Assam’s top Catholic politician dies
2016-03-26
Joseph Toppo was a former Assam minister and parliamentarianContinue Reading
Stalker hacks to death teenaged volleyball player
2016-03-26
She was a 14-year-old ninth graderContinue Reading
National Church council gets first Northeast president
2016-03-25
Rev Mar Atsongchanger is the first person from northeastern India to head the council that comprises 30 Protestant and Orthodox Churches.Continue Reading
Woman murdered by relatives for witchcraft in Chhattisgarh
2016-03-25
Raipur: A 35-year-old woman was beaten to death allegedly by her brother-in-law and his son on suspicion that she practised ‘witchcraft’ at a village in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district, police said today. Her brother-in-law Tukan Ram Aghariya (44) and his son Rajesh (24) have been arrested in connection with the murder,Continue Reading
Now Google Maps search for ‘anti-national’ leads to JNU
2016-03-25
Even now if you type ‘anti-national’ on Google Maps, the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus turns up!Continue Reading
Cash flow, freebies make Assam voters wary
2016-03-25
According to the Assam Election Watch, there will be an expenditure of around 31.5 billion rupees of black money in this assembly electionContinue Reading
Rotavirus vaccine set for launch
2016-03-25
Federal Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda will launch the rotavirus vaccineContinue Reading
Mumbai police to crack down on Holi revelers
2016-03-23
Mumbai: Are you itching to throw the water balloon at that pretty woman on the road below? Hold back the urge if you are in Mumbai. Your excuse, “Holi hai, burra mat maana” (It is Holi, please don’t take offense) may not save you law enforcers, if the woman complains.Continue Reading
Longest Meghalaya cave explored
2016-03-23
Only 1,000 of Meghalaya’s more than 1,610 caves have been explored so farContinue Reading