Pune, Sept. 26, 2019: At least 17 persons, including four women and a teenage boy, lost their lives in rain-related incidents across Pune district, while four others are believed to be missing after an intense spell of heavy showers on the intervening night between Tuesday and Sept. 26. According toContinue Reading

By Jesvita Princy Quadras Mangaluru, September 26, 2019: When I went to Abuja in Nigeria to attend the 16th world council of International Young Catholic Student (IYCS) I took it as yet another global meet. But the African country surprised me with their admiration for India and its people. IContinue Reading

Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 25, 2019: A 19-year-old student in Kerala was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly raping his 18-year-old classmate and compelling her to convert to Islam. The accused Mohammed Jasim has been arrested under charges of rape, extortion and criminal intimidation, as well as deliberate and malicious acts intended toContinue Reading

Jharkhand, Sept. 25, 2019: A notice for appearance under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to the human rights defender and Jesuit priest from Jharkhand, Fr. Stan Swamy. Though the notice was issued –on the format under the Ranchi High Court’s schedule– on July 22, 2019, itContinue Reading

By Jacob Peenikaparambil Bengaluru, September 25, 2019: The sociopolitical changes that have taken place in India after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Narendra Modi came to power at the Centre in 2014 and many omissions and commissions of the BJP government vindicate that the Indian ConstitutionContinue Reading