Indian-American Sikh Man Made Honorary Police
2016-10-13
Baba Daljit Singh will assist police officers, firefighters to communicate with victims when required.Continue Reading
Amity buys 170-acre US campus, looks at 2 more
2016-10-10
Brookline, Mass: One of India’s largest colleges is expanding into the U.S. with the purchase of one campus in New York and a proposal to buy two more, drawing opposition from state officials in Massachusetts about the quality of the education it will offer. Dozens of U.S. colleges have openedContinue Reading
Bishop of Great Britain ordained
2016-10-10
Preston, UK : Fr. Joseph Srampickal was ordained and enthroned as the first Bishop of the Syro Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain at a colourful solemn ceremony at Preston’s North End stadium ground in the presence of around 12,000 people, including 25 bishops, a large number of priests, nuns and localContinue Reading
UK city all set for Syro-Malabar bishop’s consecration
2016-10-09
Cardinal Alencherry will lead the episcopal ordination on October 9Continue Reading
South Asia can make a vital contribution: Pattery
2016-10-09
The growing Jesuit communities of South Asia can make a vital contribution as the Society of Jesus grapples with issues including religious intolerance and fundamentalism. In an interview with The Tablet, the Provincial of South Asia, Fr George Pattery S.J. said the great strength of the region’s communities is that ofContinue Reading
Sikh techie falls to hate crime in US
2016-10-08
The Sikh Coalition said that in the 15 years that have followed 9/11, Sikhs remain hundreds of times more likely to be targeted in cases of profiling, bigotry and backlash than the average AmericanContinue Reading
Indian to address OIC global youth meet
2016-10-05
New Delhi: In recognition of the country’s Muslim community, the second-largest in the world, an Indian has been invited to attend a prestigious conference of the Organisation of Islamic Countries’ Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC). Haji Syed Salman Chishty of Dargah Ajmer Sharif has been invitedContinue Reading
Indian donors prevented from giving blood over malaria fears
2016-10-02
More than 150 people have been prevented from giving blood at an event in Belfast, Northern Ireland(NI) aimed at encouraging people from the Indian community to donate. Srikant Ganapati from the Sudarshanam charity said people had taken time off work to attend the event. However, he said they were allContinue Reading
Visiting Indian priest seeks help for poor children
2016-09-30
About 8,000 “street children” have been helped in the Bangalore Salesian provinceContinue Reading
Indian wins javelin gold at Rio Paralympic
2016-09-14
Devendra Jhajharia bettered his own world record with a throw of 63.97 metres in the men’s javelin throw F46 final at the 2016 Rio ParalympicsContinue Reading