Cultural event in BHU glorifies Gandhi assassin
2018-02-22
“Sanskriti – 2018” was organised by Faculty of Arts, Banaras Hindu University for three daysContinue Reading
Priya Varrier petitions SC to quash case against her
2018-02-20
New Delhi: Priya Prakash Varrier, the actress whose wink in a film scene went viral last week, moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking quashing of case lodged against her in Telangana for a song in the film. The actress also sought top court’s direction to prohibit states from initiatingContinue Reading
1,000 Bihar students expelled for cheating in Class 12 exams
2018-02-18
Patna: Nearly 1,000 students were expelled for cheating during the Class 12 examinations in Bihar, officials said on Saturday. Anand Kishore, the Chairman of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), told the media here that more the students were expelled “for adopting unfair means” during the examinations that concluded onContinue Reading
Selfie atop train, high tension wire chars youth
2018-02-17
Muzaffarpur: A 22-year-old man was charred to death when he came in contact with a high tension electricity cable while taking a selfie atop a stationary goods train in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. Rohan Kumar, of Sikandarpur locality in the town, was burnt when he climbed a goods train in NarayanpurContinue Reading
Hills students hold seminar on community radio
2018-02-15
Matters India reporter Darjeeling – A group of college students in Darjeeling Hills celebrated world radio day with a seminar on various aspects of community radio, 15 February. The first batch of six first year students of Mass Communication & Journalism at Salesian College Sonada presented academic papers on variousContinue Reading
Hindu, Sikh to attend pre-synod meet in Rome
2018-02-14
They are among five young people chosen by the Indian ChurchContinue Reading
Pope Francis ‘signs up’ for World Youth Day in Panama
2018-02-11
Vatican City: After the Angelus Sunday, with the help of a tablet and two young people, Pope Francis signed up for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, announcing that registration for the international event has opened. “I too, now, with two young people, sign up by means of the internet,”Continue Reading
Arunachal schools take part in National Achievement Survey
2018-02-06
The survey assessed the learning levels of more than 2.5 million students from 110,000 schools across 700 districts in all 36 states and Union TerritoriesContinue Reading
Young Mizo girl becomes first to complete Air Force training at US
2018-02-01
Aizawl: Meet Zoenpari, a young Mizo lady to join US Air Force and also becoming the first lady to complete training at the US Air Force. Zeonpari Chhakchhuak (19) is the daughter of Pu Dave Chhakchhuak and Pi Zothannguri Ralte residing in Chhinga Veng, Aizawl. Zeonpari completed her SSLC fromContinue Reading
Technology graduates to teach students in backward areas
2018-01-31
New Delhi: Over 1,200 graduates from premier institutions like IITs and NITs have been selected to teach in 53 state-run engineering colleges in backward areas across 11 states and Union Territories for three years, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Wednesday. “This is the first time such a measure hasContinue Reading