Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has ordered an inquiry into security personnel in Bastar torching effigies of human-rights activists early this week, and suspended eight police officers the CBI charge-sheeted in a related five-year-old case. Bastar commissioner Dilip Vasnikar will probe against uniformed men of armed auxiliary forces who set afireContinue Reading
Haryana is leading the fight against useless – and potentially harmful – remedies illegally peddled to pregnant women desperate for a boyContinue Reading
Qaraqosh : Iraqi army Humvees roar through the arid plains of Nineveh province, kicking up immense clouds of dust as they follow the dirt track that winds its way to the front. Among the rugged war machines is a white SUV, which seems in a particular hurry to reach itsContinue Reading
There has been a significant rise in the use of clean energy to support farming and breeding while the lives of farmers and herdsmen have considerably improved.Continue Reading
It’s a world within a world created by the expatriates from Kerala, specifically the Malayalee Christians, for whom perhaps basketball is the best way to stay connected to the church and the American way of life. Welcome to the annual Dynasty Classic, a tournament comprised of Indian American Christian basketballContinue Reading
The Vatican insists that ashes should not be kept in private houses or scattered on land or at seaContinue Reading
New Delhi: Dalit Rights activist Ashok Bharti today told Caritas that the Christian community in India has a critical role to potentially change the intellectual landscape among the Dalits. Christian institutions are well organized. They are centrally placed in urban areas- where Dalits are despised, oppressed and suppressed. Educate theContinue Reading
An Afghan woman immortalised on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985 as a green-eyed 12-year-old has been arrested in Pakistan for holding fake identity papers, officials say. Sharbat Gula could face a fine and up to 14 years in jail. Officials say she was arrested by Pakistan’s FederalContinue Reading
The President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran has sent a Message to Hindus for the Feast of Deepavali (Diwali), entitled Christians and Hindus: Promoting hope among families. “The health of society depends on our familial bonds and yet we know that today the very notionContinue Reading
Christians in Cuba used to face constant pressure from the authorities for being thought “anti-revolutionaries”. It was said that being Christian was a “disease”. They were prohibited from attending university and refused access to certain fields – such as politics, psychology, sociology and medicine. Many were arrested, detained, forced toContinue Reading