Bengal church vandalized, looted
2017-06-07
The church is close to the convent where a 70-year-old nun was raped two years agoContinue Reading
How Stephen got new lease of life
2017-06-06
By Lissy Maruthanakuzy Mr Stephen Andrade is a physically challenged man. His hands have a paralytic look. His neck and back constantly give him pain, and any movement of the neck gives him a feeling of imbalance. Yet, his face widens into a smile when he speaks of his wifeContinue Reading
Five MP farmers die in firing; CM orders judicial probe
2017-06-06
Internet services have been suspended in parts of Madhya Pradesh like Indore, Ujjain and Dewas, all in the western part of the state which has witnessed anger by farmers who say the government is not providing enough relief from rural distress.Continue Reading
Mother Teresa stars among Indian children’s book legends
2017-06-06
New Delhi, Jun 6 Walking towards the exit gate no. 3 of Patel Chowk metro station, commuters come to a halt as a wall full of childhood memories greets them in form of a colourful mural. As part of a city-wide initiative ‘Bookscapes in the City’ by children’s literature festivalContinue Reading
Surgeon who renounced lucrative career for Bihar poor dies
2017-06-06
Doctor B K Setty died on June 6 at BhubaneswarContinue Reading
Pope Francis celebrates Pentecost vigil with charismatics
2017-06-06
Rome: Pope Francis celebrated an ecumenical Pentecost vigil on June 3 with some 50,000 Catholic charismatics and Pentecostals from more than 125 countries who gathered for praise and worship at the site of the ancient Roman Circus Maximus. The Pope joined in the singing as he stood between Michelle Moran,Continue Reading
ISIS torch Catholic church in Philippines
2017-06-06
Marawi: ISIS militants have gone a sacrilegious rampage, smashing statues and setting fire to a church building in footage purportedly filmed in a besieged city in the southern Philippines. The jihadis gleefully topple crucifixes, stamp on posters of Pope Francis and destroy effigies in the church, believed to be locatedContinue Reading
Kerala Muslims to opt for plastic-free Iftars
2017-06-06
By Shafeeq Hudawi Kozhikode: For Muslims, Ramadan is not only a time observe fast but also a month of celebrating togetherness through Iftars, the collective breaking of fast. Mosques, institutions, markets and public places host Iftar during the holy month, and in Kerala, which has more than 30,000 mosques, theContinue Reading
Doctors refuse treatment, Christian sewage worker dies in Pakistan
2017-06-06
Sindh: A Pakistani Christian sewerage cleaner has died after three doctors refused to treat him until his sludge-covered body had been washed.The physicians said their Ramadan fast would be invalid (“makruh”) because he was “unclean” and belonged to a low caste. The word for low caste, “chuhra”, especially derogatory, isContinue Reading
100,000 Dalits to attend mass conversion to Buddhism
2017-06-06
Mass conversion is planned at Muzaffarnagar on June 14Continue Reading