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
Modi’s minister says farmers suicide due to love affairs, impotency
2015-07-24
New Delhi — Dowry, love affairs and impotency were among the reasons for the deaths of over 1,400 farmers in India this year, union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Friday. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, causes of (farmer) suicides include family problems, illness, drugs…dowry, love affairsContinue Reading
Judge who convicted Modi’s minister in riots case now fears for her family
2015-07-24
Gandhinagar– Irony has many faces. That a former woman judge, a standardbearer of justice, should fear for her life and that of her family in a state ruled by a woman Chief Minister, is one of them. The former judge, Jyotsna Yagnik, who convicted 32 people – including Maya Kodnani,Continue Reading
Bid to amend abortion law opposed
2015-07-24
Kochi — Syro-Malabar Church head Cardinal Mar George Alencherry on Tuesday urged the government and people’s representatives not to support the move by the Central Government to introduce amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, which facilitates abortion. “Feticide cannot be justified under any circumstance. The move to increaseContinue Reading
NGO working for Muslim community gives scholarship to Hindus
2015-07-23
Mumbai : A popular NGO of the Muslim community today distributed scholarships among others to the Hindu students. Scholarships to the tune of over Rs 50 lakh were given to students from Class VI to graduation level as well as to engineering and medical students from various schools and colleges ofContinue Reading