Indian Church mourns death of noted Asian theologian
2016-06-14
Rev K C Abraham died on June 12 aged 80Continue Reading
Minor’s rape: Nagas storm police station
2016-06-14
A 68-year-old man raped the girl twice in a span of four daysContinue Reading
Kerala government gets Orthodox Church support
2016-06-14
The church leader said they felt like orphans under the previous governmentContinue Reading
Unemployment situation remains alarming in Odisha
2016-06-14
Bhubaneswar: Even as debate over the two year performance of the Naveen Patnaik government continues, the failure to achieve the announcement made in the 2014 poll manifesto of BJD to create employment opportunities from the opposition political parties. While the job fairs at the district level launched at the districtContinue Reading
Suicide: wide gap seen between Dalit and others
2016-06-14
Muslims have among the lowest suicide rates in the country at 7.Continue Reading
Dalai Lama leads silent prayer for Orlando victims
2016-06-14
Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama led a silent prayer in the US for victims of the mass shooting in Orlando, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) said on Tuesday. The answer to attacks like “this tragedy, in some cases in the name of religion”, is for young people toContinue Reading
Aircraft Safety: Should planes have parachutes?
2016-06-14
John Farese’s plane engine quit without a sputter, and he began to plummet. Farese, a US lawyer with 42 years experience flying his 1978 Cessna 182 plane, had failed to register that there was a problem with the fuel tanks. He was too slow in a banked turn, so theContinue Reading
Microsoft to buy LinkedIn in one of biggest tech deals
2016-06-14
Washington: Microsoft said on Monday that it was buying the professional social network LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in cash, a move that helps refocus the US tech giant around cloud computing and services. With its biggest-ever acquisition and one of the largest in the tech sector, Microsoft takes a bigContinue Reading
‘Communal papacy’ may be a baby-step toward democracy
2016-06-14
These developments can be the first steps toward a Spirit-led unfolding of a new-style papacy for the Third MillenniumContinue Reading
Joy of love in a family
2016-06-14
Reading “The Joy of Love,” the post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis, inspired me to reflect on my family relationships, the years spent together in the company of my siblings in a large family. The Pope says, “The love of parents is the means by which God our Father showsContinue Reading