Fr Stan Lourdeswamy Selected for Mukundan C Menon Award 2020 New Delhi 14 Dec 2020 Fr. Stan Lourduswamy S.J, a member of the Jesuit congregation and a tribals rights activist for several decades in Jarkhand…
Spice trade began in India before Vasco da…
New Delhi, Dec 18 - Globally, the trade in spices did not begin with the arrival of Vasco da Gama in India in 1498 as is widely believed, according to a research just out.'The Egyptians…
Human rights and gender justice in India
Gender injustice is a problem that is seen all over the world. But unless there are certain attitudinal changes, women will continue to get a raw deal. They need to be educated. Educated mothers take…
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Independence of the judiciary means independence from the executive and legislature, but not independence from accountabilityPrashant Bhushan DelhiThe recent decision of the government to bring a bill to amend the Judges Inquiry Act and…
Mr Johnny Come Lately comes to UNI
With his RSS links and predatory instincts, Zee owner Subhash Chandra’s UNI takeover bid has made people sit upHardnews Bureau DelhiAt the far end of Rafi Marg in New Delhi is located the United News…
India's shame : Arundhathi Roy
Mohammad Afzal is due to hang for his part in the 2001 attack on India's parliament building. But was he only a bit player? And is the country trying to bury embarrassing questions about its…
Online passport application system upgraded
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Passport Office here has introduced an upgraded system for online registration of passport applications. The main advantage of the system is that applicants need not stand in the queue. They only have to…
Anupama Jayaraman Award for Young Journalists
Nominations deadline: 7 January 2007The Anupama Jayaraman Memorial Award for young women journalistsThe Jayaraman family and the Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) are collaborating in instituting the Anupama Jayaraman Memorial Award for young…
Mangalore: Will Mulki Rafiq be Encountered? – CM…
Daijiworld News Networ, Dec 16, 2006 - Mangalore (GA)Mangalore, Dec 16: Will Mulki Rafiq who is said to be behind at least 4 murders including that of Polali Anantu and Sukhanand Shetty be encountered? ‘Yes’…