Vatican City: Pope Francis has expressed his concern over the situation in Afghanistan and people to unite in praying to “the God of peace so that the clamor of weapons might cease and solutions can be found at the table of dialogue.” After leading the recitation of the Angelus onContinue Reading
By Anuradha Raman New Delhi: As visuals of fleeing residents dominate television screens, with the Taliban having effectively wrested control from the Western-backed government of Ashraf Ghani, thousands of Afghans in India including students across the country watch in fear for the future of women, children and young men. ForContinue Reading
In the last months of his life, Stan Swamy was in the news for all the wrong reasons—starting with what he firmly maintained was his wrongful arrest and detention as a co-accused in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case, to being denied a sipper tumbler in prison, which he requestedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Two Jesuits stranded in strife-torn Afghanistan have sought prayers as the Taliban militants took control of the mountainous landlocked country. “Thank you for your continuous prayers for our safety. The way situation is changing in the country, it is anyone’s imagination … safety doesContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore: The story of Emperor Nero playing violin while Rome was burning revealed his total lack of sensitivity and concern for his people. Insensitive and Irresponsible kings in the past, and leaders of modern times often behave like emperor Nero. They are ignorant about the sociopolitical realitiesContinue Reading
By M K George Rome: In Kerala, the state I grew up in, famously called ‘God’s own country,’ there used to be some regularities. Invariably on June 1, the day schools opened for a new academic year, it rained. As schoolchildren, we were delighted to get our new dress drenched.Continue Reading
Ramankary: A Kerala church opened the gates of its cemetery to cremate a Hindu woman whose family lacked enough space to conduct the last rites at their modest property. Hindu families in certain rural areas of Kerala do not prefer to conduct the last rites at public crematoriums. So whenContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Siliguri, : A collaborative research study conducted by a college in Darjeeling and another in South America on education in pandemic times and published in Scopus platform is featured in World Health Organisation’s website. Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature: scientific journals,Continue Reading
New Delhi: The United Nations Postal administration has decided to issue a commemorative stamp honoring Saint Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa was born in 1910 and died in 1997. According to the UN Postal Administration, the $1.80 Mother Teresa’s stamp is intended to be used from the U.N. post office atContinue Reading
By Ladislaus Louis D’Souza Mumbai: Seventy-four years after Independence from foreign rule, India is saddled with a monumental modern problem — disposal of the multifarious garbage. The two-pronged issue is care for the environment and the practicalities of garbage disposal at various levels. The resolution of the issue involves unlearningContinue Reading
