Hyderabad: In the academic year 2020-21, more than 2 lakh students between Classes 1 and 12 moved from private schools to government in Andhra Pradesh. Around 60,253 are estimated to have dropped out of the system. In total, 3,57,873 students either dropped out of school or took transfer certificates forContinue Reading
Damascus: A nun living in the Syrian capital Damascus is warning that food shortages are now so dire in the country that women and children are having to scavenge in bins. Sister Annie Demerjian told the Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need, that the deepening economic crisis hasContinue Reading
New Delhi: John Brittas, first time member of the Rajya Sabha and a veteran journalist, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored probe into reports of alleged snooping of activists, politicians, journalists and constitutional functionaries using Israeli spyware Pegasus. A massive political row has erupted after media reports claimedContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Agartala: Many parishes of Agartala diocese in the northeastern state of Tripura on July 25 celebrated the first World Day of Grandparents, declared by Pope Francis. “Our parishes have traditionally been celebrating the Senior Citizens Day on the Sunday prior or after the feast of Saints JoachimContinue Reading
Imphal: The Manipur High Court has ordered the release of a journalist detained under the National Security Act for a Facebook post criticizing the promotion of cow dung and urine as cure for Covid-19. The high court July 23 agreed with the contention of journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem’s wife that hisContinue Reading
New Delhi: Human rights activists, civil society groups, mass organizations and trade union members have staged agitations in various parts of India in protest against the “institutional murder” of Father Stan Swamy. Protests were reported on July 23 from Jharkhand, Delhi and other parts of the country. More than 70Continue Reading
By Joanna Slater and Niha Masih New Delhi: When the Indian authorities began arresting lawyers and human rights activists in 2018, Sudha Bharadwaj did what she had done for more than three decades wherever she saw injustice. She organized. She spoke out. She asked courts to uphold the law. LaterContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: Catholic dioceses in Maharashtra have plunged into rescue and relief operations after the western Indian region of Konkan experienced worst floods in four decades. Downpours lasting several days killed at least 136 people. Rescue teams struggled through thick sludge and debris July 24 to reach dozensContinue Reading
Nagercoil: A Catholic priest in Tamil Nadu’s Kanniyakumari district was arrested July 24 for spreading hate and enmity between religious groups. Father George Ponnaiah, parish priest from Panavilai, triggered a row by allegedly making disparaging remarks about ‘Bharat Mata’ and Hindu religion. The Kuzhithurai diocese condemned his comments made onContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: In a recent interview with the Dainik Jagran newspaper, Rakesh Sinha, RSS ideologue and Rajya Sabha member, spoke in favor of what translates as “Christian missionaries, leave India” campaign. According to him, missionaries are ruining the Adivasi culture and take advantage of the freedom of religionContinue Reading
