Krishnanagar – After the “heinous” rape of an elderly nun in the Indian state of West Bengal over the weekend, protestors have rallied in opposition to violence against women, with one Hindu priest tearfully voicing sorrow for the vicious act. “He spoke about four or five sentences and then heContinue Reading
New Delhi – Ahead of his visit to West Bengal to meet the nun who was gang-raped last week, the head of the Catholic Church in India, Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, on Tuesday said: “The country has a responsibility towards all of us — every human being — and not justContinue Reading
The church was allegedly built in a place with no ChristiansContinue Reading
The CBCI president visited Ranaghat on WednesdayContinue Reading
Managing director Grace Pinto confirmed the membership driveContinue Reading
Guwahati – The All Assam Students’ Union and 25 other ethnic bodies, mostly student organisations, arrived at a consensus today that there should be Constitutional safeguard and 100 per cent seat reservation in local bodies, State Assembly and the Parliament for ‘Indigenous and Indigenous Assamese’ people. The student body claimedContinue Reading
Hyderabad – With discrimination and attacks on students from the northeastern states a cause for major concern, universities in the city are all set to act on a central directive to begin courses on the heritage and culture of the seven sister states. Following a directive from the ministry ofContinue Reading
Chandigarh – Haryana Police on Tuesday arrested the main accused in the vandalisation of an under-construction church in a village in Hisar district. “The main accused Anil Godara has been arrested from Hisar today,” Hisar SP Saurabh Singh told PTI over phone. He said that the accused will be producedContinue Reading
Ranaghat – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday evening travelled to Ranaghat and met an elderly nun who was gang-raped at her convent school over the weekend. However, the chief minister’s convoy was blocked for almost an hour by angry crowds, demanding justice for the nun. Ms BanerjeeContinue Reading
Hisar – The Haryana police said on Monday that 14 miscreants have been booked on charges of vandalising an under-construction church in Kaimri village in the state’s Hisar district on Sunday. The Cross in the Williwarsh Church was replaced with an idol of Hanuman. The police booked the accused underContinue Reading
