Akkara’s Kandhamal book wake-up call for nation: jurist
2016-07-25
The book ‘Who killed Swami Laxmanananda?’ was released in Bangalore on July 23 Continue Reading
Discrimination in disaster report in four districts of Odisha
2016-07-24
Bhubaneswar: Social sensitivity has to be strengthened when discrimination in any form and degree in society is addressed, said Aurovindo Behera, former drafting commissioner of Odisha Relieve Code, Government of Odisha. He was addressing a gathering at a “study report release on Discrimination during Disasters” at Red Cross Bhawan, Bhubaneswar,Continue Reading
Declare India a ‘Hindu Rashtra’, Says Uddhav Thackeray
2016-07-24
Mumbai: Amidst the ongoing tensions in Kashmir, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday demanded that India should be proclaimed a ‘Hindu state’. “We have no other alternative but to declare India a Hindu Rashtra. Indians have been beating the drum of secularism loudly for long and Hindus have sufferedContinue Reading
Refund cost if you call off engagement: Supreme Court
2016-07-24
After three years of litigation, a Delhi man’s family realised on Friday that breaking a marriage alliance after enjoying the engagement party made them liable to reimburse the cost. In 2012, a government doctor finalized the marriage of his son, who was in the real estate business, with a girlContinue Reading
India expels 3 Chinese journalists
2016-07-24
Non-renewal of visas is a common practice followed by governments to expel foreign journalists whose writing is seen as critical of official policyContinue Reading
HC relief for Mahim church plot residents
2016-07-22
Mumbai: In a relief for residents of a building on St Michael Church property at Mahim, the Bombay high court has directed the trial court to decide afresh whether a builder should be restrained from carrying out construction of a multi-storeyed tower on plots reserved for three gardens. Justice RContinue Reading
Catholic bishops slam Dalit atrocities in India
2016-07-22
Persecution of Dalits has become the order of the dayContinue Reading
Police resuce tortured pastor, Christian
2016-07-22
The two Christians were abducted from a house Continue Reading
Bangladesh, India merge South Asia’s biggest land port, ease movement
2016-07-22
Bangladesh and India have merged the busiest land check-post at Benapole-Petrapole, easing the movement of people and goods to take their relations a notch higher. Prime Ministers Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi opened the new ‘Petrapole Integrated Check Post’ (ICP) through a video call on Thursday. Chief Minister of WestContinue Reading
Film festival on Mother Teresa in India and abroad
2016-07-22
Kolkata : To mark the canonisation of Mother Teresa this September, a film festival focusing on her life and teachings will be held at over 100 locations in India and around 50 other countries. Organised by the World Catholic Association for Communication’s India chapter, the Mother Teresa International Film FestivalContinue Reading