Brazilian may take Mother Teresa to sainthood
2015-06-18
The Vatican is investigating an inexplicable healing of brain tumorContinue Reading
Goa schools asked to observe International Yoga Day
2015-06-18
The schools have to send a report of the celebration along with photographsContinue Reading
Pope Francis: Receive new encyclical with ‘open heart’
2015-06-17
Vatican City, — Speaking one day before its official release to the public, Pope Francis is asking for people to have an “open heart” when they read his latest encyclical dedicated to the environment. “Our ‘home’ is being ruined, and this hurts everyone, especially the poorest among us,” the pontiffContinue Reading
India’s ‘greatest architect’ Charles Correa dies
2015-06-17
New Delhi — Charles Correa, the renowned Indian architect who believed in airy, light-filled buildings that integrated into his country’s environment, died on Wednesday at the age of 84. Correa designed structures as far afield as Toronto, Lisbon and Boston, but most of his projects were in India. The nimblenessContinue Reading
Hindu organizations demand ban on convent schools
2015-06-17
The convention also demanded a ban on cow slaughter in the entire countryContinue Reading
Coming south in search of a bride
2015-06-17
Some trends seem astonishing at first, but begin to make sense when closely examined. The case of Kerala women marrying Haryanvi men is one such example. Why would women from a State known for its excellent social and human development indicators, particularly its treatment of women, marry men from aContinue Reading
Case filed against circular seeking prayers to invoke rain god
2015-06-17
Chief Engineer (Irrigation) S. Asokan had directed engineers to perform special poojas on June 1 to invoke the rain GodContinue Reading
Smart children before smart cities
2015-06-17
A national consultation has called for a comprehensive Children’s Act and detailed child centered plan of actionContinue Reading
Pope Francis’ Climate Change Encyclical Just Leaked
2015-06-16
Pope Francis will this week call for changes in lifestyles and energy consumption to avert the “unprecedented destruction of the ecosystem” before the end of this century, according to a leaked draft of a papal encyclical. In a document released by an Italian magazine on Monday, the pontiff will warnContinue Reading
Paryavaran Mahotsav begins in Sikkim
2015-06-16
GANGTOK, June15 – State Paryavaran Mahotsav 2015 began here today with the flagging off of four sapling-laden trucks at MG Marg by Sikkim Minister for Forest, Environment and Wildlife Management TW Lepcha. The Minister also released garbage collection bags, distributed saplings and signed in the signature campaign board during theContinue Reading