There is no politics in tying rakhi : Cardinal Alencherry
2016-08-19
G. Maheshwari, Ernakulam district president of Mahila Morcha, known for its close ties with the BJP, tied the rakhi on the cardinal.Continue Reading
Teresa canonization: Vatican selects Mumbai designer’s logo
2016-08-19
Mumbai: The canonization of Mother Teresa in Rome on September 4 has a proud Mumbai connection. The official logo chosen by the Vatican for use worldwide has been created by Mahim graphic designer, Karen Vaswani. It bears the classic pose of Mother gazing lovingly at a child she is carryingContinue Reading
Numismatist collects 100 Teresa postage stamps
2016-08-19
Pascal Lopes, a numismatist from Vasai, has built an enviable collection Continue Reading
Assamese priest brings dropouts back to school
2016-08-19
Around 50 dropout youngsters, who were trained in I-CARD, have government and private firm jobsContinue Reading
Tribal, Muslim, Dalit organizations condemn growing atrocities
2016-08-19
Most common slogans focused on Dalit assertion and identity, Dalit-Muslim unity, and freedom from casteism, capitalism, feudalism and patriarchyContinue Reading
Kolkata school allows parking inside park
2016-08-18
Kolkata : Don Bosco School, which has been standing on Darga Road, bang opposite Park Circus Maidan since 1958, has, on instructions from Kolkata Police, started using the greenery, as a parking lot. Ever since the school issued a circular on August 5, directing parents to park their vehicles insideContinue Reading
BJP worker transporting cows killed in Karnataka
2016-08-18
Udupi: A BJP worker in Karnataka who was transporting cows in a tempo or three-wheeler has died after he was attacked last night, allegedly by cow vigilantes. Praveen Pojaari, 29, was traveling with a friend identified as Akshay Devadiga when they were stopped and thrashed by members of a right-wingContinue Reading
Amnesty for now shuts offices, Congress slams its Karnataka government
2016-08-18
Bangaluru: Amnesty International, accused in a police complaint of sedition in Karnataka, has temporarily closed its offices in Chennai, Pune , Delhi and Bengaluru after protests by hundreds of young right-wing activists. The human-rights organization held an event to discuss the crisis in Kashmir on the weekend. Anti-India slogans wereContinue Reading
Cop completes 16-year pursuit of church bomb-blasts case
2016-08-18
Victor Shaw D’Souza nabbed the last accused in Karnataka serial blastsContinue Reading
Sri Sri event ‘completely destroyed’ Yamuna riverbed, says expert panel
2016-08-17
Yamuna floodplain has lost “almost all its natural vegetation” due to AOL event, a panel has saidContinue Reading