Gurdaspur encounter ends; four policemen, three civilians killed
2015-07-27
Gunmen went on a rampage attacking a bus and a police station complex, leaving at least seven persons dead and several injured.Continue Reading
Government orders blocking websites inciting religious intolerance
2015-07-26
New Delhi — In the wake of terror groups using Internet to incite religious intolerance, the government has ordered blocking of at least 40 webpages with inflammatory content relating to a minority community, including posts on social media and popular video-sharing platforms. “Government has issued order under Information Technology (ProcedureContinue Reading
Locals start organization for orphaned HIV children
2015-07-26
White Mountains: An ordained Catholic priest in southern India has teamed up with locals to open the “House of Onions,” a house for orphaned children of all religions. Most have terminal diseases like HIV/AIDS. Father Yeruva Lourdu Marreddy, who currently serves for the Andre Pradesh Guntar Diocese, was visiting hisContinue Reading
Salman, Bollywood hero, apologizes for Memon tweets
2015-07-26
Salman Khan had tweeted that Yakub Memon should not be hangedContinue Reading
Catholic schools launch campaign to keep Ballari clean, green
2015-07-26
Pope Francis and Narendra Modi inspired the campaignContinue Reading
Cross, veil keep nun away from exam
2015-07-25
The Central Board of Secondary Examination has imposed strict dress code to write medical entrance examContinue Reading
Court approves use of gods’ pictures for marketing
2015-07-25
According to Hindu belief there are 330 billion gods and goddessesContinue Reading
US adopts most Indian orphans, Maharashtra within country
2015-07-24
Italy and Spain take next two positionsContinue Reading
Government restricts entry of journalists into jails
2015-07-24
New Delhi — Entry of journalists, NGO activists and filmmakers into jails has been banned by the government, except under special requests, said senior home ministry officials. The decision comes after a series of incidents of jail inmates being interviewed by journalists including British film-maker Leslee Udwin who made aContinue Reading
Scrap mission for poor, if you can’t fulfill it: SC to govt
2015-07-24
New Delhi — The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the central government for not monitoring implementation of the National Urban Livelihood Mission for poor, including shelter for homeless people, by the state governments and asked it to scrap the scheme it if it can’t ensure implementation. “It is your scheme.Continue Reading