Bengaluru – Archbishop Bernard Moras of Bangalore on Thursday expressed his concern over the ‘rapid saffronisation’ of the education system in the country and the slow disappearance of secularism in educational institutions. Addressing the 17th All India Association for Christian Higher Education conference here on Thursday, the archbishop said IndiaContinue Reading
Erbil- Effectively exiled from his friary in Mosul by the Islamic State last year, Dominican Father Najeeb Michaeel is working to preserve Christian manuscripts through digitization, recording a memory of Iraq’s Christian past. Father Michaeel is an Iraqi native who studied in the U.S. and founded, in 1990, the CenterContinue Reading
New Delhi – Concerned by the ‘ghar wapsi’ (‘reconversion’) programmes and attacks on minorities, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) has sent out a “pastoral letter” to all its dioceses urging followers to be steadfast in their faith and continue to uphold the secular democratic nature of India. TheContinue Reading
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New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government has taken a courageous initiative to encourage intercaste marriage. The government has promised to give such couples Rs 50,000 as reward. To bring this initiative into action the government will felicitate 8 couples in Meerut a week before Valentine’s Day that is on FebruaryContinue Reading
New Delhi – The Centre’s bid to allay apprehensions of facing harassment has fallen flat on its face, with authorities in Agra attempting to prevent entry of a group of students of Handique Girls’ College to the Taj Mahal, levelling them as foreigners. A group of 29 history students fromContinue Reading
Patna – Bihar’s ‘guardian angel,’ who saved many people of the minority community when they were attacked at Azizpur in Muzaffarpur district on January 18, hoisted the national flag at the State Congress headquarters here on Republic Day. After learning about Shail Devi’s story of courage, the party decided to inviteContinue Reading
Tura, Garo Hills – The Chief Minister of Meghalaya Dr. Mukul M. Sangma, conferred a special life time service award to a Salesian missionary who worked over 65 years in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. “In honour of his selfless service to the people of the region I am pleasedContinue Reading
Maguindanao – Dozens of police commandos have been killed in heavy fighting with Islamist rebels in the southern Philippines province of Maguindanao, say officials. Several rebels were also reportedly killed as police entered a village held by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf) early on Sunday. Reports say two keyContinue Reading
Following last month’s Taliban school massacre, Pakistan is allowing teachers to carry weapons.Continue Reading