Kashmir: Postpaid mobile phone services to resume from today

The move comes barely days after the Centre issued an advisory opening the valley for tourists. Earlier, schools were re-opened followed by colleges and landline phones were made fully operational. The weekly flea market in Sri Nagar, locally known as the “Sunday market”, was open as several dozen vendors put up stalls on the Lal … Read more

Pope Francis elevates Indian nun Mariam Thresia to sainthood 

Mariam Thresia, who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family in Thrissur in May 1914, was raised to the highest position within the centuries-old institution during the ceremony at the St Peter’s Square.  The nun from Kerala was canonised along with English Cardinal John Henry Newman, Swiss laywoman Marguerite Bays, Brazilian Sister … Read more

14 Civilians killed in Turkish offensive in North Syria

The dead included 5 people who were killed when pro-Turkey rebels opened fire on their car near Ain Issa.  Meanwhile, Turkey’s deadly assault on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria has forced over one lakh thirty thousand people to flee their homes, the United Nations said adding it was preparing for that figure to more than … Read more