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Chandigarh: Despite all Constitutional guarantees of India being a sovereign socialist, secular, democratic republic, the minority sections in India — Dalits, creative artists, writers, rationalists and sensitive, enlightened citizens — are all feeling suffocated, insecure and less-than-equal citizens of India since the communal ideology has come into power at theContinue Reading

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PANAJI : James Parker has worked long enough with professional athletes and the Catholic church to know the benefits of sport. As Catholic executive coordinator for the London Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012, Parker oversaw massive programmes for the homeless, peace initiatives and liturgical celebrations. He chaired More Than Gold,Continue Reading

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Matters India reporter Gorakhpur — A diocesan social service centre in Uttar Pradesh won an award for their outstanding contribution to the disabled and marginalised people on the ocassion of International Day of Disabled Persons, 3 December. United Nations General Assembly declared International day of the Disabled Persons in 1992Continue Reading

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By Dr. George Jacob The Kerala government recently decided at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to draw up a comprehensive trauma care program to ensure emergency medical assistance for Road Traffic Accident (RTA) victims. There always has been a thorn in the flesh of the rosyContinue Reading

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One year during Advent, our parish priest invited us to write down on a slip of paper a word that named something that is keeping us from getting closer to God. He suggested it might be a fear, a resentment, or an attitude that shuts us off from the loveContinue Reading