Beijing: China banned reality talent programmes Sept. 2 and ordered broadcasters to promote more masculine representations of men, in a wide-ranging crackdown on “immoral” pop culture Beijing believes is leading young people astray. Talent shows that put hundreds of aspiring young performers through rigorous boot camps and subject them toContinue Reading
By F M Britto Raipur: The first teacher that I had encountered was my first grade teacher in my village’s government school. Those days we never had any modern play schools, nurseries and kindergartens. My father had admitted me in the school one year ahead of my school age, advancingContinue Reading
Chennai, 01 Sep 2020: Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) illegally chopped down more than 300 trees from four acres at its defunct mercury factory in Kodaikanal, and that has exposed the toxic soil at the plant site to erosion by rainwater and wind, according to the Chennai Solidarity Group. The activistContinue Reading
Allahabad: Cow, which is part of India’s culture, should be given fundamental rights and declared national animal, the Allahabad High Court observed on September 1 while denying bail to a person charged under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act. “Only if cow is revered, country will prosper,” theContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis addressed the Vatican financial scandals in a sit-down radio interview that aired Wednesday, saying he hoped that Cardinal Angelo Becciu is innocent of the charges against him. “I hope with all my heart that he is innocent. Besides, he was a collaborator of mine and helpedContinue Reading
By Dr George Jacob Kochi: As a teenager, my parents used to send me on shopping errands. The list would vary from provisions from wayside kiosks in the neighborhood, groceries from larger grocers,’ vegetables, fruits and perishables like meat, eggs and fish from the local market or Hawaiian footwear fromContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: If I were to design religious life anew for our day and time, I would propose a fourth vow — against gossip. I am a final professed sister of the congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. I am convinced my vocation to religiousContinue Reading
Dublin: Ireland’s housing minister has contacted the Archbishop of Armagh suggesting that the Catholic Church could better organize property sales to address a major housing shortfall, with tens of thousands of new homes needing to be built. Darragh O’Brien, Ireland’s Minister for Housing, has sent a letter to Archbishop EamonContinue Reading
The National Press and Publication Administration told state-run news agency Xinhua that game-playing would be only allowed between 8pm to 9pm. It also instructed gaming companies to prevent children playing outside these times. Earlier this month a state media outlet branded online games “spiritual opium”. Inspections of online gaming companiesContinue Reading
Dhaka, — A court in Bangladesh has sentenced six members of a banned group to death and acquitted two others in connection with the murder of two LGBTQ rights activists five years ago. Xulhaz Mannan was the editor of Bangladesh’s first and only gay rights magazine, Roopban. Mahbub Rabby TonoyContinue Reading
