Kolkata opts for bottled Ganges water
2016-07-17
Kolkata’s share of 15 bottles vanished in seconds on the first dayContinue Reading
Visitors to Teresa canonization to get taste of Kolkata
2016-07-17
Using the power of images, music and verbal discussions, internationally acclaimed photographer Kounteya Sinha will hold exhibits at 11 places in Rome.Continue Reading
Women storm liquor dens
2016-07-17
Protesters ransack & shut four hooch shops in Jamshedpur’s urban slums; city SP asks for restraintContinue Reading
35 die, 9 missing in floods in Madhya Pradesh
2016-07-17
Bhopal — Thirty-five persons have died so far, nine are missing and thousands have had to leave their homes due to floods in Madhya Pradesh caused by heavy monsoon rains over the past two weeks, officials here said on Sunday. Over 300,000 people have been affected by the floods, includingContinue Reading
Muslims defy curfew for last rites of Kashmiri Pandit woman
2016-07-17
Srinagar: In a show of bonhomie, locals defied curfew to help perform the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit woman in old city on Saturday. The residents of Sheikh Mohalla in Maharaj Gunj rushed to help Deepak Malhotra and his family to perform the last rites of his mother, whoContinue Reading
Christians to protest draft development plan errors on Monday
2016-07-16
Mumbai: The minority Christian community will stage a protest at Azad Maidan on Monday against errors, omissions and designating road-widening projects on many Church-run schools across the city in the draft development plan (DP). “We are very concerned that the discrepancies pointed out by us when the earlier draft wasContinue Reading
Priest publishes book on history of Christianity in Odisha
2016-07-16
“Christianity through the Centuries” covers the history of Odisha from first to twenty first century
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No breakthrough in Tomlinson Church attack yet
2016-07-16
Tumakuru: Even 36 hours after Tomlinson Church here was vandalised, the police are yet to make a breakthrough. The cops had set a 48-hour deadline to arrest the miscreants. “I am not sure whether the police will succeed in tracing the suspect in the 48-hour deadline,” remarked Samuel Pujary, chairmanContinue Reading
Pune’s ‘gold shirt’ man killed with stones, nephew among four arrested
2016-07-15
Pune: A 44-year-old Pune man who shot to fame four years ago for making a Rs 1.27 crore shirt entirely of gold was attacked with stones and killed, allegedly in front of his son, early Friday morning. Police arrested four people in connection to Dattatray Phuge’s death, including his nephew,Continue Reading
Monsoon covers entire country
2016-07-14
New Delhi: The Southwest Monsoon has covered the entire country two days ahead of its normal date after reaching the last frontiers of Kutch and Western Rajasthan. According to India Meteorological Department’s (IMD), the country has so far received four per cent more rainfall than normal. All sub regions haveContinue Reading