Opera on northeastern India’s famed missionary enthralls hundreds
Bishop Ferrando established many mission centers, and educational institutions in rural areasContinue Reading
Bishop Ferrando established many mission centers, and educational institutions in rural areasContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: Six influential US Senators have urged secretary of state Rex Tillerson to designate Pakistan as a “country of particular concern” on the issue of religious freedom violation, saying its discriminatory laws continue to result in prosecution of individuals due to their faith. Senators Bob Menendez, Marco Rubio, Chris Coons,Continue Reading
Taipei: A sea of rainbow flags and glitzy costumes filled downtown Taipei on Saturday as tens of thousands marched in Asia’s largest gay pride parade, the first since Taiwan’s top court ruled in favour of gay marriage. The island looks set to become the first place in Asia to legaliseContinue Reading
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is going raw on the Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. The NIA has filed a chargesheet against Zakir Naik on Thursday. He has been booked on the issue of manifesting the terror activities and mongering the hate speeches among the youth. In July, the NIA hadContinue Reading
Chennai: Union External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday informed that she has asked minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi for a thorough investigation into the adoption process of three-year-old Sherin Mathews, who was killed by her foster father Wesley Mathews in the US recently. Swaraj said thatContinue Reading
A workshop was held to draft the planContinue Reading
Barcelona: Catalan lawmakers voted Friday to declare independence from Spain, as Madrid vowed in turn to “restore legality” and quash the region’s secessionist bid. With thousands of pro-independence activists gathered outside, the regional parliament in Barcelona passed a resolution to “declare Catalonia an independent state in the form of a republic”.Continue Reading
Five Sudanese Christians arrested, but later released, last Sunday on 22 October have now been charged with causing sound pollution through overly loud church services. The five church leaders – Ayouba Telyan, Abdelbagi Tutu, Ali El Hakim, Ambarator Hamad and Haibil Ibrahim – were summoned to court yesterday morning (26 October), but immediatelyContinue Reading
BJP seems to play the religion card in MeghalayaContinue Reading
Chicago: A Chicago priest active in a hotel workers union blessed the Las Vegas hotel room where a sniper fired shots at attendees of a music festival. The Rev. Clete Kiley told the Chicago Sun-Times he felt surrounded by “the mystery of evil” when he conducted a Roman Catholic ChurchContinue Reading
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