Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat on his 150th birth anniversary and urged people to implement Gandhian principles in their daily lives. The prime minister said the nation expresses its gratitude to Gandhi for his everlasting contribution to humanity. E “We pledge to continue working hard to realise his […]
October 2, Gandhi’s 150th birthday. Dry day, no fresh meat, pious platitudes mouthed by politicians. Facebook and Whatsapp flooded with sayings of the Mahatma. Really? Our Pradhan Sevak is busy lip syncing selected quotes of the Mahatma, even as killer gangs of goons masquerading as saviours of Hindutva, assault, intimidate and lynch fellow citizens with […]
There is nothing more delicious and healthy than extra virgin olive oil. It is rightly called one of the seven wonders of the food. While olive oil is a popular kitchen staple, many people still don’t know the right way to use it. Here are some of the most common faux pas that people make […]
The question is, will you need to bring along a valid passport to cross over to another state some day soon? Right now, if you’re thinking of crossing the Assam border to a neighbouring state, you’re most likely to run into a roadblock or two. Just look at the aftermath of the NRC jhamela! According […]
Five Assembly seats in Bihar will be up for grabs on October 21, and if you’re thinking of filing your nomination, the last date, which was yesterday, September 30, has been washed away with the flood waters. Kishanganj, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Daraunda, Nathnagar and Belhar are the Assembly constituencies that will be going for the polls. […]
“Ñan ninne snehikkunnu”, says the wife to her migrant husband who has remitted her some money. To know what this means you will have to look at the PhonePe advertisement that came out in 2018. It is still available on YouTube. What the advertisement does indicate is that north Indian, Hindi speakers, are just as […]
Battered by heavy rainfall for the past 48 hours in 3 districts of Bihar, at least 29 people have died in the state due to mishaps caused by the downpour, according to news agency ANI. Parts of the city experienced a break in the rainfall for a few hours,and very low precipitation on Monday. That […]
The Philippines’ new military chief has warned media not to present “biased” news reporting on the country’s communist insurgency. Journalists responded by suggesting that threatening them wasn’t part of his job description. Armed forces chief, Lt. Gen. Noel Clement, said media should be “factual” in their reporting so as not to be construed as rebel […]
ROME – Archbishop Felix Machado of Vasai has urged Christians and the church to engage in ‘dialogue’ with right-wing political and religious forces in India. Watching what’s happening in his country today, Machado believes the need for real conversation with the Hindu majority is more urgent than ever. Speaking to a newspaper in Rome, Archbishop […]
Ranchi, Sept. 25, 2019: Who knows? But this much is apparent, the state prosecution is using their bag of dirty tricks to lock up the man and throw away the key! Over a year ago, they charged him with sedition, because he apparently supported the actions of an adivasi group that carved sections of the […]
Gone are the days when Patnaites used to prefer home food or savour Litti-Chokha. Today, the average Patna wallah digs into Italian, Mid-Eastern, Thai, Chinese, and continental food. Thanks to the online food ordering apps, people now have plenty of food options, and the food is delivered to the doorstep! In the tech-savvy environment of […]
Bombay (Mumbai): Vasai-based Catholic priest Father Francis D’Britto, writer and environmentalist, was recently elected president of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (ABMSS) 2020, a three-day event that will be held in Osmanabad starting January 10, 2020. Fr. D’Britto, who is the first Christian to be elected president of the ABMSS, said he would like […]
