Clean-up supervisors break man’s jaw for spitting
2017-02-28
Maharashtra is the first Indian state to pass anti-spitting lawContinue Reading
Unusual encounter with death
2017-02-28
Valson Thampu It is now a year since Paul Kalanithi’s When Breath Becomes Air was published (February 2016). Not surprisingly, it has made its way into the Booker list for 2016. It is remarkable how this book has gripped – in part, certainly, by our fearful fascination with its subjectContinue Reading
‘Couples for Christ’ boosts Kandhamal Christians’ faith
2017-02-28
Couples For Christ is a Catholic movement, started in 1981 in Manila, PhilippinesContinue Reading
Filipino bishop condemns Church worker’s killing
2017-02-28
Church leaders have appealed to the authorities to stop the escalation of killings among farmers and their leadersContinue Reading
Charities plead for Indians abandoned by foreign husbands
2017-02-28
At a secret location in Chandigarh, a special meeting is taking place.Women from all over Punjab have travelled to the capital to seek help from Amanjot Kaur Ramoowalia . Amonjot Kaur is the head of a charity- HelpingHapless, run for women abandoned by their foreign-national husbands. She sees around 15Continue Reading
Has demonetization gone awry?
2017-02-27
Dr. George Jacob Prime minister Narendra Modi through an unscheduled television address to the nation at 8.15 pm on November 8, 2016 embarked on a tough decision to demonetize. He declared circulation of the then Rs.500 and Rs.1000 banknotes invalid and announced the issuance of new Rs.500 and Rs.2000 banknotes.Continue Reading
Kashmir Muslims re-open Hindu temple after 27 years
2017-02-27
Waheed Bhat Bandipora: Muslims population of Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday opened “Nandkishore Temple”- closed from almost three decades, to lure their migrated Hindu brethren to return to Valley . The temple was reopened after a gap of more than twenty seven years to celebrate HinduContinue Reading
US city holds prayer vigil for slain Indian techie
2017-02-27
Clergy people representing Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and Judaism held peace prayersContinue Reading