Bishop joins condemnation of Indian scholar’s assassination
2015-08-31
Kalburgi was shot dead in his house on Sunday morningContinue Reading
Raped 9-year-old’s father carries her 4 Km every week
2015-08-31
East Singhbhum district: For over two months, the parents of a nine-year-old rape survivor have trekked four kilometres to take her to the nearest government health care centre in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district, unable to afford even a bicycle. In July, the girl was lured out of her house byContinue Reading
Supreme Court stays order declaring ‘Santhara’ illegal
2015-08-31
New Delhi:The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Rajasthan High Court order declaring the ritual of Santhara a penal offence. In what would mean revival of the practice, a bench led by Chief Justice H L Dattu ordered a stay on the HC order and issued notices to the stateContinue Reading
Hockey star gets Odisha’s outstanding sportsperson award
2015-08-31
Birendra lakra gets Biju Patnaik AwardContinue Reading
High Court urges Church heads to follow norms
2015-08-31
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has held that the parish of St Mary’s Orthodox Church, Varikoli, should be run in accordance with the ‘Constitution of 1934’, framed by the Malankara Association. The court also made it clear that only priests appointed in accordance with the constitution were competent enough toContinue Reading
Thousands stage sit-in to demand protection for Christians, minorites
2015-08-31
Reports by civil society groups have recorded at least 43 deaths in over 600 cases of violence, 194 targeting Christians and the rest Muslims, between May 26, 2014 and May 13, 2015Continue Reading
Indian bishops get new public relations officer, secretaries
2015-08-30
The first tribal to be appointed to the significant postContinue Reading
Red fades to saffron in Kerala
2015-08-30
Expecting to benefit from the growth of the BJP at the cost of the Left in the 2016 Assembly elections, the Congress has taken a benign viewContinue Reading
Catholic Nun receives award for Excellence in Education
2015-08-30
Sr. Marisa is principal of Mount Carmel Convent School, Lullanagar, PuneContinue Reading
Mars isolation experiment begins
2015-08-29
NASA estimates that a human mission would take between one and three yearsContinue Reading