The indomitable spirit of Father Stan Swamy

“No, it’s not possible,” were my first thoughts when I heard that Father Stan Swamy, an 83-year-old Jesuit priest and activist, had been arrested a second time. His crime? He defended the rights of the Adivasis exploited in his homeland, Jharkhand. Father Swamy has been accused of having links to …

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A man from Haryana fakes death for insurance

The police had previously filed a complaint based on the family’s statement (Representation) Chandigarh: A Haryana businessman allegedly faked his own death so his family could claim insurance, police said three days after they recovered a charred body from his car and the family told them he had been killed …

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