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Bengaluru: The autobiography of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest who spent 18 months in captivity in Yemen, was released at a function in Bengaluru, southern India. Cardinal Baselios Cleemis, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, released “By Grace of God” at St John’s Medical College where theContinue Reading

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Thiruvananthapuram: Police in Kerala on Tuesday arrested six people for allegedly attacking noted Malayalam poet Kureepuzha Sreekumar in Kollam district for criticising right-wing outfits, a senior official said. The six, including a panchayat member of the area, have been booked for voluntarily causing hurt and wrongful restraint, they said. “TheContinue Reading

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Monalisa Das Bengaluru: For the past three months, members of Maraa, a Bengaluru-based media and arts collective, have been going around with a purse collecting stories of sexual harassment from students in the city. Called ‘Radio in a Purse’, the initiative gives youngsters a platform to their share experiences, testimonials,Continue Reading

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All the Christian missionary schools in and around Imphal, Manipur, remained shut indefinitely for the second day on Tuesday following threats from insurgents. Manipur’s Education Minister T. Radheshyam appealed to the insurgent group, Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Council) not to vitiate the academic atmosphere in the Catholic schools. Radheshyam said,Continue Reading

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By Matters India Reporter New York: Indians played key roles when nine international NGOs met at the UN met to stress linking development and human rights to eradicate global poverty. The Congregations of St. Joseph was one of the main organizers at the side event held at the UN headquartersContinue Reading

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Thiruvananthapuram: A couple in Kerala’s Kottayam district who waited 18 years to get their first children, a pair of twins, were dealt a heart-wrenching blow on Monday when the wife collapsed and died in hospital. The parents, identified as Shishupalan and Sheeba, 42 had waited 18 years for a childContinue Reading