By Nafis Haider and Shaheen Muddassir Patna: Panic, confusion and trauma are rife among people in the northern Indian state of Bihar amid the second wave of coronavirus that has devastated the country. Many say the poor response mechanism of the state government and the surge in deaths in theContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: A Capuchin holistic welfare center in Tamil Nadu, southern India, plans to organize another round of online program to help reinvent religious leadership in the post-Covid era. The June 28-30 webinar aims to help leaders of religious congregations and their collaborators, says “Thalir” (bud) director CapuchinContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao: Anong Singpho had never imagined that his singing videos on social media would one day make him the first Bollywood star from Arunachal Pradesh. The 27-year-old, who performs regularly at functions at Miao’s Government Higher Secondary School, used social media platforms to showcase his singing talents.Continue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis on June 17 appointed an Italian priest and philosopher as an “ecclesiastical assistant” to the Vatican’s communications department. Forty-year-old Father Luigi Maria Epicoco, from the southern Italian region of Puglia, is the author of more than 20 books and a frequent radio and television guest. HeContinue Reading
Srinagar: The Hajj Committee of India on June 16 cancelled all the applications for Haj-2021 after the Saudi government decided to cancel the International Haj for the second straight year in 2021 im wake of Covid pandemic. A circular issued by Chief Executive Officer Hajj Committee, Dr. Maqsood Ahmed Khan,Continue Reading
Kathmandu: Floods and landslides have wreaked havoc in Nepal following the incessant rains on Tuesday and Wednesday, leaving scores dead and missing. More than 50 people are missing in a massive flood in Sindhupalchowk district which is located some 70 kilometers north from Capital, Kathmandu that has caused a hugeContinue Reading
Some say Father Stan Swami is a ‘torch-bearer of the Indian Constitution’. The government says he is an instigator of violence, an anarchist who conspires, in tandem with the Maoists, to overthrow the government. As per Aristotle, the truth should lie in between. What lies in between in this caseContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: Delisha Davis says nothing is impossible for those willing to learn and confront inconveniences. The 23-year-old woman with a Master’s degree in Commerce, holds a license to drive Heavy and Hazardous Goods tanker from Kochi to Malappuram, 300 km, five days a week. “Practice makes usContinue Reading
Mandalay: The Myanmar military have arrested and released six Catholic priests and a lay Catholic in the village of Chan Thar, in the Archdiocese of Mandalay, 700 km north of Yangon. According to Father Dominic Jyo Du, vicar general of the archdiocese, on the night between 12 and 13 JuneContinue Reading
AIZAWL:Top leaders of Mizoram Presbyterian Church, the largest denomination in the State has urged the State government to take measure to resolve border disputes with neighbouring States, an official statement said. The church leaders called on Chief Minister Zoramthanga and urged him to resolve the border dispute with neighbouring StatesContinue Reading
