Assam Minority Commission condemns Bosco desecration
2015-08-08
The commission convened an emergency meeting on SaturdayContinue Reading
Naxalism making a huge dent into Chhattisgarh GDP: Raman
2015-08-07
Ahmedabad: Chief Minister Raman Singh Friday admitted that the problem of Naxalism is putting a huge dent into the GDP of Chhattisgarh, as the government has to spend huge amount of money towards rebuilding infrastructure and inducting police personnel Singh was in the city today as his government has decidedContinue Reading
Global satellite to be named after Abdul Kalam
2015-08-07
A global satellite for earth observation and disaster risk reduction — GlobalSat for DRR — proposed under the UN framework is to be dedicated to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam as a tribute to the vision of the celebrated rocket scientist and former Indian president who died July 27. This has beenContinue Reading
Chalo Pathapally march, seeking justice to Dalits, begins
2015-08-07
45 Dalit families were driven out of their land by dominant Boya community, who converted it to burial ground.Continue Reading
Transgender candidate fails police recruitment test
2015-08-07
Prithika failed to finish the 100-metre race within the stipulated time of 17 secondsContinue Reading
Drugged, battered and forced to beg
2015-08-07
Bengaluru: The City police on Thursday rescued 164 children, 25 infants among them, who were forced into beggary. Many of these children had been given sedatives or were physically injured to draw public sympathy. Police also arrested at least 65 women and eight men who were with the children. ‘OperationContinue Reading
Lok Sabha gets Anglo-Indian member after 14 months
2015-08-06
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
Communist leaders regret assault on Catholic priest
2015-08-05
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
Lok Sabha passes scheduled castes and scheduled tribes amendment bill
2015-08-05
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
From Shillong to Kochi – a race of autorickshaws
2015-08-05
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