Filipino bishop condemns Church worker’s killing
2017-02-28
Church leaders have appealed to the authorities to stop the escalation of killings among farmers and their leadersContinue Reading
Charities plead for Indians abandoned by foreign husbands
2017-02-28
At a secret location in Chandigarh, a special meeting is taking place.Women from all over Punjab have travelled to the capital to seek help from Amanjot Kaur Ramoowalia . Amonjot Kaur is the head of a charity- HelpingHapless, run for women abandoned by their foreign-national husbands. She sees around 15Continue Reading
Has demonetization gone awry?
2017-02-27
Dr. George Jacob Prime minister Narendra Modi through an unscheduled television address to the nation at 8.15 pm on November 8, 2016 embarked on a tough decision to demonetize. He declared circulation of the then Rs.500 and Rs.1000 banknotes invalid and announced the issuance of new Rs.500 and Rs.2000 banknotes.Continue Reading
Kashmir Muslims re-open Hindu temple after 27 years
2017-02-27
Waheed Bhat Bandipora: Muslims population of Sumbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday opened “Nandkishore Temple”- closed from almost three decades, to lure their migrated Hindu brethren to return to Valley . The temple was reopened after a gap of more than twenty seven years to celebrate HinduContinue Reading
US city holds prayer vigil for slain Indian techie
2017-02-27
Clergy people representing Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and Judaism held peace prayersContinue Reading
Evangelical Fellowship offers to aid Meghalaya victims’ treatment
2017-02-27
The accident claimed 17 lives and wounded 61Continue Reading
Francis first Pope to visit Anglican church in Rome
2017-02-27
Rome: Pope Francis on Sunday became the first Catholic pontiff to visit an Anglican parish in Rome, using the historic occasion to press for greater closeness after centuries of mistrust, prejudices and hostility between the two churches. Francis and the Anglican bishop in Europe, Robert Innes, prayed side-by-side in theContinue Reading
9 killed in boat accident off Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin
2017-02-26
Tuticorin: Nine persons, including several children, were drowned and several others injured when a boat capsized in the sea off Manapadu in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin district on Sunday, said officials. “Nine persons lost their lives and 19 were rescued when a boat capsized off Manapadu coast. Three families from TiruchendurContinue Reading
Kargil martyr’s daughter’s Facebook post goes viral
2017-02-26
New Delhi: She spoke her mind on the attacks on Delhi University students in a 140-word Facebook post and a picture put out hours after the ABVP activists clashed with Ramjas College students this week. Three days later, the Kargil martyr daughter’s social media campaign to protest the “tyranny ofContinue Reading
Kolkata: People hold candlelight vigil against Kansas shooting
2017-02-26
Kolkata: A day after an Indian-origin engineer, Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot dead in Kansas, dozens of people held a candlelight vigil at Mother Teresa’s statue here, seeking justice against the hate crime. Number of people gathered here holding placard which stated that, “We do not support politics of hate.” ReferringContinue Reading