Mandi: At least 18 people were today killed and 24 others injured when a private bus plunged into the Beas river near Vindravani in Mandi district, about 155 km from Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. The bus with over 40 passengers on board was travelling to Kullu from Manali when itContinue Reading
Mumbai: Following Pope Francis’ reaffirmation on Tuesday that the Catholic Church’s ban on women priests “will continue forever”, feminist groups have raised the question of patriarchy in positions of power in the Church. While a majority supports the Pope and there is no point in re-opening a closed debate, aContinue Reading
New Delhi: A leading Hindi news channel was today ordered by the government to be taken off air for a day after an inter-ministerial panel constituted by the I&B ministry recommended this action over the broadcaster’s coverage of the Pathankot terror attack in January. An inter-ministerial panel had concluded thatContinue Reading
New Delhi: Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi Thursday termed the burning of schools in Kashmir as unacceptable and claimed that extremists are doing it as they are scared that education will open up the minds of children and they would’t be able to use them for their vested interests. “EducationContinue Reading
Jammu : Tens of thousands of border villagers in Jammu and Kashmir have been forced out of their homes to take shelter in makeshift accommodations after shelling from across the border with Pakistan killed at least 19 people, including 11 civilians, in the past few weeks. Some 25,000 villagers areContinue Reading
Malkangiri: A 10-year-old boy’s wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing for help after Japanese Encephalitis claimed the lives of 73 children in 505 villages in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district in Odisha. Official sources said that the death toll had mounted to 73. But Malkangiri chief district medical officer UdayContinue Reading
Surat : An eight-year-old girl was today mauled to death by a leopard at Vadi village in Umarpada tehsil of Surat district, a Forest Department official said. Nikita Vasava was attacked by the big cat at around 7 am when she was out to attend to nature’s call, Deputy ConservatorContinue Reading
Guwahati: Two women and a four-year boy were killed by a tantric and villagers in two separate incidents in Assam, northeastern India. The first incident took place in Kathanigaon village of Chiraideo where a tantric allegedly sacrificed a four-year-old boy to “appease” the goddess. Though the incident took place onContinue Reading
Kottayam: Public uprising against the functioning of a granite quarry in the picturesque village Kurinji near Pala took a new turn on Tuesday as 25 residents including the vicar of the village church surrendered before the court in connection with holding a protest outside the Village Office. All were remandedContinue Reading
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