Guwahati – A group of university students has come up with a novel way to pitch for community care and development. The Mass Communication students doing courses in radio production and development communication found that community radio has power to create awareness in the community for change. Motivated by their teachers, theyContinue Reading
New Delhi: The proposed amendments in the Delhi School Education Act is “against the interests” of teachers and staff of private schools as it seeks to do away with the parity of salary between private and government teachers, Delhi BJP said on Thursday. Opposition leader Vijender Gupta said that theContinue Reading
New Delhi : Highlighting the “disturbing” trend of increasing attacks on secularism, constitutional values, rationality, democracy and freedom of expression, members of civil society came together on one platform on Wednesday to form a “Fasivad Virodhi Manch” (FVM) ( Anti Fascism Front). The Manch will work to build resistance againstContinue Reading
Kohima: Noted social activist and member of NBCC peace committee and initiatives of change Niketu Iralu,expounding on a paradigm shift in both practice and teachings of the Church, advocated that the Church of Nagaland needs to demonstrate solutions to the accumulating socio-economic problems and challenges facing the Naga society. AddressingContinue Reading
Rome — Two Vice-Chancellors of Catholic Universities from India will present papers at the Vatican organized World Congress on “Educating Today and Tomorrow: Renewing A Passion” scheduled to start in Rome today, from 18 to 21 November 2015. Salesian Fr (Dr.) Stephen Mavely, Vice-Chancellor of Assam Don Bosco University (estd 2008) atContinue Reading
Panaji: Following direction from chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar, Goa police on Thursday handed over investigation into the death of social activist Bismarque Dias to crime branch. “We have issued the order to transfer the Dias’ case to crime branch. The inquest proceeding would be now conducted by crime branch,” said deputyContinue Reading
Bhopal : Sanjana Singh and her team have been using their singing and dancing skills to make 12 villages in the Bhopal district cleaner. Ms Singh, 30, a transgender, runs an NGO for her community. When the Madhya Pradesh government requested the NGO, Mitra Shringaar Samiti, last year to beContinue Reading
Madurai: The Madras high court said on Thursday the marriage of a Hindu woman and a Christian man is not legally valid if either of them does not convert. Justice PR Shivakumar and justice VS Ravi said if the couple wanted to solemnise their marriage as per Hindu custom, theContinue Reading
New Delhi: For thousands of childless couples the world over, India has been the go-to destination to fulfill their dreams of becoming parents, thanks to its well-trained doctors, well-appointed fertility clinics and vast numbers of poor women willing to serve as surrogate mothers. Not anymore. The Indian government recently bannedContinue Reading
New Delhi: Hindu extremists attacked members of the independent Pentecostal Church in Kohkameta in the state of Chhattisgarh, causing several injuries. The faithful were dragged out of the church and beaten with sticks, while the attackers asked them to reconvert to Hinduism. Other villagers were forced to sign statements in whichContinue Reading
