Indiana hospital network blames Obamacare for jobs cuts
A health network in Indiana announced it would be making major cuts to its job force because of Obamacare. In an effort to cut 295 jobs, the Franciscan Alliance Hospital Network handed out layoff notices to 275 More...
Indiana Pastor Carl Sanders foils robbery when he pulled out his gun, Jermaine Marshall was armed with a spoon
A man attempting to rob an Indiana discount store was stopped by a pastor who pulled out his gun. Pastor Carl Sanders, a permitted firearm owner, held a thief at gun point as the man attempted to rob a Dollar General More...
Cyclone Phailin leaves thousands in India marooned by flooding, 27 reported dead
Heavy rain in the aftermath of Cyclone Phailin, which struck the Odisha coast over the weekend and has since dissipated, has triggered massive floods in several districts in the state. MODIS satellite image of Tropical More...
India: 89 Hindu pilgrims killed in stampede in Madhya Pradesh
Fears of a bridge collapse in the central state of Madhya Pradesh caused a panic and subsequent stampede that left at least 89 people dead and about a hundred more injured. Image/CIA CNN reports the incident More...
Pastor Hemachandra Hebal and wife in India attacked and beaten by Hindu extremists
A protestant pastor in southwestern India and his wife suffered severe beatings this Sunday during an attack by 25 radical Hindus. The attack followed a similar incident on the preceding Sunday. Pastor Hemachandra More...
India: Dozens of children sickened after given hepatitis B vaccine orally
India has been polio-free for more than two years and was later taken off the list of polio endemic countries that now includes only Pakistan, Afghanistan and Nigeria. Image/CIA In an effort to keep the country More...
India’s real-life ‘Doogie Howser’, Sushma Verma, to pursue Masters in Microbiology at age 13
A 13-year-old academic whiz from Uttar Pradesh will be attending India’s Lucknow University to pursue her graduate work in Microbiology, in an inspiring, real-life “Doogie Howser” story. Sushma More...
India: Four sentenced to death in New Delhi student rape and murder case, some doubt it will deter further sexual assaults
India is battling an epidemic of sorts in sexual violence as reports of rapes and gang rapes headline newspapers across the country. Image/CIA However, there was some vindication last week as Judge Yogesh Khanna More...
Laxmi Sovi, Christian widow in India attacked,beaten by Hindu extremists for not converting to Christianity
Hindu extremists burst into the home of a widow in India’s Chhattisgarh state demanding her and her children to convert back to Hinduism. She was hospitalized and her home was demolished by the time the event More...
India: Diphtheria vaccination drive to commence in October in Andhra Pradesh
The government will begin a statewide diphtheria vaccination campaign in October after reports of four deaths among children and dozens of illnesses in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, according to a Times of More...
India: Seven year old girl raped in train restroom, perpetrator still at large
A 7-year-old Indian girl was lured away from her mother this past weekend and raped by a “family friend” in a train bathroom. Image/CIA The horrible crime comes after reports of rapes on two young children More...
India displays the INS Vikrant, its first domestically built aircraft carrier
India’s navy joined an elite group of countries that have the granddaddy of naval power, the aircraft carrier, on Monday. The huge naval ship was unveiled at a shipyard in southern Kerala state. The BBC reports More...
Harrison Ford talks about returning for an ‘Indiana Jones 5’ saying it’s ‘perfectly appropriate’
Harrison Ford has not one but two movies opening in the coming months, which means the press has double the opportunities to hound him about his involvement in Star Wars: Episode VII and the prospect of a fifth Indiana More...
Indiana drops murder charges against Bei Bei Shuai, woman who attempted suicide while pregnant
Indiana prosecutors have dropped murder and attempted feticide charges against an Indianapolis woman who tried to kill herself by eating rat poison near the end of her pregnancy. Bei Bei Shuai, age 36, was charged More...
Judge sides with ACLU in Indiana lawsuit to stop a display of crosses on riverfront property
A federal judge ruled Wednesday against a planned display of crosses on the Evansville riverfront, noting the size of the crosses and the length of the display in her decision. WEST SIDE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Judge Sarah More...
Indiana, Wisconsin, Louisiana, North Dakota and Idaho report their first cases of West Nile virus of 2013
At least five states reported their first human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) this past week according to state health departments. Reporting initial cases this week include Indiana, Wisconsin, Louisiana, North More...
Indiana and Ohio report new H3N2v human ‘swine flu’ cases, brings total to 14 for 2013
In a follow up to a July 4 report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says two new human infections with influenza A (H3N2) variant (H3N2v) virus were reported to CDC during week 29 –one More...
Five Christian missionaries attacked, beaten in India for sharing ‘love of Jesus’
Five women have been beaten by a man in the Andhra Pradesh region of India while “sharing about the love of Jesus” in a public marketplace. They retreated to safety, thanking God for the honor of suffering More...
Buying ‘Tezaab’ in India will now require photo ID
The Indian Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that federal and state governments to regulate the sale of acid in an attempt to reduce attacks on women. Hydrochloric acidPublic domain image/walkerma The Supreme Court’s ruling More...
Insecticide tainted food kills two dozen schoolkids in Bihar state, India
Some 25 children, ages four to 12, have died after eating free school lunches tainted with organophosphorus (OP) pesticide, a chemical used in agriculture and related to nerve agents like sarin and tabun. Image/CIA According More...
