Mangalore bishop felicitates Konkani Lokotsav-2017 team
2017-01-14
Konkani Lokotsav – 2017 is scheduled for February 10-12Continue Reading
Unprecedented work at Auschwitz to preserve Holocaust site
2017-01-13
OSWIECIM: Brick by brick, plank by plank, workers at the former Nazi German death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau carefully clean its barracks to preserve the Holocaust symbol for future generations. “This is the largest preservation project in the history of the museum at Auschwitz-Birkenau. It`s unprecedented,” museum spokesman Pawel Sawicki told AFP.Continue Reading
Armenian church rots away due to neglect and calamities
2017-01-13
Chennai: The Armenian church, built in 1712, has weathered many a storm in the last 300 years, but cyclone Vardah managed to leave its mark on this landmark monument in Chennai. With insufficient funds and lack of public interest, certain portions of the church such as its famous bell tower,Continue Reading
Semi-paralysed Kerala man digs road for self
2017-01-13
Thiruvanthapuram: A semi-paralysed man from Kerala has dug a road outside his home after failing to get any assistance from the concerned authorities for his physical condition. Sashi G, a 59-year-old coconut tree climber, met with an accident in Thiruvananthapuram 18 years ago, which left the right side of hisContinue Reading
Tihar now has a woman superintendent for men’s jail
2017-01-12
NEW DELHI: “Don’t call me a jailer,” says a smiling Anju Mangla, the first woman incharge of a men’s prison in high-security Tihar jail. Two women, Kiran Bedi and Vimla Mehra, have served as DG of Tihar but it’s for the fist time that a woman has been appointed asContinue Reading
Four killed as policeman fires on colleagues in Bihar
2017-01-12
The incident occurred at 12:30 am at the Navinagar Power Generating Company premises in Aurangabad districtContinue Reading
Election Commission censures parliamentarian’s population remark
2017-01-12
Maharaj made the controversial remarks on January 6 at a meeting of Hindu sages in Meerut,Continue Reading
International conference studies nanotechnology applications for northeast India
2017-01-12
The conference explores the possibilities of using nanotechnology to solve many local concernsContinue Reading
Swaraj demands Amazon apology for Indian flag abuse
2017-01-12
Amazon has been forced to remove a doormat depicting the Indian flag from its Canadian store after India’s top diplomat threatened to expel all foreign employees of the online retailer if it did not withdraw the product. External affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj, used Twitter to demand Amazon “tender [an] unconditionalContinue Reading
Mumbai to host conference on Christian heritage
2017-01-11
The day-long conference on January 14 and 15 will begin at 8.30 am and go on till 5 pm. With an entry fee of Rs 1,000 per person, it can be attended by 300 to 400 peopleContinue Reading