Nagaland zoo quotes Bible to get people adopt animals
2015-11-02
Perhaps for the first time in the country all animals of any zoo have been put up for adoption.Continue Reading
Hate crimes a pre-planned conspiracy to demean Hindus: RSS
2015-11-01
Ranchi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has hit out at accusations of it being involved in recent hate crimes and said that there were attempts to put the organization ‘in the dock.’ Suresh (Bhayya) Joshi, general secretary of the organization, said on Sunday that there is a ‘pre-planned conspiracy to demeanContinue Reading
Review policy to check Muslim, Christian population: RSS resolution
2015-11-01
“The share of population of religions of Bharatiya origin, which was 88 per cent, has come down to 83.8 per cent, while the Muslim population, which was 9.8 per cent, has increased to 14.23 per cent during the period 1951-2011,” said the RSS resolution.Continue Reading
Govt bans documentary film on beef ahead of fest, director blames ‘wrong vibes’
2015-11-01
Organisers of a documentary film festival are unlikely to screen a 21-minute film that deals with “beef-eating practices in Mumbai” during the event starting Friday because the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has refused to exempt it from certification. The documentary, titled Caste on the Menu Card, was the only oneContinue Reading
Kerala: Archbishop’s memoirs could leave Congress, Left red-faced
2015-11-01
Amid the campaigning for local body polls in Kerala, contents of a retired archbishop’s memoirs could embarrass both the ruling UDF and Opposition LDF. Archbishop Emeritus Joseph Powathil’s memoirs, which appeared in Kudumbajyothi, monthly magazine of the Catholic Archdiocese of Changanassery, say T V Thomas, a former CPI minister, hadContinue Reading
India draws praise for plan to end foreign surrogacy
2015-10-31
New Delhi: Known as the surrogacy capital of the world, India has announced that it would like to end its practice of allowing foreigners to contract surrogate pregnancies. “The government does not support commercial surrogacy and also the scope of surrogacy is limited to Indian married infertile couples only andContinue Reading
Preserve plural character of India: President
2015-10-31
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday once again called for preserving the multiplicity and pluralistic character of the country and said India has thrived due to its power of assimilation and tolerance. The President, who had on a number of occasions spoken against growing intolerance in the last three weeks, wasContinue Reading
We can no longer remain silent!
2015-10-31
Romila Thapar is one of the most celebrated historians of India known for her scholarship and academic integrity; there are few in the country who can challenge her expertise and her objectivity. A few days ago, this 83-year old scholar was invited to deliver a lecture in Mumbai entitled ‘IndianContinue Reading
Considerable fear in minds of minorities, says Narayana Murthy
2015-10-31
New Delhi: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Saturday expressed concerns that there is considerable fear in the minds of minority in India and said the governments should bring back the sense of confidence in them “I am not a politician, I am not interested in politics, therefore, I don’tContinue Reading
India’s first Wi-Fi campus opened
2015-10-31
Malappuram: Aligarh Muslim University’s Malappuram Centre in Kerala has become India’s university to get complete Wi-Fi. The launch of the project under Digital India 2020 mission took place on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, one of the founders of the university, twocircles.net reported onContinue Reading