Guwahati, Aug. 9, 2019: The Manipur government has appointed a nine-year-old girl as the State’s green ambassador, less than a week after a video of her crying for two trees axed for a road-widening project went viral. An order from H. Balkrisna Singh, Manipur’s Director of Information and Public Relations,Continue Reading
By Robin Gomes A bill banning commercial surrogacy was introduced in the upper house of Indian parliament on August 5 after gaining the approval of the lower house. Altruistic surrogacy The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 allows “ethical altruistic surrogacy” to the intending infertile Indian married couple, between the age ofContinue Reading
By Fr. Nelson Lobo OFM Cap Panaji, August 8, 2019: Goa is gone to dogs is the common refrain we hear from not only Goans but also from foreigners. Frustrations and disappointments are seen on their faces. A kind of angst situation exists all over. In moments of disillusionment oneContinue Reading
By Romualdo Robin Rodrigues Panaji, August 8, 2019: There has been much debate over priests talking about politics and getting involved in politics. Why should they get out of their church and residence and speak their prophetic role? Because politics permeates his entire life. Early morning the priest gets upContinue Reading
New Delhi, Aug. 8, 2019: Late BJP leader and former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj is well known for her relentless efforts in extricating Indians from alarming situations overseas. One of the most notable incidents among her efforts is when she helped rescue Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Catholic priest fromContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, August 7, 2019: Several tribal groups in India plan to observe the silver jubilee of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples with a three-day program. Tribal cultural groups from across India will attend the major celebration on August 9-11 in New Delhi. DelegatesContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, August 7, 2019: Pope Francis had found Sushma Swaraj, India’s former foreign minister who died on August 6, “a very spiritual person,” according to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the head of the Catholic Church in the country. The cardinal, who is the president of the CatholicContinue Reading
New Delhi, Aug. 7, 2019: As many as 12 incidents of mob lynching have been reported over the last 15 days in Bihar, police said on Aug. 7. In view of the recent incidents of mob lynching, Patna Police is conducting a drive to make people aware so that theyContinue Reading
New Delhi, Aug. 15, 2019: “Whether Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem… Has such a question ever arisen in any court?” Supreme Court judge, Justice S.A. Bobde, asked senior advocate K. Parasaran, lawyer for Ram Lalla Virajman, the deity in Ayodhya. The query came during the second day of hearingContinue Reading
Raipur, August 7, 2019: Surguja district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh has recorded the world’s highest breastfeeding rate. The land of iridescent forests, dazzling waterfalls and sweeping tablelands, tucked away in the foothills of the mighty Vindhyas, has overtaken the central African country of Rwanda that has 87Continue Reading