Pune — The police fired three rounds in the air and resorted to a mild lathicharge to disperse two groups of people who clashed after stones were thrown at a mosque at Parvati junction here on Tuesday night. Six persons were injured in the stonepelting, the police said. Eyewitnesses toldContinue Reading
Some 40 scholars representing 20 universities and 8 institutions from 11 countries are attending the July 7-9 conferenceContinue Reading
Rev. Kurien finds his inspiration in several instances from his growing up years, as well as in his experiences from within the seminary where he trained to be a priestContinue Reading
Latakia — The organizations of Franciscan missionaries serving in the Holy Land have requested prayers for the safe return of Father Dhiya Aziz, who was abducted by militants in Syria on Saturday. The Custody of the Holy Land have stated that they lost contact with Fr. Aziz on July 4.Continue Reading
Tokyo — Sakari Momoi, who was recognised as the world’s oldest man and credited healthy eating and getting plenty of sleep for his longevity, has died at the age of 112, Japanese media said on Tuesday. Momoi was born in an area of Fukushima hit hard by the tsunami andContinue Reading
Beijing: China has renovated the historic Dungkar Monastery in Tibet, close to Nathu La border in Sikkim where the Dalai Lama first fled in 1951 when the Chinese troops entered Tibet. Built in the 16th century, the monastery was damaged in a powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake in 2011, destroying its mainContinue Reading
Chouhan has been refusing a CBI probe into the scamContinue Reading
The serial blasts killed 209 people and wounded more than 700Continue Reading
Panaji — Canonization of St Joseph Vaz also threw the spotlight on another illustrious Goan priest and his colleague, Fr Jacome Gonsalves, but it inspired the Goa Church enough to consider petitioning Vatican to begin the process of his cause for sainthood. Pope Francis conferred sainthood on St Vaz, popularlyContinue Reading
