Kannur: In a first, a woman has been inducted as a pilot in the Indian Navy. Shubhangi Swaroop, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, will soon be flying Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft. Three other women cadets, Astha Segal from New Delhi, Roopa A from Puducherry and Sakthi Maya S from Kerala, alsoContinue Reading
From the courtyard of a Catholic girls’ school outside Bangkok, Sister Ana Rosa Sivori is eagerly awaiting a visit to the region from her second cousin — Pope Francis. Six years his junior, the sprightly 75-year-old nun has watched from abroad as her cousin transforms from the “shy” kid sheContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis visits Myanmar next week, a delicate trip for the world’s most senior Christian to a majority Buddhist country accused by Washington of the “ethnic cleansing” of Muslim Rohingya people. He will also visit Bangladesh to where more than 600,000 people have fled from what Amnesty InternationalContinue Reading
Kawkareik: Father William’s 16- strong flock on Myanmar’s eastern border is one of the Catholic Church’s tiniest outposts, but next week they will join a tide of 200,000 faithful in Yangon for a historic mass led by Pope Francis. The Pope, renowned for powerful entreaties for peace no matter howContinue Reading
The United Nations’ Yugoslav war crimes tribunal on Wednesday convicted Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic of genocide and crimes against humanity, and sentenced him to life in prison for the atrocities during Bosnia’s 1992-1995 war. Mladic, 75, was found guilty of commanding forces responsible for crimes, including the worstContinue Reading
Aden: In recent days “the Christian cemetery in Aden was desecrated,” including the tombs of the Sisters of Mother Teresa killed during the attack against the retirement home they ran, said Mgr Paul Hinder, apostolic vicar of southern Arabia (UAE, Oman and Yemen), speaking to AsiaNews. The economic, social andContinue Reading
Nirmal Singh Rawat joined the diesel tanker in hoping to earn US$2000 a monthContinue Reading
Will the great Irish potato famine of the 19th century be echoed in a famine of ideas and leadership in India in the 21st century?Continue Reading
They were returning to Baghpat from DelhiContinue Reading
Vatican: Abdullah bin Fahad Allaidan, advisor to the Minister of Islamic Affairs of Saudi Arabia met Pope Francis at the Vatican on Nov 22. The Saudi Arabian representative expressed the admiration and esteem they have for him in the Saudi Arabian kingdom. The pope thanked him for his words.“Thank you.Continue Reading