New Delhi: The Salesians of Don Bosco, a leading worldwide Catholic religious congregation for men, has inaugurated a new 45-kilowatt solar on-grid power plant and rainwater collectors at one of their centers in the Indian national capital. This installation is a vital step toward fulfilling the Salesian congregational ambition ofContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao: Women are the biggest miracle workers in the world, asserts a Catholic prelate serving India’s northeastern extreme. “You are miracle workers and also our unsung heroines, who go about making the world a better place to live in, without expecting anything in return,” Bishop George PallipparambilContinue Reading
New Delhi: A 49-year-old farmer from Haryana’s Hisar district on March 7 allegedly hanged himself from a tree, about seven kilometers from the Tikri border protest site, police said. The farmer, who supported the agitation against Centre’s new farm laws, has purportedly left a suicide note, they said. “The victim,Continue Reading
By Ditsa Bhattacharya New Delhi: Hundreds of women, students and workers assembled at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar March 8 –International Women’s Day – to celebrate the unity of women, workers and farmers and to protest against the federal government’s alleged “anti-women, anti-people” policies. The demonstration was organized by multiple women’s massContinue Reading
By Ravi Kaushal, Sagrika Kissu New Delhi: Most women farmers, who had gathered at Tikri and Singhu borders of the national capital, told NewsClick that the farmers’ protest has been a life changing experience for them, as through these protests they became aware about their legitimate rights. Scarves of allContinue Reading
Kolkata: Seven people were killed in a huge fire that broke out in an office building in central Kolkata’s Strand Road on March 8 evening. Among the dead are four firemen, a police officer, a Railways officer and a security person, officials said. Two others are missing. Five of theContinue Reading
New Delhi: Minister of State Ports, Shipping and Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya has flagged off the first “All Women Officers’ Sailing” on MT Swarna Krishna from Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port. Shipping and Waterways on March 7 said the event was an attempt to acknowledge women’s efforts in breaking down the stereotypesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: George Muthoot, an Orthodox Christian who played a pivotal role in building one of India’s most trusted financial power houses, died March 5 in Delhi. He was 71. George, the chairman and whole time director of the Muthoot Group, was rushed to Delhi’s EscortsContinue Reading
Barnala: Jagseer Singh Chhiniwal, a farmer leader from BKU Sidhupur, has been at the Singhu border since November 26. Back in his village Chhiniwal in Barnala, the villagers have ensure that his crops are well taken care of. “I will go back after completing 100 days at least. I hadContinue Reading
Lucknow: The umbrella body of farmers protesting the three farm laws has decided to hold a ‘tractor march’ in 16 districts of Uttar Pradesh and entire Uttarakhand states. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM, joint from of farmers) has so far played a key role in organizing the farmers’ ‘mahapanchayat’ (grandContinue Reading
