Bhubaneswar: Catholic Priests of Kandhamal in Orissa (Odisha) state in eastern India have requested for police protection for churches across the district to ensure Christmas celebration. The request came just days before the world is preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. Kandhamal was the epicenter of the worst anti-Christian violence […]
Manipur: Who is inflaming Hindu Manipuris against Christians under the guise of Naga-Manipuri clashes? How is it that Christians, who have never been attacked in this northeastern state, are suddenly facing mobs trying to desecrate their churches? Christians in Manipur, north-east India, have been warned off celebrating Christmas, according to a report by World Watch […]
Over Rs 3,185 crore of undisclosed income has been detected. Rs 86 crore worth new notes have been seized by the Income Tax department as part of its country-wide operations against black money hoarders since November 8. Official sources said the taxman carried out a total of 677 search, survey and enquiry operations under the […]
Kochi, Kerala: In a significant order, the Kerala High Court has permitted employment of women in foreign liquor retail shops terming as “unsustainable” and “violative of the Constitution” the state’s rules restraining women from such jobs (Dec 20). Such orders and rules “are violative of Article 14 and 15 of the Constitution and are therefore […]
Calcutta: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung, his wife Asha and several senior leaders of the hill outfit surrendered before a city court (Dec 20) which granted them bail in connection with the murder of All India Gorkha League leader Madan Tamang. Gurung and 17 others surrendered before the chief judge, city sessions court, […]
The Narendra Modi Government has once again disregarded the Christmas Holiday in favour of observing what it calls ‘Good Governance Day’ to mark the birthday of BJP stalwart Atal Behari Vajpayee. This year, the Christmas Holiday, one of the most significant festivals of the Christian community, falls on a Sunday. The Chief Minister of Nagaland […]
LAHORE: Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s philosophy resonated in a conference in Pakistan this week, says this article in a Pakistani newspaper. Ideas and philosophies for the betterment of society are abundant but the real issue is their implementation, said Evacuee Trust Property Board chairman Siddiq al Farooq on Thursday. He was speaking at the 9th international […]
Bombay (Mumbai): Superstar Aamir Khan says demonetisation is a good move by the government to curb black money, but expressed sadness that the common man felt the ‘pinch’ of the crunch the most. He said all citizens should support the initiative taken by the government. “I know common people are facing problems and I feel […]
The Bay of Bengal has witnessed around 500 cyclones in 125 years (since 1891) of which 107 had targeted Odisha (Orissa) causing immense devastation, a professor said.(December 17). “However, compared to hurricanes in the west pacific, cyclones originating in the Bay of Bengal are less intense and much weaker but ironically cause more death and […]
Is Facebook our ultimate utopia, where failures find no room? “Placed at Vodafone”, feeling amazing! “Bagged the first position in dance”, feeling excited! Sounds familiar? Obviously we all have been witness to such enthusiastic statements, and often we have updated our own accomplishments in the same manner on the most popular platform of today’s era. […]
The People’s Republic of China is hopping mad because of HH DalaiLlama hobnobbing with the President, and they’re kicking up an unholy row. Now, China routinely issues ‘we’re very annoyed’ statements whenever His Holiness calls upon some world leader or the other. But now, things are taking an ugly turn. On December 16, China took […]
New Delhi: Bollywood stars and other celebs may be thrown into jail for five years if they endorse ‘politically incorrect ‘foods, or else they may have to cough up a whopping 50 lakhs in fine. It’s all in the name of ‘consumer protection’. The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has recommended a complete ban […]
