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Kottayam — Farmers and planters have come together to protest a slide in commodity prices. The collective of farmers’ movements is not a fight against political parties, but a struggle for survival, Infam national patron and Kanjirappally bishop Mar Mathew Arakkal said here on Wednesday. He was inaugurating a fast organised byContinue Reading

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Agartala – The Left-ruled Tripura on Wednesday decided to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) which gives sweeping powers and judicial immunity to security forces in conflict-hit areas. The law was enforced in the state 18 years ago to curb terrorism. Political parties, including the ruling Communist PartyContinue Reading

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New Delhi — The Delhi High Court on Wednesday allowed NGO Greenpeace India to operate two of its domestic accounts to accept fresh domestic contribution which it can use for its day-to-day functioning. The high court bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher also allowed Greenpeace to encash its fixed deposits andContinue Reading

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Kolkata — India, probably the world, will get its first transgender college principal when Manabi Bandopadhyay takes charge of Krishnagar Women’s College in West Bengal on June 9. Manabi is currently associate professor in Bengali at Vivekananda Satobarshiki Mahavidyalaya. “This decision was taken by the College Service Commission. I don’tContinue Reading