Meerut: In yet another anti-woman incident, some unruly young men have thrashed a soldier to death for opposing their attempt to harass a girl in a northern Indian town. The incident took place on Thursday at Hardevnagar in the Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh. Vedmitra Chaudhury, 35, a Lance NaikContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The Latin Catholics Diocese on Saturday said it hopes the talk held with Chief Minister regarding the Vizhinjam port project is moving in the right direction. A spokesperson of the diocese said CM gave a patient hearing to their grievances and added that they are expecting a favourable decision.Continue Reading
They painted from the devastating flood, to their yearning for peace, to the verdant surroundingsContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Divergent voices have emerged in support of the Vizhinjam seaport project even as the Latin Catholic Church is gearing up for a protest march to the Secretariat on Thursday against the port project. Two organizations – Theeradesha Vikasana Ekopana Samithi, Valiyathura, and Our Lady of Good Voyage Church –Continue Reading
Party denies desecrating statue
Bareilly: A part time journalist working for a local Hindi daily newspaper was murdered in the Baxariya area of Faridpur, police said on Friday. A police patrol team had found two people dragging a body on Station Road in Bareilly on Thursday night. While one of the men fled afterContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Rajasthan high court ruling banning the practice of Santhara (fast unto death) and terming it abetment of suicide has met with mixed reaction from members of the Jain community with some welcoming it and others saying the tradition is aligned with Indian philosophy. Santhara is a controversial practiceContinue Reading
Bhopal: Activists struggled to come up with a plan of action on Friday after the Madhya Pradesh government began disposing tonnes of toxic waste left behind by one of the world’s worst industrial disaster, saying they were caught off guard by the hush-hush move. More than three decades after theContinue Reading
Hutup : Jharkhand-based sports and literary organisation YUWA has taken yet another giant leap: This time off their favourite football field. The YUWA girls, who hail from a part of society where the average marriageable age is barely 13 to 14 years, are set to turn heads as they areContinue Reading
