Describing Mother Teresa as an "inestimable gift", Pope Benedict XVI has exhorted the Missionaries of Charity to draw inspiration from her in serving the poor, the sick, the lonely and the abandoned.  read more »

Indian Railways have decided to run an exhibition train dedicated to Nobel laureate Mother Teresa, giving an insight into her life devoted to poor and destitute. Named 'Mother Express', the train will be flagged off by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee from Kolkata on Thursday, coinciding with  read more »

This day marks the birth centenary of a simple nun who, through her work among the poorest of the poor, became the conscience-keeper of her century.  read more »

BELGAUM: Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday asked Khanapur MLA Prahlad Remani to apologize to Christians in writing for his derogatory remarks against them.
But Remani told reporters that he wouldn't apologize as he stood by whatever he said.  read more »

NDTV Correspondent, Updated: August 25, 2010 10:48 IST
New Delhi: Addressing a meet of police chiefs on Wednesday, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said that saffron terror was behind many bomb blasts.

"A new phenomenon of "saffron terrorism" has been discovered," the minister said.

Speaking on internal security, the minister also raised the cross-border infiltration issue. "There has been no let-up in attempts by militants to infiltrate into India," he said.  read more »

New Delhi- August 25, 2010
A group of some 50 organizations,today plan to rally near parliament today to mark the second anniversary of the 2008 anti-Christian violence in Orissa.  read more »