Woman goes to court after “speedpost” divorce
2016-05-18
The All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board president Shaista Ambar has been demanding the abolition of triple talaqContinue Reading
Marathon hunger striker stays away from court
2016-05-18
Irom Chanu Sharmila began her hunger strike in November 2000Continue Reading
Karnataka man jailed for morphing PM Modi’s Photo
2016-05-18
Bangalore: A morphed photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed a 25-year-old man in jail in Karnataka. Mohammed Mehboob, a jewellery shop employee, was arrested last night in Koppal in north Karnataka after a complaint by a BJP worker. He had allegedly posted the photo on his Facebook pageContinue Reading
Ethnic unrest in Tripura
2016-05-18
More than 30,000 Reang refugees from Mizoram, stranded in six camps in North Tripura’s Kanchanpur sub-division, have become a major liability for the local administration since October 15, 1997, following ethnic violence in Mizoram. Yesterday, an entire village in Kashiram para was looted and 17 of 30 houses set ablazeContinue Reading
Odisha farmers see conspiracy in leaders’ arrest
2016-05-17
NKS members on May 12 staged protests in front of the offices of Collectors of Cuttack, Jagasinghpur, Dhenkanal and Jajpur districtsContinue Reading
Woman MP injured after falling into sewer
2016-05-16
She went to check protest against slum demolitionContinue Reading
Caste, community leaders hold key in Kerala polls
2016-05-16
The community leaders could nfluence the way Kerala votes on May 16Continue Reading
No security cameras in Karnataka government schools
2016-05-16
The government had made CCTV cameras mandatory for schools two years ago.Continue Reading
Lankan move to rebuild Katchatheevu church calculated
2016-05-15
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government today described Sri Lanka’s reported move to demolish and reconstruct a church in Katchatheevu islet as a “carefully calculated provocation” and urged the Centre to prevail on Colombo to involve Indian fishermen in the process. In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief MinisterContinue Reading
Salesian varsity starts graduate course in Philosophy
2016-05-15
Guwahati – In an effort to popularize the study of philosophy Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU) School of Humanities and Social Sciences is starting, a 3-year graduate degree course called BA in Philosophy. The first batch of 16 students from northeast India is starting the programme at St Clement CollegeContinue Reading