Observe Aug. 10 as ‘Black Day’ for untouchables: Bishop
2016-08-10
Bishop Neethinathan Anthonisamy of Chingleput heads an office of the conference for Dalits and ‘backward’ classesContinue Reading
First batch of Kashmir pilgrims leaves for Haj
2016-08-10
340 pilgrims from Jammu & Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia on August 10Continue Reading
Kolkata gears up for celebrations of ‘St. Teresa’
2016-08-10
Kolkata: A group of young independent photographers are busy clicking away, taking photos of the “City of Joy.” Their photos, part of the crowdsourced “Sainthood Project,” will be displayed in several locations in Rome in early September, to coincide with the canonization of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata. The photographers areContinue Reading
Teresa’s ‘small things’ led to big results
2016-08-09
On Sept. 4, Pope Francis will canonize Mother Teresa
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Shillong to host Mother Teresa film fest
2016-08-09
The four-day festival begins on September 6Continue Reading
Madras HC disposes plea against classical status to non-Tamil languages
2016-08-09
The Madras high court declined on Monday to interfere with the grant of classical status to languages other than Tamil by the central government. The court was disposing of petitions challenging the grant of classical status to Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Odiya and norms governing such conferment. The first benchContinue Reading
Kandhamal priest attack case resumes, nun records statement
2016-08-09
Fr Thomas Chellan was attacked in 2008 along with the nunContinue Reading
President nod for uniform admission test to medical,dental courses
2016-08-08
New Delhi: There will be single test– National Eligibility cum Entrance Exam (NEET)– for admissions to medical and dental courses across the country, as President Pranab Mukherjee has given nod to two bills recently passed by Parliament in this regard. Mukherjee has given assent to Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Act,Continue Reading
Some use cow protection to create tension: Modi
2016-08-07
New Delhi: A day after breaking his silence on the recent incidents of violence by cow vigilantes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday once again called for stringent action against fake cow protectors. Speaking at the inauguration function of Telangana’s drinking water programme ‘Mission Bhagiratha’,, the PM urged the peopleContinue Reading