Muslims to focus on drought-hit on Bakri-Eid
Maharashtra is facing the worst drought in five decadesContinue Reading
Salesian chief to begin maiden India visit from Don Bosco`s dream city
The Rector Major will start from Kolkata on September 26Continue Reading
Catholic managements threaten agitation
Kottayam: Catholic corporate managements running aided schools have decided to launch an agitation against the education policy of the government, leaders of the Kerala Aided School Managers Association said here on Tuesday. Speaking to the media here, they said this was the first phase of the agitation against the government’sContinue Reading
Caritas’ sustainable project revolutionizes central Indian towns
A three-year project has made substantial improvement in people’s livesContinue Reading
Assam nurse fakes 85 pregnancies, earns 40,000 rupees
Guwahati: A government nurse has been suspended in Assam for extracting money from a scheme meant for pregnant women. She faked 85 pregnancies in a bid to extract benefit from the scheme, according to media reports. The Assam government scheme meant to promote safer childbirth awards 500 rupees to aContinue Reading
Widow fights Modi in ‘final’ battle over Gujarat riots
Zakia Jafri, a frail 76-year-old, has begun what may be the last legal battle to pin blame on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for deadly riots that shook Gujarat when he was chief minister, and claimed her husband’s life.Continue Reading
Unequal access to education drives child labour in India: Study by Indian-origin researchers
Sydney: Despite economic prosperity and dramatic fall in poverty levels, unequal access to education ensures hundreds of millions of children remain trapped in child labour in developing countries including India, says a new study by Indian-origin researchers. For the study, Jayanta Sarkar and Dipanwita Sarkar from Queensland University of TechnologyContinue Reading
Kerala boosts transgender rights with education scholarship
Thiruvanathapuram: It may not lessen the societal stigma faced by transgenders, but in a first, the state government has decided to institute a scholarship for students from the community to fund their studies. The scholarship instituted by the Social Justice Department is touted to be the first-of-its kind in theContinue Reading
Manipuri women rally against unjust bills
Lamka : Womenfolk Saturday literally crowded an entire football ground here as they assembled for a record-torch-rally demanding the immediate repeal of the three ‘anti-tribal Bills’ passed by the State Assembly. The Bills which were passed on August 31 reportedly without any debate had attracted violent protests across the hillContinue Reading









