Mumbai: Justice SS Shinde of the Bombay High Court on July 19 said late tribal rights activist and priest – Stan Swamy’s – graceful funeral service after his demise on July 5 2021, had touched him. “I was informed about the timing of the funeral service. Such a wonderful person.Continue Reading
The Church of England is facing criticism after a priest committed suicide following false child abuse allegations made against him. After more than 12 months of being investigated, Father Alan Griffin took his own life in November last year, despite the allegations never being explained to him. The investigation wasContinue Reading
Panaji: A partial demolition of a church in Delhi, located more than 2,000 km from Goa, has taken the centre-stage in the early campaigning phase in the coastal state, which is headed for Assembly polls in early 2022. The demolition of the Syro-Malabar church located in South Delhi’s Chattarpur areaContinue Reading
Indore: Upper caste men allegedly stopped a Dalit groom and others in a marriage party from entering a temple and assaulted them at a tribal-dominated area in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district. Following a complaint by the groom’s father, an FIR has been filed at Manpur police station under the IPCContinue Reading
Washington: US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, an Indian American, on July 15 said he lost as many as 10 family members both in US and in India to the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Murthy, who is occupying the position for the second time, said this at a White House briefing makingContinue Reading
Mumbai: At least 31 persons, including eight minors, lost their lives in Mumbai as incessant rain from July 17 night and throughout July 18 triggered a landslip, house collapse and electrocution. The Regional Meteorological Centre of Mumbai has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places, with extremely heavyContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Delhi administration on July 18 canceled an annual walking pilgrimage carrying Ganges River water. “The Kanwar Yatra has been banned in Uttarakhand, but despite this, there is a risk of the spread of the virus due to crowding or taking out processions, in view of which thisContinue Reading
New Delhi: Ahead of a march planned by farmers near Parliament during the monsoon session, the Delhi police’s meeting with the farmer unions on July 18 remained inconclusive. A senior police officer said they had requested the farmers to reconsider their protest call citing the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA)Continue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: A book to mark the Year of St Joseph hails the foster father of Jesus as the shadow of the Heavenly Father. “The reading of the book will help us to deepen our love for this great saint and to seek his powerful intercession and emulateContinue Reading
Nagpur: The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (UP ATS) has arrested three persons from Nagpur in connection with a case registered in Lucknow under UP’s anti-conversion law, an official said July 17. The three were arrested from Nagpur’s Ganeshpeth area July 16 night, he said. The accused have been identified asContinue Reading
