The Boston Globe investigative reporter Michael Rezendes talks about ‘Spotlight’, the Oscar award-winning film, about child sex abuse by Catholic priests, which is being premiered on Sony TV this Sunday “I was surprised that the film [Spotlight] became a worldwide hit,” says Boston Globe investigative reporter Michael Rezendes, by phoneContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Natural History Museum in London and BBC have been honouring wildlife photographer’s from across the world for the past 52 years and this year a photographer from Mumbai has been awarded the prestigious Wildlife Photographer Award. 42-year-old Nayan Khanolkar won the award after beating 50,000 entries from acrossContinue Reading
Andocentric and patriarchal interpretations have led to Indian women’s disempowerment and second class statusContinue Reading
Eight persons were killed due to asphyxiation after they got stuck inside a private scan centre that was engulfed by thick smoke following a fire accident in a nearby cracker shop in Sivakasi on Thursday. The police said that among the deceased were six women and two men. Six ofContinue Reading
We should all be grateful that two of the happiest people in the world found each other and formed a beautiful friendship. The Dalai Lama and retired South African archbishop and freedom fighter Desmond Tutu have written a book together to share some of that joy. The Book of Joy outlinesContinue Reading
The King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, has donated a portion of Bahrain’s land for the construction of the Kingdom’s Coptic Church. This new site of worship will reside in Manama, the Kingdom’s capital, and will serve the estimated 1,500 Coptic families who live in Bahrain and SaudiContinue Reading
The DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai has been officially named as the second venue for the FIFA U17 World Cup, to be held across India next year. This news comes a day after the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Stadium Kochi, Kerala, was announced as the first of the six Indian stadiumsContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: As many as 550 jobs have disappeared every day in last four years and if this trend continues, employment would shrink by 7 million by 2050 in the country, a study has claimed. Farmers, petty retail vendors, contract labourers and construction workers are the most vulnerable sections facingContinue Reading
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked banks to replace debit cards whose security is suspected to have been compromised after being used in some automated teller machines (ATMs). The issue was first suspected by payment gateways such as Visa, Mastercard and Rupay, the last of which is operatedContinue Reading
Waynad(Kerala): Fr. Shanoj Mattathilani, belonging to the Little Flower Congregation (CST Fathers) passed away in Tanzania in the early hours of Wednesday morning. He was 29 and died of a cardiac arrest. Fr.Shanoj originally hails from Yavanarkulam parish of Mananthavady diocese in Kerala. He completed his studies in Theology in Good Shepherd Major Seminary,Continue Reading