PANAJI: The Election Commission of India has warned action against candidates if they use religious institutions to canvass for themselves during next months Assembly elections in Goa, a senior official said Wednesday. “The ECI has said the religious institutions can guide people on ethical voting but will not be allowedContinue Reading
The archbishop opened an office for Minority CommissionContinue Reading
Vijaita Singh After weeks of discussions, the Union government has decided not to take the U.S.-based Christian NGO Compassion International off the “watch list” after it was accused of funding Indian NGOs that were not registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA). The decision was conveyed by Foreign SecretaryContinue Reading
HYDERABAD: A couple of months ago, Hemantha, a resident of Banjara Hills, took her daughter, who is getting married soon, to a plastic surgeon. She wanted the doctor to reconstruct the hymen of her daughter, a badminton player. “I got my daughter to undergo a hymenoplasty as I feared thatContinue Reading
Judith Mascarenhas was former mayor of the Mangalore City CorporationContinue Reading
Pongal is celebrated on January 14Continue Reading
Jamshedpur: It was a marriage with a difference. A cashless wedding was solemnised at a temple at Badia in East Singhbhum district within hours of a toilet being built at the groom’s house. Prior to the marriage yesterday, the family members of the bride Sunita, a resident of Itihasa villageContinue Reading
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ On January 9th 2017, in an address to the members of the Diplomatic Corps from 181 countries accredited to the Holy See, Pope Francis said, “children and young people are the future; it is for them that we work and build. They cannot be selfishly overlookedContinue Reading
Julius Dorphang co-founded the armed organisation HNLC and surrendered in 2007Continue Reading
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
