PANAJI: In a criticism of the government’s move towards a digital economy, the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman has called it a “worrisome phenomenon” and said promoting select private business interests “under the pretext of fostering economic growth, tackling corruption and ensuring transparency through digitalization, are a disturbing development”. “TheContinue Reading
20 million people linked hands along 11,292-km human chain that passed through six citiesContinue Reading
By NIDA NAJAR NEW DELHI — Streets throughout the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India were brought to a standstill on Thursday as protests over a ban on a traditional bull wrestling festival entered their third day. Protesters say the rite, Jallikattu, is part of their cultural identity, andContinue Reading
MUMBAI: The Goa Church is again in the news as parish priests have been found to be blatantly backing controversial candidates in the forthcoming Assembly elections. The Church has earlier also aken sides in the political arena, for example, it backed BJP in 2012 thus paving the way for theContinue Reading
Mumbai: Doctors in India will now get text alerts reminding them to ask families to donate organs of their deceased loved ones as part of a nationwide campaign to solve the country’s organ shortage that has fuelled a black market trade in organs. The drive, “Poochna Mat Bhoolo” – which means “don’t forgetContinue Reading
Bangladesh has such a desk, Sri Lanka is planning oneContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to give legal sanctity to divorce decrees granted by ecclesiastical tribunals, popularly known as church courts. This means anyone remarrying after such a divorce decree would be committing the offence of bigamy. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and JusticeContinue Reading
Bhopal: In the heart of Madhya Pradesh, at the very centre of India, stands a massive stone wall that’s odd, as walls go. It runs straight in parts, zig-zags wildly in others, stops or branches off where you least expect. Some sections tower at 15 feet; others are a justContinue Reading
By Virginia Saldanha Pune: Responding to the invitation of Streevani and Montfort Social Institute, 33 lawyers who are women and men Religious as well as diocesan priests came together at Jana Deepa Vidyapeet, Pune, from 13 to 15 January, to reflect on a ‘Prophetic Response to the Pursuit of Justice.’Continue Reading
Panaji: The influential Roman Catholic Church in Goa on Wednesday said the priests as individuals can promote candidates they are voting for but as an institution, the Church authorities were in no way involved in the selection of candidates of any political party. “Catholic priests have always been advised notContinue Reading