41 percent Indian women face violence before 19: Survey
2016-11-25
The four-nation survey was conducted by the international women and child rights NGOContinue Reading
11 people arrested for trafficking babies in biscuit boxes
2016-11-25
By :Subrata Nagachoudhury. Kolkata: Eleven people have been arrested on suspicion of duping single women into selling their newborn babies and trafficking the infants inside biscuit containers to an adoption centre to be sold on to childless couples, police said on Wednesday. A senior official from Crime Investigation Department (CID)Continue Reading
Pope likely to visit India next year: Archbishop-designate
2016-11-25
Kochi(Kerala): Pope Francis, head of the Roman Catholic Church, is likely to visit India next year, a senior Catholic priest said on Thursday. Archbishop-designate Joseph Kalathiparambil, who returned from Vatican on Thursday, said an indication in this regard was conveyed to him when he visited the Pope at his residence.Continue Reading
Corona beer founder makes everyone in his village a millionaire
2016-11-25
The founder of Corona beer has left £2m in his will to each resident of the small Spanish village in which he grew up. Antonino Fernández, who died aged 98 in August, left £169m to the 80 residents of the small village of Cerezales del Condado in north west Spain,Continue Reading
Jesuit-Salesian study notes development induced displacement in Sikkim
2016-11-25
By C.M. Paul Gangtok : A major study on displacement of peoples in Sikkim was released at a 3-day International Seminar on “North East: Peoples, Power and Perspectives” held at Sikkim Central University, Tadong. At the inaugural session of the seminar on 24 November 2016, Vice Chancellor, Prof. T.B. Subba releasedContinue Reading
Mahasweta Devi – Close Up
2016-11-25
By: Shevlin Sebastian Joshy Joseph’s documentary, ‘Mahasweta Devi – Close Up’ focuses on one of West Bengal’s great writers and tribal activists. When the documentary ‘Mahasweta Devi – Close up’ opens, at the recent Signs Film Festival in Kochi, there is an image of an elderly woman, with round-rimmed spectacles,Continue Reading
Bengaluru bank driver flees with Rs 10 million in new notes
2016-11-25
Bengaluru: Over 10 million in new currency is missing after the driver of a van carrying cash to an ATM in Bengaluru allegedly drove away on Wednesday. Officials are hoping that the serial numbers on the new notes will help track down the missing money. There was Rs. 13,700,000 Continue Reading
Uzbekistan releases Christian convert after six years
2016-11-25
Uzbekistan: Uzbek authorities have released a Christian convert six years into his 10-year jail sentence. Tohar Haydarov, 33, was released on parole on 8 November after serving six years and 10 months of his prison term. A judge had ruled he was eligible for parole the previous day. Haydarov hasContinue Reading
Tens of thousands flee as fires hit Israel city
2016-11-25
The fires follow a two-month drought and are being fanned by strong winds
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Iraqi Christians celebrate bittersweet homecoming
2016-11-25
Mosul: Thousands of displaced Iraqi Christians celebrated a “Return Festival” as the military advance against Islamic State (IS) in and around the city of Mosul raised their hopes of returning home after two years in exile. The festival in Erbil last Friday (18 Nov.) was organised by Life Agape, withContinue Reading