New Delhi: As India continues to register a spike in cases of coronavirus, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on April 10 appealed to the protesting farmers at the Delhi borders to call off their months-long agitation, saying that the government is ready for a discussion as soon as theyContinue Reading
Washington D.C., : Catholic Charities Rio Grande Valley on Thursday said a viral video of their work with migrant children on the U.S.-Mexico border is “inaccurate and unauthorized.” In the video published on April 6, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones – known for falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shootingContinue Reading
By Matt Sedensky Greensburg, Pennsylvania: The nuns’ daily email update was overtaken by news of infections. Ambulances blared into the driveways of their convents. Prayers for the sick went unanswered, prayers for the dead grew monotonous and, their cloistered world suddenly caving in, some of the sisters’ thoughts were halting.Continue Reading
New Delhi: All schools and colleges will be closed in Delhi given the huge rise in coronavirus cases in the capital, along with other parts of the country, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on April 9. Several states and territories including Delhi have announced new restrictions such as night curfewsContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on April 9 said people are free to choose their own religion, even as it lashed out at a “very, very harmful kind” of “public interest” petition claiming there is mass religious conversion happening “by hook or by crook” across the country. Instead, a BenchContinue Reading
London: Prince Philip, the longest serving royal consort in British history and a constant presence at Queen Elizabeth II’s side for decades, died April 9 aged 99, Buckingham Palace announced. The death of the Duke of Edinburgh is a profound loss for the 94-year-old monarch, who once described him asContinue Reading
Jhansi: A court in Jhansi has granted bail to three people arrested in connection with the harassment of nuns traveling on a train. The magistrate’s court in Jhansi, a town in Uttar Pradesh state, released the three from the jail on April 7 evening. Magistrate Salil Patel said: “All theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: Communication experts have assured media students entering job market this year to not be disheartened by negative news of Covid times. “Don’t worry, the market is not so bad, and internships are taking place,” Margaret Da Costa, Advertising and Corporate Communications expert, told an AprilContinue Reading
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh police have arrested an educationist for writing a blog on the ideals of secularism with a blend of spirituality in context of Vedas and Lord Jesus. The FIR was registered at Narayangarh Police station against Rajendra Prasad Dwivedi, a resident of Bhopal and a former DistrictContinue Reading
By Dipankar Ghose Kolkata: To the right of a large yellow iron gate that is shut, Vimal Thakur accidentally nicks his customer on the chin, drawing a little blood. As the customer protests, Thakur snaps: “You know you shouldn’t come after 1 pm. My shift starts at 2, and IContinue Reading
