New Delhi: Ajit Singh, federal minister in several governments and one of India’s seniormost politicians, died May 6. He was 82. The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief had been battling Covid, his son Jayant Chaudhary tweeted. Ajit Singh was diagnosed with Covid on April 20, his son said in tweets.Continue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru: Today the nation is witnessing terrible tragedies in the backdrop of Covid-19. Millions of people have been affected and we see continuous deaths occurring in every nook and corner of the country. Neither the federal government nor the state government has come forward to ownContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai: Special church ministries, pastoral care, and psycho-social support are required to meet the impact of Covid-19 among children and their families, says a Church consultation. “The unique challenges and needs that children and their families are facing given the unprecedented Covid-19 crisis must beContinue Reading
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 05 May 2021: More than 100 Church of South India (CSI) priests were reportedly infected with Covid-19 after they attended the annual retreat at Munnar in the South Indian state of Kerala. Sadly, two of the priests have died and five others are said to be in a serious condition.Continue Reading
By George Cheriyan Bengaluru: The oldest surviving bishop in the world, Philipose Mar Chrysostom, the emeritus Metropolitan (supreme head) of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, passed away in the early morning of May 5 in Kumbanadu, Kerala at the age of 104. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pathanamthitta: Philipose Mar Chrysostom, the world’s oldest bishop who attended the Second Vatican Council as a Protestant observer and was honored with India’s third highest civilian award, died May 5 in Kerala, southern India. He was 104. The death of the Mar Thomas Valiya (senior) MetropolitanContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has posted Father Stan Swamy’s medical bail plea to May 17. A bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pital on May 4 adjourned of the 84-year-old priest’s plea with directions to the Maharashtra government to submit a report on his health on or beforeContinue Reading
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on May 4 said his government will provide free ration for two months to ration card holders and give financial aid of 5,000 rupees to autorickshaw and taxi drivers. Addressing a digital press conference, Kejriwal said the free ration scheme will benefit aroundContinue Reading
New Delhi: Around 4 million items, comprising medicines, oxygen cylinders and masks, received in foreign aid have been distributed to 38 institutions and hospitals, mostly run by the federal government in 31 States and Union Territories, according to a statement issued by the Union Health Ministry. Amid the second waveContinue Reading
Thrissur: The Carmelites of Mary Immaculate Congregation has mourned the death of a made a name as a film director, script writer, cameraman and an author. Father Issac Alappat died May 3 at Amala Hospital in Thrissur, Kerala. Father Alappat was suffering from old age complications for the past fewContinue Reading
