By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: The section 377 of the Indian Penal Code of 1861 criminalized sexual activities ‘against the order of nature’. People who choose to adopt sexual tendencies ‘against the order of nature’ are bracketed under a community popularly known as LGBT, which hogged the limelight through theirContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The sister of the Kerala nun, who accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of rape, has alleged threats against their family. The nun’s sister has sent a petition to the Kerala director general of police, Kottayam superintendent of police and Kalady circle inspector, alleging that she and her family have receivedContinue Reading
New Delhi: As many as 56 starvation deaths have been reported in the last four years in India, of which 42 deaths took place between 2017 and 2018. The maximum number of hunger deaths has taken place in Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, 16 cases each. News reports of “starvation deaths”Continue Reading
By Vidhi Doshi New Delhi — Personalized letters from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcements from door-knocking health-care workers and lists pinned up at village council offices trumpet the news: India’s vast new health program has arrived. Under a program launched nationwide Sunday, half a billion Indian citizens will be coveredContinue Reading
Adhunika Prakash, who founded non-profit Breastfeeding Support for Indian Moms in Pune, was on Monday selected among five global leaders for $1 million award each by Facebook as part of its Community Leadership Programme. Apart from Prakash, Chetana Misra who founded Mompreneurs India and Tamanna Dhamija who created Baby DestinationContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Failure to contemplate on the sacredness of God’s call and mission by the consecrated men and women and those in leadership is the cause for the increasing scandals and stagnancy in the Church. A vast majority of them have drifted away from the way of Christ. TheContinue Reading
New Delhi: A 40-year-old woman was arrested from Delhi for allegedly running children selling racket. The woman apparently sold babies to childless couples at price ranging from 200,000 rupees to 500,000 rupees. As of now, a court has sent the woman, identified as Kavita, to a police remand. After theContinue Reading
Shillong: Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir has said that North East has emerged as hub of human trafficking in India. Delivering a key-note address at the 2nd Regional Consultation on Child Right in the Context of Human Trafficking in North East India at Shillong, the capital ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam: A police team in Kerala investigating the alleged rape of a nun by a bishop plans to seek permission to conduct a polygraph test on the accused prelate. A court on September 22 sent Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar to police custody for two days.Continue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil When BJP conquered the North Eastern states of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya in the assembly elections, I had written an article in the Indian Currents in March this year under the title, “Reinvent or Become Irrelevant.” After watching on TV the humiliating scenes after the arrest ofContinue Reading