New Delhi : After an unprecedented wait of more than 14 months, the Anglo-Indian community got a representative in the 16th Lok Sabha on Wednesday when a former Professor from Kerala, Richard Hay, took oath on Wednesday morning. The second member nominated from the community, actor George Baker from WestContinue Reading
Thodupuzha : CPM leaders, led by district secretariat member C.V. Varghese, on Wednesday arrived at a church here to express regret over an incident in which a vicar was roughed up by CPM workers in Kummamkallu. The party leaders reached the Thodupuzha Town Church and expressed regret over the incidentContinue Reading
New Delhi — Amid a boycott by most opposition parties, Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill which provides for stringent action against those compelling any member of Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe communities to carry human or animal carcasses or do manual scavenging. The Scheduled Castes and the ScheduledContinue Reading
Shillong: An auto rickshaw ride may seem to be a pretty mundane idea but using the three-wheeled vehicle, found everywhere in India to race from one end of the country to the other holds the promise of an adventure! 83 teams of people from 23 countries have signed up toContinue Reading
Bengaluru: Pope Francis’ second encyclical ‘Laudato Si (Praise Be to You) was tabled for discussion for an action-plan in Bangalore Archdiocese August 5. Priests, Religious and laity representing various organizations and institutions in the Archdiocese went through an almost 5-hour marathon of discussions, interventions and talks and consultations on howContinue Reading
Nashik: In a bid to maintain the sanctity of the gathering of saints at Nashik Kumbh Mela this year, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad has decided to ban the priests with criminal charges against them, from participating in the holy event. Talking to the reporters, Narendra Giri, the President ofContinue Reading
New Delhi – What was conceived by the Narendra Modi-led NDA government as bringing employers and job seekers on a single platform, seems to now promote and allow the hiring of the prohibited act of manual scavenging at the click of a button. Cleaning of sewers, descending into manholes, removingContinue Reading
Guwahati — An assistant professor in northeast India has published his second book within less than three months of joining the university Department of Social work. The Vice Chancellor of Assam Don Bosco University Dr Stephen Mavely released Dr Jacob Lukose’s new book entitled “Social Analysis” at the inauguration ofContinue Reading
New Delhi — Despite a big increase in college attendance, especially among women, fewer than one out of every 10 Indians is a graduate, new Census data show. Over the weekend, the office of the Census Commissioner and Registrar-General of India released new numbers on the level of education achievedContinue Reading
New Delhi : In what could give a great boost to government’s efforts to curb militancy in North-East India, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) signed a peace deal with the Government of India on Friday. The historic pact was inked at 7 RCR, the official residence of Prime MinisterContinue Reading
