More than 70 people died when a Russian passenger plane crashed shortly after take-off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on February 12, officials say. Saratov Airlines flight 6W703 was heading to Orsk, a city near Russia’s border with Kazakhstan, when it went down near the town of Argunovo, about 50 milesContinue Reading
Father Zelazek spent five years in a German concentration campContinue Reading
Paradip: Priests of a 1000-year-old temple in Odishas Jagatsinghpur district have stopped performing puja of two wheelers if the riders are not equipped with helmets. The management of the temple of Goddess Maa Sarala abiding by police instructions started implementing the ?no helmet-no puja? policy a month ago by refusingContinue Reading
Vatican City: After the Angelus Sunday, with the help of a tablet and two young people, Pope Francis signed up for World Youth Day 2019 in Panama, announcing that registration for the international event has opened. “I too, now, with two young people, sign up by means of the internet,”Continue Reading
Hyderabad: The AIMPLB, the apex body of the Indian Muslims, on Sunday declared that Muslims will not give up Babri Masjid and that struggle for its reconstruction will continue. The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) reiterated its stand in ‘Hyderabad Declaration’ passed on the third and final dayContinue Reading
Lahore: Doughty Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir, who fought her battle on the streets as well in courts, opposed military strongmen and steadfastly championed the rights of women, minorities and LGBTs, passed away here on Sunday. She was 66. According to Geo TV, Jahangir, the first woman President ofContinue Reading
Allahabad: A law student died on Sunday after he was allegedly thrashed by a group of men with a hockey stick, bricks and iron rods on Saturday night near a restaurant in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad. A passerby reportedly shot a video in which the victim, Dilip Saroj, is seen lyingContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala, known for its high life expectancy and healthcare facilities, is moving towards a demographic transition with remarkable increase in ageing population and decrease in working age group. The proportion of population in the old age group — 60 years and above — is showing an increasing trend fromContinue Reading
Sleman: Police in Indonesia have shot a sword-wielding man who attacked a church congregation during Mass, injuring four people. The reason for the attack Sunday morning in Sleman district in Yogyakarta province is not immediately clear. Churches are a common target for Islamic militants in Indonesia, the world’s most populousContinue Reading
Auxiliary Bishop Sebastian Edayanthrath, assisted by Auxiliary Bishop Jose Puthenveettil, will take over the daily administration of the Syro-Malabar Archdiocese of Ernakulam-Angamaly as Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry will need more time to govern the affairs of the global Syro-Malabar Church. The auxiliary bishop will be responsible for convening andContinue Reading