New Delhi: Noted English novelist Jerry Pinto and Hindi author Nasira Sharma were among the 24 authors named for the Sahitya Akademi Award 2016.They were cited for Em and the Big Hoom and Paarijat respectively. Boluwaru Mohammad Kunhi was named for Swatantryada Ota in Kannada, Edwin JFD Souza for Kale Bhangar inContinue Reading
Guwahati: Imphal was brought under indefinite curfew and mobile Internet services snapped at various places to prevent an alleged attack on a church. The curfew was imposed indifferent areas including Porompat and Sawombung subdivisions of Imphal East district. The action came in the wake of tension following three blasts onContinue Reading
CHENNAI: Putting an end to the menace of illegal ‘sharia courts’ functioning from various mosques across Tamil Nadu, the Madras high court on Monday said authorities must stop the activities within a month. “If a place of worship – whether it be temple, mosque or church – is used forContinue Reading
Jaipur: Tejaram Sankhla from Rajasthan’s Sojat town is no ordinary labourer. His son, 26-year-old Ram Chandra, is a Google executive at the internet giant’s Seattle office in the US. But the 50-year-old man still loads sacks of henna on trucks in the town famous for its global export of theContinue Reading
Mumbai: Ravi Jaiswal, a 32-year-old office assistant from Ganesh Deval Nagar slums in Bhayander (west), had a shock recently, when he received a notice from the Income Tax department: To pay tax dues of over Rs 5.4 crore. According to the notice, he owned four companies. Jaiswal immediately approached ThaneContinue Reading
Raipur: Taking a lead for for digital payment after demonetisation move of the government, a tribal village Jhariya in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh has adopted all methods to go cashless. Situated about seven kilometres away from Jashpur Nagar, Jhariya village became the first tribal village of Chhattisgarh to go cashlessContinue Reading
The first bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice M Sundar on Thursday dismissed the appeals filed by three members of CSI, who sought to know whether the procedure prescribed for election in the by-laws can be in derogation of the constitution of CSI.Continue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Tourism is all set to tap the rich Christian heritage in the state to lure more international travellers, religious scholars, historians and pilgrims from western countries. The plan is to develop digital content on Christianity in Kerala and design and promote niche tourism. Having earned the government’s approvalContinue Reading
Kochi: Syro-Malabar Church head Cardinal Mar George Alencherry said Christmas celebrations would be less extravagant this year, as a result of demonetisation. Speaking to mediapersons here on Friday, on the eve of the 80th birthday of Pope Francis, he said, “Though it is not easy to curb extravaganza through suchContinue Reading
Margao: Goa will soon have yet another incubation center which will be in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), industry body FICCI at the Don Bosco Engineering College in Margao. National Initiative for Developing and Harnessing Innovations (NIDHI), an umbrella program isContinue Reading