Dimapur: The “Say no to crackers” campaign launched by concerned citizens of Dimapur received a “thumbs up” sign from majority of Dimapurians who have been accustomed to the barrage of crackers on the eve of every New Year. Scores of volunteers and individuals drawn from various groups, churches and socialContinue Reading
Chennai: A Muslim organisation in Chennai has issued a fatwa against yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali pharmacy products. The organisation claimed that most of the Patanjali products are being made by using cow urine, which they say was considered ‘haram’ (forbidden) in Islam. Tamil Nadu Thowheed Jamat (TNTJ) said cow’s urineContinue Reading
Thane: Making space for the remains of the dead may soon be crowded Mumbai’s newest challenge. This month, a Catholic cemetery in Thane that is running out of burial space, stopped using coffins and is burying bodies in shrouds instead, to free up graves and reuse them. Five parishes inContinue Reading
A tribal outfit called for the 12-hour bandhContinue Reading
Cuttack: Gold and silver ornaments worth over Rs 4 lakh were stolen from the 250-year-old temple of Goddess Mangala at Jharjirmangala in the Badambadi police station limits Monday morning. “The involvement of an inter-district criminal gang is suspected in the incident. The theft was very well-planned, and the burglars used cuttersContinue Reading
In a meeting held on December 23rd in Houston, Texas, the FASS Executive committee members have discussed and determined that Jadav Payeng is a prime and deserving candidate to be nominated as a CNN Hero. As such the members have decided to promote Jadav Payeng as a CNN Hero. OneContinue Reading
Mangaluru: The Mangalore police have registered a case against Bajrang Dal Mangaluru city co-convener Puneet Raj Kottari and 21 others for allegedly abusing and threatening Vidya Dinker, a social activist and coordinator of Citizens’ Forum for Mangalore Development. The city’s Kadri police registered an FIR (First Information Report) on Thursday eveningContinue Reading
Dadri: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said that it would further act against people who fomented trouble in Dadri leading to the lynching of a Muslim man on rumours of beef eating, after a report concluded that the meat found in his house was mutton. PWD Minister Shivpal SinghContinue Reading
Under Portuguese law, those born in Portuguese colonies before their liberation – in Goa, that would be 1961 – continue to be PortuguesContinue Reading
Srinagar: For 27-year-old Rifat, it wasn’t an easy decision to divorce her drug-addict husband who despite all her efforts in the last three years did not quit the habit and often became violent under the influence of drugs. Rifat is among 40 Kashmiri women who recently divorced their drug-addict husbands. These womenContinue Reading
