Women panel offers gender sensitivity classes to “sexist priest”
2015-03-12
The priest’s comment undid what the women’s commission has done over decadesContinue Reading
Foods banned in different parts of India
2015-03-12
A look at all the food-related bans in IndiaContinue Reading
Glaucoma, a new threat for India
2015-03-11
India has more than 12 million people suffering from glaucoma
German cancer surgeon advocates herbal medicine
2015-03-11
New research in natural medicine and biotechnology has the potential to redress the poor man’s treatmentContinue Reading
Sub-inspector guns down lawyer at Allahabad court, violence erupts
2015-03-11
Allahabad – An advocate was shot dead by a sub-inspector inside a district court premises in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday following which lawyers went on the rampage, hurling stones at police and administrative officials and resorting to vandalism. The incident took place at around 2pm, police spokesperson Mrityunjay MishraContinue Reading
One held in Mangaluru church attack case
2015-03-10
Mangaluru: One person has been arrested in connection with the stone pelting at the church at the St Joseph Vaz prayer centre at Panir near here on February 24 midnight. The arrested person Ananda (30) told police he was previously employed in the same church and had left the jobContinue Reading
Probe underway into ‘weeping’ statue of Mother Mary
2015-03-10
Kota Kinabalu – An investigation into a “weeping” statue of Mother Mary at a village in Penampang has begun. It is understood that Catholic Archbishop John Wong has asked Fr Peter Abas, the parish priest of the Holy Nativity church in Kampung Tarawi, to investigate the phenomenon that reportedly beganContinue Reading
Goa Christians lambaste Catholic legislators’ silence
2015-03-04
Catholic legislators in Goa have been silent on church attacks in various parts of IndiaContinue Reading
Assam loses 950 villages since 1947
2015-03-04
Some affected persons have been given assistance under the Chief Minister’s Special Package for Erosion Affected FamiliesContinue Reading
NGOs shut for using ‘human rights’ in name
2015-03-03
Coimbatore : Three NGOs functioning in Coimbatore are in the dock for using the term ‘human rights’ in the title of their organisations in violation of rules. The rural police registered cases against 30 people associated with the three organisations for misleading and allegedly cheating the public, but have notContinue Reading