KOCHI: A protest resolution was read out and passed in many of the parishes of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church on Sunday against the National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson’s recommendation to ban the sacrament of confession in Christianity. According to PC Alias, the public relations officer of the Church, theContinue Reading
Ranchi: A lower court on Thursday awarded rigorous life imprisonment to 13 men guilty of murdering five women they branded as witches at Kanjia Marai village in Mandar on August 8, 2015. Twenty-six others, including two women, were set free. Three years ago, homemakers and farmers Jasinta Toppo (55), RatiaContinue Reading
Kurnool: At least 11 workers were killed and several others injured in a massive explosion of detonators in a stone quarry in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district on Friday. The incident happened at around 8.30 pm in private stone quarry belonging to Srinivasa Chowdary at Hathi Belagal village of Aluru block,Continue Reading
Leh: Fourteen Buddhist nuns, who are specialized in Kungfu, imparted self-defence training to the local girls in a six-day workshop which concluded at Naro Photang Hemis on August 1. At least 40 girl students, in the age group of 12 to 20, participated in the event and learned the techniquesContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram — With a string of Christian priests facing accusations of sexual misconduct in Kerala, Archbishop Soosa Pakiam of Trivandrum Friday said clergymen should be the models of sanctity in life. “Sanctity is one of the most vital component of the church. Priests should be the models of sanctity. We,Continue Reading
By Jeffrey Gettleman QASBAYAR, Kashmir — It was 9:30 p.m. when Sameer Tiger came to the door, a rifle slung over his shoulder. Most of the village of Qasbayar, a tucked-away hamlet surrounded by apple orchards and framed by Kashmir’s mountain peaks, was getting ready for sleep. A few yellowishContinue Reading
Around 10,000 from all over India attended the rallyContinue Reading
Indigenous women in northeastern India are calling on the Meghalaya state government to block a bill that would deny them rights, including the ability to inherit land if they marry outside their tribe. Khasi women are the latest to join a growing movement in the country challenging discriminatory legislation andContinue Reading
Kochi: “Compulsory confession” as a condition for fulfilling other spiritual and temporal needs of the laity prevalent in many churches must be declared unconstitutional, said a PIL filed in the Kerala High Court today. In his petition, CS Chacko submitted that imposing implied or expressed compulsion on a member ofContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday orally observed that instances of some priests in Kerala being involved in rape cases are shocking. It is disturbing that cases of rape and sexual assault come from churches in Kerala recently, the court said. A bench of Justices A K Sikri andContinue Reading