Dengnanggre: One villager in Meghalaya’s North Garo Hills (NGH) district has hacked his neighbor to death after suspecting him of practicing witchcraft. The incident took place in Dengnanggre village near Achotchongre under Bajengdoba PS on March 19. According to police reports, the suspect, identified as Henathson A Sangma, accused theContinue Reading
By Shalini Venugopal Bhagat Johri: The 89-year-old woman stood in the courtyard of her home in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state and picked up an air pistol. She tucked her pink head scarf securely into the waist of her long skirt and steadied her arm, looking through the sights atContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore: Celebrations of birthdays of persons, foundation days of institutions and jubilees of different types have become common in our society. Much money, time and energy are wasted for exhibiting pomp and show by persons and institutions. Often people count the years of mere existence instead ofContinue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) has urged the faithful and society to vote for ideal candidates after analyzing their development plans. The council’s press release on March 19 clarified that the Church has taken an open stand towards political parties. Voters were asked to choose a government whichContinue Reading
By Robin Gomes Rome: The Catholic nun of Myanmar whose powerful gesture of pleading with security forces to avoid a bloodbath drew intense media attention worldwide, is grateful to Pope Francis for his closeness to the people. Since the February 1 military coup, the entire nation has been in turmoilContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: Quick decision, desire to help another, ready to dare, selflessness are some of the thoughts that run across my mind when I read the story of the little Hebrew girl and Naaman, the official (2 Kings 5:1-19) She was brought as a slave in the houseContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A Jesuit priest says the way Muslims celebrate the month of Ramzan helps him grow in God-consciousness as a Christian. The month of Ramzan falls in April this year “I consciously use the word ‘celebrate’ because I have personally experienced and seen Muslim friends—sistersContinue Reading
Kolkatta: A homemaker in the city said she often has to switch to the more difficult earthen oven because she doesn’t have enough money at home for an LPG cylinder. Pompa Mondal said she books a cylinder when the family has money but the double blow of the Covid pandemicContinue Reading
Financial woes brought by last year’s coronavirus pandemic have pushed about 32 million Indians out of the middle class, undoing years of economic gains, a report showed on Thursday, while job losses pushed millions into poverty. The number of Indians in the middle class, or those earning between $10 andContinue Reading
By Harish Damodaran New Delhi: A 100 percent solar-powered battery-less cold store that can preserve around 2 tons of freshly-harvested produce at 3-4°C during the day and 8-12°C at nighttime. A technology for imparting elasticity and structural strength to bajra and maize dough, making their chapattis as soft as fromContinue Reading
