Bundi — Village justice in India- If a woman’s husband runs away with another man’s wife, then the abandoned woman must live with her husband, or pay him compensation! According to an AFP report relying on police sources, a village council in Bundi District, Rajasthan ‘allegedly’ ordered a woman, whoseContinue Reading
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Guwahati: A path breaking sociological study in northeastern India finds a tribal society co-exists in spite of its multifarious religious beliefs and affiliations. Anthropologist Divine Word Missionary Father Jose K Jacob studied two villages of Rangdani Rabha in Goalpara district of Assam and found that “there is simultaneous presence ofContinue Reading
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Lucknow: As all institutions including educational and health run by Christian organizations in the city remained closed on Thursday to protest against recent attacks on the community members and churches, over 3000 people from all walks of life and faith assembled at the GPO to express solidarity with their ChristianContinue Reading
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Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia’s government faced calls on Tuesday to take action against Muslim protesters who pressured a church to remove its cross, the latest example of rising Islamic intolerance that is fuelling religious tensions in the multi-faith country. A group of about 50 protesters demonstrated Sunday outside the smallContinue Reading
Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to try juvenile in the age group of 16-18 under laws for adults for heinous crimes. Confirming the news, Union Minister told mediapersons, “Juvenile Justice Act at has been approved by the Cabinet today.” He also said, “Important feature is whileContinue Reading
Vatican City — The Vatican and the United Nations Children’s Fund on Tuesday signed an agreement aimed at working more closely together to reach out to some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world. The executive director of UNICEF, Anthony Lake, met with Pope Francis at the CasaContinue Reading