USA President Barack Obama said that his understanding of the Bible and his Christian beliefs led him to issue the directive at public schools calling on students to be allowed to use the bathroom of their choosing regardless of their biological sex. “My reading of scripture tells me that that [the] Golden Rule is pretty […]
Chhattisgarh: Two Christians were humiliated and tortured for their faith in a village in Chhattisgarh state, India, on Wednesday 20 April, according a to a bulletin put out by Barnabas Fund, an NGO . The older of the two, Jai Singh, was allegedly burnt with a fire-heated coin on his tongue, and several other parts […]
Goa, going, gone? That’s the song being sung by Goa Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Francis D’Souza , who recently blamed ‘criminal’ migrants for ruining Goa’s fair name. He said migrantion to the coastal State is one of the major issues troubling the government. He said this at the annua function of the Travel […]
DHAKA (Bangladesh) Unidentified men hacked to death a Christian grocer in Bangladesh’s north-west on Sunday (June 5), say international media reports. The numbers of attacks on religious minorities and secular activists by Islamist militants are growing. “Sunil Gomes was hacked to death at his grocery store just near a church at Bonpara village,” Shafiqul Islam, […]
The Pope wants bishops to be more diligent in confronting abuse cases. Pope Francis has approved measures to sack bishops who mishandle child sexual abuse cases, a papal decree says. Bishops who are “negligent” in dealing with priests committing abuse will be removed under the new legal procedures. The decree comes in response to long-running […]
Cassius Clay is no more. The Black Superman who ‘floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee’ has hung up his gloves forever. Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, whose record-setting boxing career, unprecedented flair for showmanship, and controversial stands made him one of the best known figures of the 20th century, died […]
New Delhi: Social organisations and a group of individuals have condemned the suspension of FCRA licence of ‘Lawyers Collective’, the NGO run by noted lawyers Indira Jaising and Anand Grover, and termed the Home Ministry’s move as “malafide and motivated” and “blatant violation” of law. In a statement, the organisations and individuals said there has […]
Last Saturday was International Menstrual Hygiene Day. How many of us would have thought there’s a whole international day to talk about something that guys would get real queasy about. Nothing much in the newspapers in Patna, we’re sure some women’s organisations somewhere in Bihar must have made a big deal about it. And they […]
Kathmandu: Nepal’s energy sector is open for business. That’s the message ! The Energy Development Council with the Investment Board of Nepal and the Ministry of Energy are organising the Nepal Power Investment Summit from May 31 to June 3. The entire energy sector of Nepal will convey the message to the world that Nepal […]
At least 15 girls go missing every day in Madhya Pradesh, according to state crime records bureau (SCRB), 2015. Most of these girls are aged of 14-18 years. These statistics from the state were in the news on International Missing Children’s Day. At least 8059 children went missing last year of which 5,740 were girls and 2,319 boys – […]
In the beginning the Prophet Satoshi brought us Bitcoin. And the cryptogeeks and libertarians looked upon it, and said lo, we smile upon this, for it is good, and decentralized, and solves the Byzantine Generals Problem. For a time all was well. But then came wailing and gnashing of teeth and wearing of sackcloth. And […]
The key leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, was killed by an American drone strike, the Afghan intelligence agency said. The fact that yet another ‘most wanted terrorist’ has been bumped off by the US on Pakistani soil hasn’t gone unnoticed in India. There was some uncomfortable silence from Pakistan till […]
