Pay taxes during festivity: Finance Minister
2016-12-15
CBCI organized a Christmas program on December 13Continue Reading
Kerala Chief Minister demands fresh probe into Kandhamal
2016-12-14
Thiruvananthapuram — Pinarayi Vijayan, the Chief Minister of Kerala, on December 13 has demanded a fresh probe into the death of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati of Kandhamal in Odisha on August 23, 2008, which had triggered riots in that area. The Chief Minister put forth this demand while releasing the MalayalamContinue Reading
India hobbles through a cash crisis, and electronic payments boom
2016-12-14
By Geeta Anand and Hari Kumar New Delhi: For a year, Ashish Kumar Mandal scratched out a living selling dumplings on the streets of New Delhi for a bit less than 50 cents a plate, until the government banned most of the country’s currency bills last month, crushing his all-cashContinue Reading
Century-old church vandalised in Udupi
2016-12-14
Bangalore: Vandals desecrated a century-old landmark Catholic church that runs two schools and a college in southern Karnataka, leaving behind a shattered statue and another partly damaged in the Sunday afternoon attack barely a fortnight before Christmas. The intruders, however, could not enter the church building in Shirva, Udupi district,Continue Reading
Hackers group Legion threatens to access emails of government employees
2016-12-13
The hacker group, which calls itself “Legion” and claims responsibility for the recent hacks of digital accounts of prominent Indians, said the banking system of India is “deeply flawed” and that the group does not believe in a cashless economy. Legion, an unknown group of people who hacked Twitter accountsContinue Reading
India ranks 4th most vacation deprived country globally: Report
2016-12-12
India has been ranked as the fourth most vacation deprived country globally, as 63 per cent take fewer days of the vacations that they get, according to to a report. “After Spain (68 per cent), UAE (68 per cent), Malaysia (67 per cent) and South Korea (64 per cent), IndiaContinue Reading
Bishop’s birth control remark sparks debate
2016-12-12
Idukki: Even as the call by bishop Mar Mathew Anikuzhikattil of Idukki diocese of Roman Catholic Church to boycott artificial birth control methods sparked protests from various people in the region as well as on the social media, the church has come out supporting the bishop’s views. “One should notContinue Reading
Catholic bishops join Muslims to pray for India
2016-12-12
Muslims commemorate Prophet Muhammad’s birthdayContinue Reading
Cyclone claims seven in Tamil Nadu
2016-12-12
Chennai: Seven people have died as Cyclone Vardah hit the Tamil Nadu coast on December 12 afternoon making landfall at Pulicat, about 60 km from capital Chennai. The cyclonic storm will take about four hours to cross land completely. The cyclone brought with it heavy rain and strong winds thatContinue Reading
Village women condemn demonetization
2016-12-12
Village women of Burdwan district observed Human Rights Day on December 9 and 10Continue Reading