Kochi: The high court on Thursday directed police to ensure that law and order was maintained during the annual festival at St Mary’s Church at Thrikkunnathu Seminary, Aluva. The directive was on a petition filed by priest Yacob Thomas alleging that the Jacobite faction of Syrian Orthodox Church might sabotageContinue Reading
President Ram Nath Kovind, delivering his first Republic Day-eve address to the nation on Thursday, called for a “civic-minded” society where one can disagree with views including those with a historical context without mocking another person’s dignity. In the backdrop of the ongoing controversy over the film Padmaavat which hadContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram : A leading Hindutva thinker, a hugely popular Christian bishop, a tribal traditional healer and a palliative care specialist are among the Padma awardees from Kerala. While 91-year-old P. Parameswaran, considered as the senior most Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) pracharak and ideologue, and already a Padma Shri winner wasContinue Reading
Palayamkottai A division bench of Justices S. Vimala Devi and T. Krishna Valli granted the two-week temporary leave to Siddique Ali, an inmate of Palayamkottai Central jail on a Habeas Corpus petition filed by his 32-year-old wife. The bench then observed that it was time the government forms a committeeContinue Reading
Tiruvannamalai: An overlooked government pamphlet and a timely call to the collector’s office have come to redefine the life of N Nandhini who took on her family, standing her ground against child marriage. Determined to pursue her dream of becoming an IAS official, Nandhini, 14, from Vadakkumedu village in ArniContinue Reading
Mahasamund: Police in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund have arrested six persons, including three tantriks and a teacher, for the murder of an ad-hoc teacher on January 21. Mahasamund crime branch and Khagari Police said the victim, Jagdish Minj, was trying to multiply his money with the help of black magic. The accusedContinue Reading
The Holy See has reportedly asked two Chinese bishops to stand aside to make way for illicitly ordained, Chinese government-backed counterparts. A Vatican delegation asked Bishop Peter Zhuang of Shantou and Bishop Jospeh Guo Xijin of Mindong to retire or accept demotion in order to smooth relations with the ChineseContinue Reading
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For the first time, a church led by its supreme head took to the streets to show solidarity with the trade unions who had called for a motor strike on January 24 to protest against the spiraling petrol and diesel prices. It was the Church of South India (CSI) whoContinue Reading
By : Matters India Reporter Adoor: Archbishop Mathews Mar Coorilos, former Archbishop of Kollam Diocese of Malankara Independent Orthodox Church, has founded a new church which will be known as Pentecostal Orthodox Church. The Church will have its headquarters at Adoor in Pathanamthitta district. Mathews Mar Coorilos will be theContinue Reading
