Vatican City: Pope Francis February 20 accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah from the post of prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The unexpected announcement ended the tenure of one of the Vatican officials most often seen as an opponent of theContinue Reading
(A sequel to “Love’s Dark Secrets”) By chhotebhai Kanpur: Once again this heading challenges us to sit up and take note. We know that the term “Love Jihad” has been coined by ultra-nationalist right wing forces that have used it to push through stringent legislation against forced conversions in UttarContinue Reading
By Prashant Bhaware Yavatmal: I studied in a boarding school. Every day, two hours of the evening were scheduled for outdoor games. Before we could begin playing, our sports teacher would instruct us to run two rounds of the playground as warm up. A few of us, including myself, wereContinue Reading
By Suwathy V Coimbatore: Rajalakshmi, a middle-aged woman, and her husband have to walk several miles from their home to their farm in Kallar in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kallar is a village settlement located in Anaimalai (Elephant mountains). The settlement is populated by tribals. The coupleContinue Reading
By Shalini S New Delhi: Muslim children face systematic exclusion at the pre-primary level at private schools in the national capital of India, a new research has pointed out. The research article titled “Early Educational Marginalization for Muslim Children in India: An Analysis of Nursery School Admission in Private SchoolsContinue Reading
New Delhi: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on February 19 extended support to Disha Ravi as the Indian climate activist was sent to three-day judicial custody in the connection the toolkit case. Retweeting Fridays for Future (FFF) India’s tweet, Thunberg wrote, “Freedom of speech and the right to peaceful protestContinue Reading
New Delhi: A court in Delhi on February 19 sent climate activist Disha Ravi to jail for three days. The Delhi police presented the 22-year-old young Bengaluru-based woman to the Patiala House court. She was arrested on February 14 over a farmers’ protest toolkit linked to Republic Day violence inContinue Reading
By Hemendra Chaturvedi Agra: India is preparing to hang a woman teacher in Uttar Pradesh, convicted of murder, after 70 years. The preparations are on at the district jail in Mathura for the probable hanging of Shabnam, says Akhilesh Kumar, Agra’s deputy inspector general (Jail). Shabnam was convicted in 2008Continue Reading
New Delhi: Protesting farmers on February 18 sat on railway tracks at hundreds of locations, and stopped some trains during a four-hour ‘rail roko’ agitation. The Railways said there was a “negligible” impact on the running of trains across the country. For a few passengers on trains stopped by theContinue Reading
By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad: It is Lent once again: a very Special Season for Christians throughout the world. It is a time for repentance and renewal; to rekindle our initial fervor and the intense practice of our baptismal promises. What we do in these forty days will hopefully extend intoContinue Reading
