Assam Salesians pray for alumnus chief minister
2016-05-24
Sarbananda Sonowal will form the first BJP government of Assam on May 24Continue Reading
Notorious Meghalaya village transforms by brewing tea
2016-05-23
A village which was once notorious for drunken brawls with brewing country liquor common in houses has now turned into a model village by brewing tea. The brainchild of former school teacher and village headman DL Nongspung, the Mawlyngot Tea Grower’s Society has 20 farmers who have transformed the villageContinue Reading
6,000 Gujarat villages become open defecation free
2016-05-23
Every person in Gujarat will have accessibility to a toilet by 2019Continue Reading
Bajrang Dal men training cadre ‘to save Hindus’
2016-05-23
Ayodhya: Right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal has started training its cadre in Uttar Pradesh in using rifles, swords and laathis so that they can ‘protect Hindus from non-brothers’. A camp was recently organised in Ayodhya. Similar camps would be held till June 5 in Sultanpur, Gorakhpur, Pilibhit, Noida and Fatehpur. BajrangContinue Reading
UP: Farmer attempts suicide outside Akhilesh’s house
2016-05-23
A farmer claiming to be under a debt of over Rs 300,000 attempted suicide by consuming poison outside Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s residence Sunday morning. Sant Vijay Yadav, 45, has been admitted to the emergency ward of the Civil Hospital where doctors said his condition was now out of danger.Continue Reading
Kiran Bedi appointed Lt Governor of Puducherry
2016-05-23
Former IPS officer and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kiran Bedi has been appointed as new Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. Kiran Bedi, who represented BJP as a chief ministerial candidate in 2015 Delhi assembly elections will replace the Lt Governor A K Singh who is holding the post for the lastContinue Reading
Summer effect: roads melt in Gujarat
2016-05-22
Ahmedabad scorched at 45 degrees CelsiusContinue Reading
Modi, Banerjee to attend Teresa canonization in Rome
2016-05-22
The canonization is scheduled for September 4 Continue Reading
Government plans 50 percent reservation for women in local bodies
2016-05-22
16 states have already reserved 50 percent seats for women in panchayati raj institutionsContinue Reading
India records its hottest temparature ever
2016-05-21
A city in western India has suffered through the country’s highest temperature in history – a scorching 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 degrees Fahrenheit). The record was set Thursday in the city of Phalodi, in the western state of Rajasthan. India’s meteorological department said the previous high was 50.6 C (123Continue Reading