Victims of border skirmishes limp back to normalcy
2015-08-26
The border areas experience ethnic violence a year agoContinue Reading
Boat tragedy kills 8 in Kerala
2015-08-26
The boat hit a fishing vessel off Fort Kochi jettyContinue Reading
Census shows little change in India’s demographic data
2015-08-26
The census data shows that the much hyped growth rate among Muslims in India was slower than it was in the previous decadesContinue Reading
Muslim stripped, beaten in Mangalore
2015-08-25
The 29-year-old man was in his car with a woman colleagueContinue Reading
Jains hold nationwide protest marches against ‘Santhara’ ban
2015-08-24
New Delhi : Thousands of Jain community members hit the streets in Jaipur and other cities on Monday, holding a ‘silent march’ to protest the Rajasthan high court judgement banning “santhara”, a religious ritual of fast unto death. Members of both Shwetambar and Digambar sects participated in marches which wereContinue Reading
Hindi conference: campaign launched to turn signboards
2015-08-24
Bhopal: With an aim to promote Hindi in view of the World Hindi Conference in Bhopal next month, a campaign is to be launched from tomorrow to have all signboards in the Madhya Pradesh state capital written in Hindi language. The directive for launching the said campaign came from ChiefContinue Reading
India and Italy should halt marines trial proceedings, says tribunal
2015-08-24
New Delhi: An international court on Monday suspended all judicial proceedings against two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in 2012 in a setback to India’s efforts as Italy has neither carried any investigation into the case nor initiated any legal action. The 21-memberContinue Reading
Official held for abetting farmer suicide in north Maharashtra
2015-08-22
Mumbai: Police in north Maharashtra have registered an FIR against a government official for allegedly abetting a farmer’s suicide. “We have registered an FIR under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC against then sakri block development officer (BDO) Sarika Bari,” a senior police official told PTI. Distressed afterContinue Reading
Those who ripen fruits with chemicals are terrorists: Andhra High Court
2015-08-22
Hyderabad :Calling fruit traders who use the carcinogen calcium carbide to ripen fruits “worse than terrorists,” the Hyderabad High Court on Wednesday ordered a thorough probe into the use of this poison and pulled up the authorities for turning a blind eye. Six days after the high court had askedContinue Reading