By Christopher Wells Vatican City: In his homily on the first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly, Pope Francis insists on the importance of young and old coming together in a covenantal sharing of life. As the Church marked the first World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly onContinue Reading
Hyderabad: UNESCO has conferred the World Heritage inscription to the historic Rudreswara Temple, also known as the Ramappa Temple, at Palampet in Mulugu district of Telangana, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said on July 25. The Rudreswara temple was constructed in 1213 AD during the reign of the Kakatiya empireContinue Reading
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 25 shared how Indian researchers in 2005 uncovered the relics of a 16th-century Georgian queen, Ketevan the Martyr, from the Saint Augustine Church in Goa. “India handed over the holy relic or icon of Saint Queen Ketevan to the Government of GeorgiaContinue Reading
The Covid-19 pandemic that led to the deaths of more than 4 million people worldwide also caused a spike in the number of children who are now orphaned, a new report has revealed. By April, over a year after countries worldwide were hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, it’s estimatedContinue Reading
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
