Can’t use Aadhaar for investigating crime
2018-06-23
Around 5 million cases were registered every year in India, mostly committed by first-time offendersContinue Reading
Vatican intervention brings immediate changes in Ernakulam
2018-06-23
The archdiocesan curia is reconstituted Continue Reading
Jharkhand plans to end reservation for converted tribals
2018-06-23
Hundreds of thousands of Christians will be affectedContinue Reading
Indian peacekeepers in Sudan awarded UN medal
2018-06-22
New Delhi: The 7 Garhwal Rifles Infantry Battalion Group was awarded the United Nations Medal for “selfless service” in the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, the Army said on Friday. The ceremony, held yesterday, was attended by a number of military and civil dignitaries, including Brigadier General Mohammed Al Masoom,Continue Reading
Kerala youth goes missing after Argentina’s loss
2018-06-22
Thiruvananthapuram: A youth in Kerala, heart-broken by Argentina’s crushing 0-3 loss to Croatia in the ongoing football World Cup has gone missing after leaving a note. He was a diehard fan of the Argentina football team. Dinu Alex, 30, a native of Arumanur near Ayarkunnam in Kottayam district went missingContinue Reading
Dalit women’s group bats for rights at United Nations forum
2018-06-22
New Delhi: In a first, a Dalit women’s collective organised a side event and offered testimonies of caste-based gender violence, at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, currently under way in Geneva. The All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM), a collective of Dalit women andContinue Reading
Pope Francis seeks ‘unity’ with non-Catholics in Geneva
2018-06-22
Geneva: Pope Francis vowed Thursday to seek deeper “unity” between the Catholic Church and other Christian faiths as he arrived in Geneva, a centre of Protestantism, amid Christianity’s waning influence in Europe. Pope touched down in Geneva, the home of French Protestant reformist Jean Calvin, shortly after 10:00 am (0800Continue Reading
New administrator appointed for Kerala’s troubled archdiocese
2018-06-22
Bishop Jacob Manathodath will be installed as the administrator on June 23Continue Reading
Jesuit priest among several questioned in Jharkhand gangrape case
2018-06-22
An 11-member team had gone to Kochang village to hold awareness classesContinue Reading
Indian Catholic priest to speak at British parliament on Yoga
2018-06-22
A Catholic priest is telling the British House of Lords of the benefits of yoga to mark International Yoga Day 2018 on June 21. Fr Joe Pereira told AsiaNews that he has been practicing Iyengar Yoga for 50 years, adding that his Kripa Foundation has used it “to help in the rehabilitationContinue Reading