Aolijen: A total of 85 members of the Class of 2017 graduated from Clark Theological College (CTC), Aolijen- Mokokchung on April 9. More than 1600 people participated in the 2017 graduation ceremony of the Clark Theological College. In his welcome and introduction, Principal of the College Rev. Dr. Marnungsang observedContinue Reading
Mumbai: Certain churches that fall under silence zones may shift Good Friday and Easter mass indoors instead of holding them in the open air school grounds. Silence zone guidelines apply in areas where schools are located. Police spokesman Ashok Dudhe said it was untrue that permissions were not being grantedContinue Reading
Chennai: Madras High Court Tuesday directed the civic authorities to de-seal a 125-year-old church here for 15 days, to enable devotees offer worship during the Easter week. First bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar passed the order on a petition by St Antony’s Church in EkattuthangalContinue Reading
Apoorvanand Hindus need to worry. Not about Muslims being beaten up or killed on the pretext of cow smuggling or slaughter, or Christians being attacked on the pretext of conversion. Hindus need to stir out of slumber because Hinduism is in peril. It is not threatened by Muslims. For theContinue Reading
By: Dr. George Jacob. We, especially the Christians once again are in the ‘thick of observing’ the Holy Week. The week commemorates the supreme sacrifice of Christ on the cross. Christ believed by Christians to be the son of Jehovah god, by shedding His blood on the cross at Calvary, sacrificed himselfContinue Reading
The authorities used repressive laws to curb freedom of expression and silence critics. Human rights defenders and organizations continued to face harassment and intimidation, and vigilante cow protection groups carried out several attacks. Thousands protested against discrimination and violence faced by Dalit communities. Millions of people opposed changes to labourContinue Reading
By: Vangmayi Parakala Raghu Rai already has three books on Mother Teresa to his credit. The first was published in 1996, a year before her death, a second in 2003 and the third in 2005. Now, six months after her canonization by the Vatican as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, RaiContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: The city corporation is in a quandary after a group of elderly nuns from St Anne’s convent in Muttada has formally sought pension meant for unmarried women above 50. Stumped by this unusual request, the corporation’s welfare standing committee has sought the advice of the state government. The applicationContinue Reading
The attacks were reported from Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in the north and Tamil Nadu in the southContinue Reading