(RNS) — When President Ronald Reagan visited St. John Paul II in June of 1982 with first lady Nancy Reagan, the press trailed the distinguished group as the pontiff squired the couple and their staffers to the Vatican’s inner sanctums and looked on, according to a New York Times reporter, as “a group of 200…Continue Reading
Christian author, speaker and conservative radio host Eric Metaxas recently published a new book in which he shares arguments and evidence against atheism.His latest book – Is Atheism Dead? – highlights five recent discoveries that point to the existence of God.”We’ve all lived at a time when not only is the trend that science is pointing…Continue Reading
Starting next week, ten old buses from the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) fleet that have been repurposed into mobile schools will start going to different zones in the city to conduct bridge classes for out-of-school children. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has already assigned one bright yellow bus per zone. The two extra…Continue Reading
The South Western Railway (SWR) has asked for allocation of MEMU trains from the Railway Board to operate them on the Bengaluru to Tumakuru line. On Friday, Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) Abhai Kumar Rail conducted an inspection of the newly-electrified 56-km line between two points. The statutory inspection and speed trial at 115.4 km…Continue Reading
In another round of reshuffling, the State government on Saturday, transferred six IPS officers including Isha Pant who held the post of Deputy Commissioner of Police Command Centre, Bengaluru. She has been posted as Superintendent of Police, Kalaburagi. IPS officer Simi Mariyam George who held the post is now Deputy Director, Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru.Suman…Continue Reading
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the G20 Summit amidst growing international concern over China’s aggressive moves in the Indo-Pacific region. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on Saturday, discussing issues relating to the bilateral strategic partnership and updated each…Continue Reading
Photo used for representational purpose only. The Delhi police have arrested two persons and recovered over 150 kg illegal firecrackers from central Delhi and Rohini. The Delhi police have arrested two persons and recovered over 150 kg illegal firecrackers from central Delhi and Rohini.DCP (Central) Shweta Chauhan said a 49-year-old man, identified as Girdhari…Continue Reading
Prime Minister’s Office PM recalls contributions of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar on Thevar Jayanthi Posted On: 30 OCT 2021 2:03PM by PIB Delhi The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has recalled the rich contributions of the illustrious Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar on Thevar Jayanthi. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said; “On the special occasion of Thevar…Continue Reading
Jodi Cook helps her son off the school bus in Brooklyn, N.Y., September 20, 2021. (Hannah Beier/Reuters) New York City public-school enrollment dropped by about 17,000 students this year, with a drop of roughly 64,000 since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to preliminary data released by the city’s Department of Education on Friday.…Continue Reading
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) offers remarks in support of the nomination of Chris Magnus to be Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 19, 2021. (Rod Lamkey/Pool via Reuters) Activists demonstrated outside a wedding officiated by Senator Kyrsten…Continue Reading