MUMBAI, India — It has been almost 70 years since Britain exited India. That “Brexit” took two centuries of mutinies and protests, culminating in the nonviolent movement led by Gandhi, to compel the British to grant India independence in 1947 and leave soon after. So Indians watched with interest asContinue Reading
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh Teacher Welfare Association has raised objection to the new rule set for disbursement of student’s stipend. They have written to Chief Minister Kalikho Pul in this regard. The association claimed that as per new order, there should be separate passbooks for each student and aadhar cardContinue Reading
The birth of a magazine in a tribal dialect in India’s northeast state of Tripura has proved to forge tribal identity and restore dignity and faith among its readers. It all started way back in 2012 when the Salesians of Don Bosco working among the people for some 20 yearsContinue Reading
Nine years ago, Piyush Tewari was managing operations in India for a Los Angeles-based private equity firm when tragedy struck his family. While returning home from school in Delhi, Tewari’s cousin Shivam, 16, was hit by a speeding jeep. The driver abandoned the scene. Shivam, badly injured, managed to pullContinue Reading
Bengaluru: In what is said to be the first case of its kind, a phishing scam has claimed the life of a 44-year-old woman in the city’s police limits. In previous cases, victims of the scam would approach the police or cyber crime officials to initiate action against the accusedContinue Reading
Such a law will help restore the importance of government schoolsContinue Reading
The analysis showed traces of gold ranging from three mg to 10 mg from one liter urineContinue Reading
After an Indian politician linked to right-wing Hindu nationalist movements recently claimed that Mother Teresa was trying to “Christianize” India, Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil fired back, telling Crux those “rash comments” are not only untrue, they risk demeaning the “great religion” of Hinduism they purport to represent. An Indian archbishop hasContinue Reading
AMRITSAR : Come election time and the political parties are ready to woo any vote bank in their fold and the sizeable Christian population in Punjab is on their radar ahead of 2017 assembly elections. While the ruling SAD-BJP combine claims to have given sufficient representation to Christian community andContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: People of Odisha Sunday slipped into a celebratory mood after news of sprinter Srabani Nanda came in that she has qualified for the Rio Olympics in the women’s 200 meter event. Wishes and rewards poured in for the ace athlete as state government and other sports bodies announced aContinue Reading
