Patna: The Bihar government has sought details of children of bureaucrats studying in government schools in all 38 districts of the eastern Indian state. Earlier on July 13, while hearing a writ petition by guest schools teachers whose services were terminated, the Patna High Court in an interim order soughtContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has identified 791 women who were widowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has submitted a report to the city government to ensure their rehabilitation. The Commission has also conducted a social survey of all these women to help the governmentContinue Reading
Shimla: Nine tourists have been killed in northern India after the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by falling boulders. Three others were reportedly injured in the incident, which happened July 25 in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh Dramatic footage posted on social media showed large rocksContinue Reading
By Anugrah Kumar Guangdong: Police officers and Chinese Communist Party officials raided a church in Guangdong Province, which advocates for justice in China, while its pastor and elder were leading an online worship service on Zoom, forcing the two to stop preaching. Security agents, police officers and other officials surroundedContinue Reading
By Christopher Wells Vatican City: In his homily on the first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis insists on the importance of young and old coming together in a covenantal sharing of life. As the Church marked the first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly onContinue Reading
Hyderabad: UNESCO has conferred the World Heritage inscription to the historic Rudreswara Temple, also known as the Ramappa Temple, at Palampet in Mulugu district of Telangana, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on July 25. The Rudreswara temple was constructed in 1213 AD during the reign of the Kakatiya empireContinue Reading
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 25 shared how Indian researchers in 2005 uncovered the relics of a 16th-century Georgian queen, Ketevan the Martyr, from the Saint Augustine Church in Goa. “India handed over the holy relic or icon of Saint Queen Ketevan to the Government of GeorgiaContinue Reading
New Delhi: John Brittas, first time member of the Rajya Sabha and a veteran journalist, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe into reports of alleged snooping of activists, politicians, journalists and constitutional functionaries using Israeli spyware Pegasus. A massive political row has erupted after media reports claimedContinue Reading
Imphal: The Manipur High Court has ordered the release of a journalist detained under the National Security Act for a Facebook post criticizing the promotion of cow dung and urine as cure for Covid-19. The high court July 23 agreed with the contention of journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem’s wife that hisContinue Reading
New Delhi: Human rights activists, civil society groups, mass organizations and trade union members have staged agitations in various parts of India in protest against the “institutional murder” of Father Stan Swamy. Protests were reported on July 23 from Jharkhand, Delhi and other parts of the country. More than 70Continue Reading
