Kochi: At a time when the transgender community has been facing discrimination from all sections of the society, the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) has now come out with a proposal to provide them with jobs in customer relations, housekeeping and crowd management once the Metro rail becomes operational. AccordingContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court order stating that divorce granted by ecclesiastical tribunals has no legal sanctity is unlikely to make any significant impact on the Catholic community since the Church also considers civil court order in divorce procedures at the Church tribunals. “There is nothing new in the order.Continue Reading
New Delhi: In an effort to help below poverty line (BPL) widows of the country, Believers Church started a drive to make these women financially self sufficient. The drive was started on International Widows’ Day will reach out to 8000 women across 20 states of India by end of July.Continue Reading
Chennai: For generations people of Anthoniarpuram village in the Tuticorin district of Tamil Nadu have been climbing trees to earn a livelihood. They are now using these skills to ensure their children are educated. The villagers run a sweet toddy outlet and sell a non-alcoholic health drink to earn moneyContinue Reading
The cricket ball manufacturing industry is dependent on cow leather, which is legally and illegally procured from states where cow slaughter is not banned.Continue Reading
No vote for drunkardsContinue Reading
The state government wants migrants to enroll in an insurance scheme, supposed to be announced in this week’s state budgetContinue Reading
Naran Vasoya was driven to desperation by a nagging suspicion that he had nursed for decades. Suspicious of his wife’s fidelity and the parentage of his 33-year-old son Dipesh, he finally hired two assassins for Rs 5 lakhs last month to kill his son. His arrest on June 26 byContinue Reading
Hindu groups manage English schools in DelhiContinue Reading
Guwahati: Over 80,000 people have been affected in the latest wave of floods in four districts of Assam. According to Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), more than 80,500 people are reeling under the flood in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Nagaon and Jorhat districts. More than 4,100 hectares of crop have beenContinue Reading
