Jharkhand nun’s murder, 16 get life term
2015-10-17
Sr. John became known in Jharkhand after she launched campaigns against displacement and pollutionContinue Reading
Kashmir High Court leaves beef ban decision to lawmakers
2015-10-17
Srinagar: A full bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday set aside its earlier order directing strict enforcement of a legal ban on bovine slaughter and beef sale. The bench says it was for the state government and the legislature to consider the issue. The bench ofContinue Reading
Church’s new medical college all set for launch
2015-10-17
Jharkhand chief minister is the chief guest for the inaugurationContinue Reading
Eight killed in gas blast at Mumbai eatery
2015-10-16
Mumbai: At least eight people were killed in a fire that swept a crowded restaurant here on Friday after a gas cylinder exploded, an official said. The incident occurred in the City Kinara Hotel near the Holy Cross School in the Kurla area around 1:30 pm when the eatery wasContinue Reading
Adoption guidelines: upset Christians plan unified opinion
2015-10-16
Catholic church representatives term the new guidelines as “anti-child, anti-family and anti-faith”Continue Reading
Sikkim to get airport by next year: Minister
2015-10-15
Gangtok: A domestic airport will be built in Sikkim by next December, Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Mahesh Sharma said here on Thursday. “The airport will be opened in December 2016 and is going to boost the connectivity of the state in a big way,” he told theContinue Reading
‘Dead man’ who came alive at hospital mortuary dies
2015-10-15
Mumbai: A 50-year-old man who was mistakenly declared dead by doctors but was found to be alive when brought to mortuary of a hospital here on Sunday, died on Tuesday night. According to sources at the civic body-run Sion Hospital, after realising that the man, identified as Prakash, was alive,Continue Reading
Unique train launched to educate on climate change
2015-10-15
New Delhi: With countries across the globe gearing up for the crucial Paris climate summit, India on Thursday launched a massive awareness drive on the issue by flagging off a ‘climate change special’ science express train. The 16-coach train will travel across the country in next seven months and makeContinue Reading
Delay in hearing appeals as good as justice denied
2015-10-15
New Delhi: The wheels of justice, the saying goes, grind slowly but grind exceedingly fine. In the Indian context, it would be more true to say that they grind so exceedingly slowly that there can be nothing fine about the outcome. When we set out to look at instances ofContinue Reading
Maharashtra ban on dance bars put on hold
2015-10-15
The state police had cracked down on dance performances in bars for the first time in 2005Continue Reading