The Zoological Survey of India, one of the premier organisations involved in taxonomic studies of fauna, got its first woman Director. Dhriti Banerjee, entomologist with an expertise in Diptera, has taken over as the 18th director of the 105-year institute on August 6. Headquartered in Kolkata, the ZSI has 16Continue Reading
A priest who spent two years in captivity with a jihadist group in the Sahel region revealed how he “felt the silence of God” during his two-year ordeal which saw him dragged across Africa. Father Pierluigi Maccalli from the Society of African Missions (SMA), who was kidnapped in Niger, nearContinue Reading
Coimbatore: A video of a Revenue Department staff, a Dalit, falling at the feet of a caste Hindu in Ottarpalayam village in Annur taluk has triggered protest and outrage. The video shows Ottarpalayam thandalkarar, Muthusamy falling at the feet of a caste Hindu, identified as Gopinath, to apologize for whatContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Guwahati: A civil society body of eminent citizens met in Guwahati to discuss the on-going Assam-Mizoram border stalemate and initiate peace, 7th August 2021. The extra-ordinary meeting of Assam Nagarik Samaj, representing the civil society of Assam, met under the leadership of Paresh Malakar, its General Secretary,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Latin Catholics of India on August 7 prayed for the health of the world that is awaiting the third wave of the coronavirus virus pandemic. Prayer services were conducted from the tombs of St. Thomas in Chennai, St. Francis Xavier in Old GoaContinue Reading
Kochi: Nuns and priests now have to pay income tax as the Kerala High Court has held that salaries paid to them are liable for tax deduction at source. The court pronounced the verdict quoting the Bible verse, “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God theContinue Reading
Mississippi: Pop singer Britney Spears has revealed that she has become a Catholic. In an Instagram post, the 39-year-old told her more than 32 million followers she has become a Catholic by captioning a video of her dancing in a blue dress. She said: “Pssss as for the next video…IContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Kolkata: Salesian Sister Rosily Theckanath is proud that P V Sindhu, her former student, has become the second Indian and the country`s first woman to win two Olympic medals. Sindhu, the reigning Badminton world champion on August 1 secured a bronze after a straight-game win over worldContinue Reading
Kottayam: Inaugurating a function organized by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Goa Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai said he received a message from the officials in the district saying it is inappropriate on his part to attend the program. “A message was received at the Goa Raj Bhavan on (AugustContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore: This is in reference to the article by A Pushparajan on August 5 and reactions from many others. Matters India had published my reflections a few years ago with 28 criteria for selecting bishops. These criteria are equally good for the reflection and prayer for bishopsContinue Reading
