BJP lawmaker’s stand on cigarettes triggers strong reactions
2015-04-01
Around 900,000 people die of tobacco-related illnesses in India each yearContinue Reading
Security stepped up around churches for Holy Week
2015-04-01
More than 10,000 police personnel will be on duty on FridayContinue Reading
Naga Reconciliation: A call for collective responsibility
2015-04-01
Dimapur — Naga society has agreed on the need for honest and multi dimensional discussions in order to take the Naga struggle forward. To facilitate the reconciliation process within, the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) brought together representatives of 38 Tribe-based organisations, churches and civil society at Agri Expo here todayContinue Reading
Dialogue center prays for Catholic priest, crash victim
2015-03-31
Both belonged to UdaipurContinue Reading
Rajnath Singh vows to ban cow slaughter across India
2015-03-30
Indore — BJP-led NDA government will try its “level best” to bring in a countrywide ban on slaughter of cows by evolving a consensus, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said. “Cow slaughter cannot be accepted in this country. We will make all-out efforts to ban slaughter of cowsContinue Reading
One in 10 Indians depressed, don’t ignore subtle symptoms
2015-03-30
Mumbai — Extreme weepiness and severe melancholy are not the only calling cards of depression, a serious mental disorder that roughly affects 10% of the population. Doctors say the symptoms could be subtler or of a lower degree — a sudden habit of rash driving, making mean observations or evenContinue Reading
Beef ban hits lions, tigers
2015-03-30
Underlying the debate is unease among some liberal Indians worried that the ban shows the growing power of the Hindu right in the countryContinue Reading
Christian forum urges Odisha government to protect Christians
2015-03-30
The forum recalled killings of Graham Steins and Fr. Arul DossContinue Reading
Sad, angry, ashamed at nun’s rape: Cardinal Gracias
2015-03-30
The cardinal was addressing former students of Fort Convent school who pledged their support to gender equalityContinue Reading
A village with 1500 families but no school
2015-03-30
Mirza — Funds amounting to millions of rupees, that have reportedly been pumped in to develop the educational scenario of Assam, have not yet reached some of the backward difficult terrains till date. This is proved by the lack of a single school at Bardia (Lahichari) village under Chhaygaon BlockContinue Reading