By Dr. George Jacob Kochi: As we observe the ‘World Environment Day’ on June 5, we forget that the rabid and rapid ‘development’ we are striving for our comfort comes at a huge price – that of denting the environment, the health of which and its sustenance is entirely ourContinue Reading
Thrissur: An eight-day lecture series on the topic ‘My Kerala, My Heritage’ by historian, educationalist, journalist, and writer George Menachery, in connection with his 80th birthday celebrations, concluded here on Sunday. Addressing the valedictory function here on Sunday, Baselios Mar Thoma II, the Catholicos of the Orthodox Syrian Church, rememberedContinue Reading
China has launched a five year plan for the “development” of the Catholic Church, aimed at altering religious principles and practices to coincide with Chinese communist ideals. This plan was approved by the Patriotic Association of Chinese Catholics and the Council of Chinese Bishops, neither of whom is recognised byContinue Reading
When the soccer crazy Kolkatans got first taste of live television coverage during the Spain World Cup in 1982, Kolkata-based couple Pannalal and Chaitali Chatterjee decided to take a step further.
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By Matters India Reporter Berhampur, Odisha: Solidarity for Developing Communities (SFDC), an NGO, marked its 25 years of commitment towards working in solidarity with and for developing, Adivasi, Dalit and OBC communities of South Odisha on May 31 in Berhampur, Odisha, Eastern India. The SFDC has been working intensively forContinue Reading
Ranchi: For the first time since its inception 128 years ago, the Chhotanagpur diocese of the Church of North India (CNI) has decided to ordain women as priests, breaking the church’s age-old tradition of a men-only clergy. “Though other dioceses of the CNI Church in the country have long agoContinue Reading
If the religious minorities feel as ‘second-class citizens’, we are not worthy of being described as a democracyContinue Reading
the licenses of 4,842 NGOs were cancelled in 2017 Continue Reading
Guatemala City: At least 25 people were killed and nearly 300 wounded on June 3 in volcano eruption in Guatemala, a central American nation. Officials said Guatemala’s Volcan de Fuego (Volcano of Fire) sent columns of ash 4 km into the sky. The deceased included at least three children. NationalContinue Reading
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