4 million await Church hospital in India’s eastern extreme
2016-04-30
The hospital is expected to start in 2016Continue Reading
Bastar’s undaunted ‘Friends of the Poor’
2016-04-30
Gangaloor: Ten years ago, Sr. Ann Mary Chempakasseril faced a tribunal in front of 10,000 villagers, people that her order was founded to serve in the lush Bastar region of India. She and 13 others stood accused of collaborating with the Maoists, Communist insurgents known locally as “Naxalites,” in tryingContinue Reading
Non-workers on parade on workers day
2016-04-29
Since the famous Haymarket riots in Chicago in 1884 that led to international recognition for a day dedicated to rights of workers, May Day has become an officially sanctioned day for protests The 1 May celebration in Sri Lanka is perhaps unique in the world as an event where theContinue Reading
Pakistani woman activist wins Nelson Mandela award
2016-04-29
Islamabad : Pakistani activist Tabassum Adnan, who fights for women’s rights, has won the Nelson Mandela – Graça Machel Innovation Award 2016, it was reported on Friday. The award was publicly announced on Thursday in Colombia, Geo News said. Adnan received the award in the individual activist category, Geo NewsContinue Reading
Steve Jobs moive review: US, 2015, 122 minutes, Colour
2016-04-29
Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlabarg, Katherine Waterston, Perla Haneyi-Jardine, Sarah’s Snook, John Ortiz, Adam Shapiro. Directed by Danny Boyle. This is a portrait of Steve Jobs rather than a biography. It would be very helpful for appreciating this film to know some details about Jobs, hisContinue Reading
Holy Communion celebrations: sowing the seeds of consumerism
2016-04-29
On 23rd April 2016 a crowd of 700 Malayalis, mostly of Catholics persuasion assembled in front of the St.Mary’s church hall in Manchester to welcome 9 boys and three girls. As these immaculately dressed youngsters put their feet outside the limousine their parents welcomed them with open hands and wideContinue Reading
Northeast varsity holds yoga fest
2016-04-29
Guwahati — Holding a yoga fest in a university campus in northeast India is a rare event! One of the varsities in Assam took a bold step to hold a two day Yoga Fest in anticipation of the International Yoga Day scheduled for 21 st June. With the help of two YogaContinue Reading
Bangalore students make satellites for ISRO
2016-04-29
Inside one of the laboratories of a city engineering college, a group of students are hard at work. They are building two satellites that will hopefully go into orbit as successors to a miniature craft launched into space by another set of students in 2010. STUDSAT-2 is in the worksContinue Reading
Kohima declared as ‘Smoke free City’
2016-04-29
Kohima: Deputy Commissioner of Kohima, Rovilatuo Mor declared Kohima as ‘Smoke Free City’, during a campaign for Smoke Free Kohima City organised by District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC), Department of Health and Family Welfare at Old MLA Hostel junction. 22 tobacco free schools of the State capital held placards. AddressingContinue Reading
Why Kerala Church wants flock to back UDF
2016-04-29
A directive by an influential Church group related to Prohibition has unsettled groups that have been gravitating towards the Left.Continue Reading