By NIDA NAJAR NEW DELHI — Streets throughout the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India were brought to a standstill on Thursday as protests over a ban on a traditional bull wrestling festival entered their third day. Protesters say the rite, Jallikattu, is part of their cultural identity, andContinue Reading
By Geeta Anand and Hari Kumar New Delhi: For a year, Ashish Kumar Mandal scratched out a living selling dumplings on the streets of New Delhi for a bit less than 50 cents a plate, until the government banned most of the country’s currency bills last month, crushing his all-cashContinue Reading
By saying that demonetization is alright but the manner of its implementation is not right, the opposition parties are fooling the publicContinue Reading
Chennai: Chief minister O Panneerselvam on Thursday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to facilitate the participation of all fishermen from the state, who wish to participate in the consecration ceremony of the newly constructed St Antony’s Church at Katchatheevu, without placing any restrictions on the numbers. TheContinue Reading
As TIME magazine declared their Person of the Year for 2016, many Indians were disappointed. This was also partly due to confusion. On Tuesday (December 6), TIME announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Person of the Year in the popular category, after thousands voted for the Indian PM onContinue Reading
There is no guarantee that the measures announced so far are fool proofContinue Reading
Malkangiri: A 10-year-old boy’s wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing for help after Japanese Encephalitis claimed the lives of 73 children in 505 villages in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district in Odisha. Official sources said that the death toll had mounted to 73. But Malkangiri chief district medical officer UdayContinue Reading
New Delhi: Praising the country’s tribal communities for conserving the forests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that “no one has right to snatch away tribals’ land”. Modi was speaking while inaugurating the first National Tribal Carnival here, which will continue from October 26-28 at Pragati Maidan. “It’s theContinue Reading
Varanasi/Chandauli: Twenty-four people were killed and 50 injured in a stampede on an overcrowded Rajghat bridge on the border of Varanasi and Chandauli when followers of a religious leader were crossing it to attend a congregation this afternoon. The incident took place in Ramnagar police station area of Varanasi whenContinue Reading
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning nun is widely seen as a humanitarian icon across the South Asian nation, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying “it is natural for every Indian to take pride” in her sainthoodContinue Reading
