By Matters India Reporter Old Goa, May 25, 2019: Deril D’Sa of Udupi diocese has been elected president of Young Catholic Students/Young Student Movement (YCS/YSM) in India. The election took place on May 23 during the 18th National Council of YCS/YSM at St. Joseph Vaz Renewal Centre, Old Goa. TheContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Darjeeling, May 18, 2019: The management of the Salesian College Sonada in Darjeeling has slashed admission fees by 50 percent in an effort to attract students of academic merit and lighten parents’ financial burden. “It is our continued effort to make higher education affordable for students whoseContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 16, 2019: Controversy continues to dog prestigious St Stephen’s College in the national capital. Principal John Varghese on May 16 put out a notice banning any form of protests on campus. It also states that no journalist can enter the campus without his say so. The banContinue Reading
Siaha, May 15, 2019: The chief inspiration for a teenage Nutlai Lalbiakkima to become a global boxing sensation and rank among India’s best hopes for a medal at the 2020 Olympics was not a champion boxer like Manny Pacquiao. It wasn’t a great Indian athlete like Sachin Tendulkar either. ItContinue Reading
Kolkata, May 9,2019: Singh, who came fourth nationally in the ISC examination, was on May 8 made a ‘deputy commissioner’ of Kolkata police for a day in appreciation of her achievement. Richa, a student of G.D. Birla Centre for Education who secured 99.25 per cent marks in the plus twoContinue Reading
Kohima, May 7, 2019: A choir comprising different Naga tribes and Churches would represent India at the Asia Baptist youth conference in the Philippines The Cantamus choir would represent Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) at the May 21 -24 conference in Baguio city of the Philippines. In this connection, CantamusContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Melbourne, May 6, 2019: A former Kolkata student currently pursuing Master of Business Analytics in Australia has been honoured with a membership in world’s leading academic performance honour society. Mr Kiran Mathew Tom, a former student at Don Bosco School Park Circus Kolkata currently doing Master ofContinue Reading
By Robancy A Helen New Delhi, April 23, 2019: Aspirants to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations need strong determination, hard work and perseverance to succeed, says Sayyed Riyaz Ahmed, a successful candidate from Maharashtra. Candidates from disadvantaged sections, vulnerable people, and socially vulnerable groups such as historically downtroddenContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 15, 2019: The Youth Office of Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life will hold the International Youth Forum in Rome as a part of the implementation phase of the recent General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on youth. The June 19-22 meetingContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao, April 11, 2019: The first time voters in Arunachal Pradesh on April 11 brimmed with enthusiasm as they exercised their franchise in the northeastern Indian state. “It feels totally special today to cast my first vote,” said Namwom Wanglee, who is among 84 million first-time votersContinue Reading