indian fishermen who had allegedly strayed into its waters, bringing the total number of Indian fishermen freed from Pakistani jails as “goodwill gesture” in the last 10 days to 439, despite the chill in bilateral ties. The 219 fishermen were freed from Malir jail onContinue Reading
Father Tom Uzhunnalil was asked not to go to Yemen: center
2017-01-05
New Delhi: Minister of state for external affairs M.J. Akbar Wednesday said that the central government had instructed Kerala priest Fr Tom Uzhunnalil, who was kidnapped by terrorists in Yemen, to not go to that country. Fr Uzhunnalil went to Yemen ignoring the government’s instructions. We are yet to findContinue Reading
St Stephen’s student who drowned in Kerala tops university exam
2017-01-05
New Delhi: Two weeks after three students of St Stephen’s College drowned while on a trip to Kerala, semester exam results declared Wednesday showed that one of them, Aditya Patel, topped the Delhi University. Patel was a third-year Sanskrit Honours student. His classmate Anubhav Chandra and first-year student Kennet Jose,Continue Reading