Kerala’s oldest elephant set to enter Guinness
2016-07-27
The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) – the owner of the elephant – has already written to the Guinness authoritiesContinue Reading
CHAI to hold national health convention in Bangalore
2016-07-26
Bhubaneswar —The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI), a network of Catholic hospitals and health care centres across the country, is to hold its a national health convention on “Strengthening Our Hospitals Health Centres and Care Centres” at National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangaluru, 13 – 16 September 2016. “OurContinue Reading
Irom Sharmila to end fast, get married, fight polls
2016-07-26
Imphal: Sixteen years after starting her path-setting hunger strike demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, Manipur’s “Iron Lady” Irom Chanu Sharmila has decided to end her fast on August 9 and contest Assembly elections as an Independent candidate. The 44-year-old iconic rights activist, who has been forciblyContinue Reading
Population growth in Goa declines
2016-07-26
Panaji: Population growth in Goa has declined by nearly half in the last decade, Economic Survey 2014-15 report stated. The state’s population as per the 2011 Census stood at 14.58 lakh which constitutes 0.12 per cent of the country’s total population as against 0.13 per cent during 2001 Census, accordingContinue Reading
India’s biggest action-movie star isn’t just an actor. ‘He is god.’
2016-07-26
Chennai : The cinema gates opened before dawn here, home of the Tamil movie star Rajinikanth and ground zero of the nationwide frenzy surrounding the release Friday of his latest action epic. Hundreds of fans shoved their way in as firecrackers burst and car stereos blared one of the movie’sContinue Reading
D’Souza family back in church for thanksgiving prayers
2016-07-26
Kolkata: Seven Sundays ago a small and closely-knit family that had plunged into a crisis had sent up a silent prayer for their daughter at the doorsteps of a church. Six weeks later the family was back in the same church, this time to express their gratitude not only forContinue Reading
Placed last in alphabetical order, West Bengal wants ‘West’ dropped
2016-07-26
Prior to that, the previous Left Front government led by Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, had also raised the issue.Continue Reading
Seven sentenced to life imprisonment in 2002 Gujarat riot case
2016-07-26
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Monday sentenced seven persons to life imprisonment in a case related to the 2002 post-Godhra riots at Viramgam in the district where three people had been killed. The court also upheld the conviction by the trial court of two others for murder, and acquittalContinue Reading
Odisha launches free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens
2016-07-26
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched the free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens in the state, an official said. The Chief Minister flagged off the first pilgrimage train to Rameswaram and Madurai, carrying more than 1000 people from 10 southern Odisha districts on a nine-day tour toContinue Reading
Trinamool parliamentarian likens Mamata to Teresa, Saraswati
2016-07-25
New Delhi : Trinamool Congress MP Idris Ali likened party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Mother Teresa and Hindu Goddess Saraswati in the Lok Sabha here on Monday. Idris Ali, who recently hit the headlines for defending televangelist Zakir Naik, said, “I am deeply grateful toContinue Reading