Sri Lanka Declares Emergency For 10 Days Amid Buddhist-Muslim Clashes
Tension has been growing between the two communities in Sri Lanka over the past year, with some hardline Buddhist groups accusing Muslims of forcing people to convert to Islam and vandalising Buddhist archaeological sites.Continue Reading
The dam, to be inaugurated this month, has disrupted the region’s economy, forcing parents to send their children to orphanagesContinue Reading
Hyderabad: A group of Maoists set fire to a TSRTC bus on March 5 night while it was on its way to Hyderabad from Jadgalpur. The incident occurred around 9.30 pm near Kudthi village in Summa district of Chhattisgarh. One person was reportedly killed in the incident. A group ofContinue Reading
The Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council has called its people to protestContinue Reading
With the sun perched firmly above his head, 10-year-old Shahjahan is busy scrounging for bottles and plastic on the top of the several metres high Ghazipur landfill site. He goes to school, he says, but is here because it is a holiday. This monstrosity of a garbage dump, that getsContinue Reading
“Powerful vested interests” within the Catholic church will be challenged at a conference in Rome as calls grow for women to be given positions of authority and influence in the church, a media report said. In a sign that a new assertive mood around women’s rights has reached the Vatican,Continue Reading
Little coordination exists between those working among northeast migrantsContinue Reading
New Delhi: Noted disability rights activist Javed Abidi passed away this afternoon due to chest infection, an acquaintance said. He was 53. The activist passed away around 1.30 pm. He had been suffering from chest infection for the past few days, the acquaintance said. Abidi was the Director of theContinue Reading
Saji Thomas Kanta Parbat Makwana had only stories of rejection and hopelessness to tell until members of a congregation of Catholic nuns entered her life. The 90-year-old Hindu widow says she wanted to end her life, but her religious upbringing had held her back. “I no more think of deathContinue Reading