New Delhi: A Delhi court on February 23 granted bail to Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate activist arrested February 13 in connection with the “toolkit” case and charged with sedition and conspiring against the country. She was asked to provide two sureties of 100,000 rupees, as a bail condition. “ConsideringContinue Reading
Meppadi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has sought to reach out to Christians in Kerala ahead of the coming assembly polls, hailing their service in many sectors. He also noted “an atmosphere of fear’ in the country, but did not elaborate. “The atmosphere of the country is one of fear. ButContinue Reading
By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy Panaji: Lent is a time for prayer, penance and almsgiving. In short, the period exhorts us to reach out to others in need, or to live serving others. In the Gospel of St Luke (vv38) Jesus assures us, ‘Give, and it will be given to you. AContinue Reading
By Divya Tom New Delhi: The idea of self-reliance is not new. Since, the post-independence period economists and governments have realized that to be truly free of European dominance, a country and its people should be free of economic reliance on Europe and the US. However, globalization hindered this process,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon: In a joint appeal for restoration of peace and reconciliation in the civil unrest following military coup on February 1, Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Myanmar has endorsed Buddhist monks warning. Bishops representing 16 Catholic dioceses in Myanmar in February 21 letter appealed to specially thoseContinue Reading
By Jeffrey Gettleman and Suhasini Raj New Delhi: Indian students have been hitting the books hard in preparation for a big test on cows, reading that India’s cows have more emotions than foreign ones, and that their humps have special powers. As part of a new optional bovine curriculum, pushedContinue Reading
Kolkata: Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has announced a national level film award after legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Javadekar made this announcement February 22 at a program organized by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) in Kolkata, according to an actor who was present at the event. At theContinue Reading
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic bishops says they are suspicious of the government’s motives in not sharing the report of a presidential commission of inquiry into Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in 2019 that killed more than 260 people, and instead appointing another committee to study it. Bishop Julian WinstonContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has noted the 90th anniversary of Christ’s revelations to Saint Faustina about the Divine Mercy. The Polish nun was given the now famous image of Jesus that reflects his Divine Mercy, with the prayer, “Jesus, I trust in you.” After praying the midday Angelus on FebruaryContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on February 22 granted bail for six months on medical grounds to Varavara Rao, who has been in jail for over two years in the Koregaon-Bhima case. “With all humility and human considerations, we are of the opinion that this is a fit case forContinue Reading
