It is hot here: Marco Rubio reacts to soaring temperatures in Delhi amid heatwave conditionsUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Kolkata, marking his first visit to India. He later commented on Delhi's intense heatwave, not...
23 May, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Saint Teresa's Mother House in KolkataUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Kolkata on Saturday as part of his first four-day trip to India, beginning with a visit to Mother...
23 May, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
Quote of the day by Mother Teresa: 'If you judge people, you have no time to...' - Timeless wisdom on humanity and compassion by Saint Teresa of CalcuttaMother Teresa, born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, dedicated her life to serving the destitute, founding the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. Her ...
20 May, 2026, 09.31 AM IST
'More loss than luck': West Bengal's lottery system faces public backlash before pollsAs West Bengal gears up for elections, residents of Alipurduar's Falakata constituency are demanding a complete shutdown of the lottery sys...
17 Apr, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
HP CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announces Rs 10,000 per year as apparel allowance for inmates of old age homes, orphanagesA sum of Rs 5,000 would be provided for summer wear and Rs 5,000 for winter clothing, he said and interacted with the inmates and enquired ...
14 Jan, 2023, 10.00 PM IST
HC asks Centre not to take coercive steps against trust for non-filing of return under FCRAJustice Rekha Palli issued a notice to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and asked it to respond to the petition, and listed the matter fo...
04 Sep, 2021, 02.59 PM IST
Gujarat vaccination: Aadhaar requirement dropped for some groupsIn a statement, the Chief Minister's Office said senior citizens and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities living in destitute hom...
23 Mar, 2021, 07.07 PM IST
Adityanath asks officials to provide financial help to those left destitute by lockdownDuring a meeting to review the lockdown, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to ensure immediate treatment to d...
30 May, 2020, 04.53 PM IST
- 'Auto Raja’ crowd-sourcing funds for water at home for destitutes
Raja, 52, also known as ‘Auto Raja’, runs a home for the destitute at Doddagubbi near Kothanur.
26 Mar, 2019, 11.15 AM IST
After Bihar case, government asks shelter homes to have only female staffNational Commission for Protection of Child Rights to conduct survey of the 9,000-odd institutions & NGOs running them within a month
31 Jul, 2018, 07.30 AM IST
Flowers offered at Benares Temples to be source of income for WidowsThere are numerous big major temples in Varanasi like the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Kaal Bhairav temple, Sankatmochan Temple, Tulsi Manas Te...
27 Jul, 2018, 08.44 AM IST
Do state commissions for women really exist: SC asks CentreThe apex court had earlier taken note of the "pathetic" condition of widows after a petition was filed in 2007 highlighting how they lived ...
22 Oct, 2017, 01.20 PM IST
Destitute kids living in child care homes have reason to smileA student can continue to benefit even after leaving the child care institution, provided he had enrolled for the scholarship while he was ...
22 Jul, 2016, 07.36 PM IST
Draft bill seeks to decriminalise beggaryThe government has drafted a bill that seeks to decriminalise beggary and offer a life of dignity to the beggars, homeless.
28 Feb, 2016, 01.14 PM IST
Central scheme soon to tackle beggaryThese anti-beggary laws are mostly based on the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959 which criminalizes the act of begging and any person...
17 Jan, 2016, 12.24 PM IST
Social worker Binny Yanga passes awaySocial worker Binny Yanga, known for her work for the welfare of weaker sections of society, died at a Guwahati hospital today after prolon...
03 Sep, 2015, 12.54 PM IST
- India provides Rs 11.68 mn aid to Nepal build old age home, school
Indian government has provided INR 11.68 mn for the construction of an old age home and a school in western Nepal.
28 Mar, 2009, 02.44 PM IST