Fr. Stan Swamy 08.10.2020Ranchi The National Investigation Agency on Thursday arrested human rights activist Stan Swamy from Ranchi, Jharkhand, his colleagues said. Swamy, a Jesuit priest has previously been questioned in the Bhima Koregaon case.…
Kerala HC stays proceedings against ASP
Kochi, Feb 8: The Kerala High Court today stayed further proceedings against Pathanamthitta ASP Sidharth Sahney on a complaint filed by Pathanamthitta Judicial First Class Magistrate V Satheesh Kumar before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court…
DYFI activist shot dead in Bengal
Barasat (WB), Feb. 9 (PTI): A member of the CPI(M) youth wing, DYFI, was shot dead on Wednesday by two unidentified persons at the door of his house at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district,…
Male circumcision protects women from AIDS: study
DENVER - Male circumcision, which has been shown to protect men from infection with the AIDS virus, appears to protect women, too, US and Ugandan researchers reported on Wednesday.Circumcising men reduced infections in their female…
British Sikhs and Hindus seek open-air cremations
LONDON - Britain’s Hindus and Sikhs want the right to stage open-air cremations on funeral pyres so their dead can take an unimpeded path to reincarnation. “Without these essential last rites, the soul languishes in…
Indian Kashmir separatist group calls for boycott over…
NEW DELHI - An Islamic separatist group in Indian Kashmir called Wednesday for a boycott of Danish and other European goods to protest against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH). “Boycott the…
Merkel
TEHERAN - A commander in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards lashed out at German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday over her remarks on Teheran’s nuclear programme, saying she “thinks she’s Hitler.” “In her childish dreams, Merkel imagines…
1,000 affected by food poisoning in Anjar
BHUJ: In a shocking incident, over 1000 people were affected by food poisoning after consuming cold drink at a majlis on the eve of Moharram at Anjar in Kutch, Tuesday late night. According to information…
Danish paper refused "offensive" Jesus cartoons
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Danish newspaper that first published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad infuriating Muslims worldwide previously turned down cartoons of Jesus as too offensive, a cartoonist said on Wednesday. Twelve cartoons of the…