India Samvad Bureau New Delhi, July 23: An Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) used during the Zilla Parishad elections in the month of February in Maharashtra reportedly recorded votes in favour of a BJP candidate when they were cast for an independent candidate. According to the reports, On the day ofContinue Reading
Morthala (Rajasthan): When the women of this village sit down to eat, it is usually after the rest of the family had finished its meal — the men first, the children next and themselves last. This is a common practice in many households, but among the rural poor it makesContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila: Two thirds of nearly 45 million human trafficking victims worldwide are in Asia, an international conference in the Philippines was told. Millions continue to be forced into bonded labor, commercial sex trafficking and child soldiering and the worst vulnerable are women and children, according to theContinue Reading
By Joe Palathunkal Ahmedabad: In August 2017 India will complete 70 years of independence or freedom. On this occasion our bone of contention is bread, and literally. It is a matter of shame and outrage that innocent citizens are lynched in the name of bread. From Mohammad Akhlaq to 17-year-oldContinue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila: The Fourth Philippine Conference on New Evangelization (PCNE 4) will held at the University of Santo Thomas, July 28 -30 on with the thme “of ONE heart & soul” – ‘Those who believed were of one heart and soul’ (Acts 4:32). The PCNE 4 is aContinue Reading
By A S Hareesh Kumar TIRUVALLA : An apse comprising a rare laterite dome. A history of 120 years. The wood that went into its making was hauled along the Manimala river. The Immanuel Mar Thoma Church in Eraviperoor is not without its share of historical and archaeological importance. BelieversContinue Reading
More mix-up was found in subjects like Maths, Science, Hindi and Sanskrit after scrutinyContinue Reading
Felix Anthony Miao: Seva Kendra Arunachal East (SKAE), the social service wing of the Diocese of Miao, concluded its six-month vocational training and awareness programme for dropout girls and women on 20 July at its training centre in Namphai I, Changlang district. The training programme for school dropout girls andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Twenty-four church women from the Christian Conference of Asia’s (CCA) network, ‘Ecumenical Women’s Action Against Violence (EWAAV)’ met in Bangkok, Thailand from 16 to 20 July 2017 at an Asia regional consultation to work out strategies for ecumenical advocacy action to combat violence against women. TheContinue Reading