Uttar Pradesh: An 18-year-old nurse was found hanging from a pillar of a nursing home in Indian state Uttar Pradesh during night shift on the first day of her job. Body of the nurse was found hanging at New Jeevan Nursing Home in the Bangarmau area
Agartala: The Roman Script for Kokborok-Choba (RSKC), a conglomeration of 56 indigenous socio-cultural organisations of Tripura, have opposed the move to make Hindi a compulsory subject till Class 10 in the northeastern states. RSKC president Bikash Roy Debbarma told reporters that “RSKC is neither against Hindi
Tamil Nadu: A group of Dalit Catholics in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu held a protest march against the installation of a non-Dalit archbishop of Pondicherry-Cuddalore Archdiocese. The march was held by the Dalit Christian Liberation Movement (DCLM), whose members held banners highlighting the
New Delhi: India's western state of Maharashtra has registered 25 deaths from heatstroke since late March, the highest toll in the past five years, with more fatalities likely elsewhere in a country sweltering in temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius. Scientists have linked the early onset of
New Delhi: After Bharatiya Janata Party-led governments in four states espoused teaching the Bhagvad Gita in schools, the Uttarakhand government has announced a decision to redo its syllabus to include Hindu scriptures including the Vedas, the Gita and the Ramayana. The state’s education minister Dhan Singh
London: The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Pandemic linked with mental health issues in kids The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly impacted
London: In an unprecedented move, the Crimson Editorial Board, a daily student newspaper of Harvard University, announced its support for Palestinian liberation. The newspaper published an editorial, “In support of boycott, divest, sanctions and a free Palestine” endorsing its support for the oppressed Palestinians. The Crimson Editorial
London: The Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait and Yemen as well as Muslims in Europe, America and East Asia are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr. Meanwhile, in a message on the occasion, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha has
Vatican City: Pope Francis described the war in Ukraine as a "macabre regression of humanity" that makes him "suffer and cry", calling for humanitarian corridors to evacuate people trapped in the Mariupol steelworks. Speaking to thousands of people in St. Peter's Square for his noon blessing,
London: The UK government is being urged to secure the release of a Briton accused of smuggling artifacts in Iraq. Jim Fitton, 66, has been detained in Iraq for five weeks and is awaiting sentencing beginning May 8. Iraqi law carries the death penalty for “whoever exported