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Shillong: India’s 11th President APJ Abdul Kalam died on Monday evening at a hospital in Meghalaya, where he had gone to deliver a lecture. He was 83. The former President, who was in office from 2002 to 2007, had collapsed during the lecture at the Indian Institute of Management, Shillong,Continue Reading

Gurdaspur encounter ends; four policemen, three civilians killed

By: Matters India

On: July 27, 2015

In: National

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

By: Matters India

On: July 26, 2015

In: National

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

By: Matters India

On: July 26, 2015

In: National

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