Indian technology institute bans 31 reneging firms
2016-08-27
They revoke offer letters or delayed joining datesContinue Reading
Holy water for pilgrims, via mail
2016-08-27
Every summer, hundreds of thousands of Indians, barefoot and draped in orange clothing, make a 100-mile pilgrimage on foot to fetch water from the sacred Ganges River that they then offer at their local temples to Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. This year, they have a less arduous option:Continue Reading
Bishop digs through quake rubble with bare hands
2016-08-27
Ascoli Piceno: A Catholic bishop, who used his bare hands to dig through the ruins of a church, has spoken of the horror caused by an earthquake in an Italian town. Bishop Giovanni D’Ercloe of Ascoli Piceno said he found the cross that was inside the building still intact. MeanwhileContinue Reading
Teresa film festival begins, 3 world premiers scheduled
2016-08-26
One of the biggest highlights of MTIFF is the world premiere of ‘Mother Teresa: An unexpected encounter’ by Leigh Wharton Continue Reading
Bengal chief minister unveils Teresa statue
2016-08-26
Banerjee recalled several anecdotes with Mother TeresaContinue Reading
Nun in iconic Italy quake photo texted friends ‘Adieu’
2016-08-26
The 35-year-old nun recounted how she thought she would die when her convent walls collapsedContinue Reading
Priest’s music honors blessed Teresa’s life and canonization
2016-08-26
Portland: When Jesuit Father Bob Fabing first met Mother Teresa in 1983 in Calcutta, he had no inkling the meeting would be the start of a decades-long friendship. That friendship culminates next month, when Father Fabing concelebrates Mass with Pope Francis as Blessed Mother Teresa is canonized in early SeptemberContinue Reading
In rural India, less to eat than 40 years ago
2016-08-26
As India’s 70th year of Independence begins, widespread progress is evident, but in rural India, where 833 million Indians (70%) live, people are consuming fewer nutrients than are required to stay healthy, according to a 2012 National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) survey. On an average, compared to 1975-1979, a ruralContinue Reading
Scorched visions of Kandhamal
2016-08-26
Voices from the Ruins: Kandhamal in Search of Justice, the latest documentary by the renowned activist and film maker K.P Sasi, based on gruesome anti-Christian riots that took place in Kandhamal, Odisha, was released on July 17th, 2016. In the occasion of the release of the much awaited film, theContinue Reading
On Mother Teresa’s 106th birthday, tracing her journey in Kolkata
2016-08-26
Kolkata: In Kolkata, Mother Teresa has left her touch beyond the walls of the Mother House and the centres she started across the city to nurse the “poorest of the poor”. Her legacy survives not just in the Sisters who took up her vow of serving the needy and theContinue Reading