By Tola Mbakwe London: An Anglican priest, a self-proclaimed “intense gamer,” has been using his video gaming skills to connect with people who wouldn’t usually attend a church service. Reverend Simon Archer of All Saints Belvedere in south-east London has been live streaming himself playing video games throughout the coronavirusContinue Reading
By Isaac Gomes Kolkata: On February 21, the grief-stricken relatives of a stillborn child contacted the priest in charge of a parish under Baruipur diocese and requested him to conduct the funeral rites a stillborn child. They were shocked when the priest declined, saying he would neither bless the childContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Indian government on February 25 announced new rules to regulate digital content and establish what it called a “soft touch progressive institutional mechanism with level-playing field” featuring a Code of Ethics and a three-tier grievance redressal framework for news sites and OTT platforms. The rules will empowerContinue Reading
By Jacob Koshy New Delhi: The Indian government has withdrawn a controversial order that required prior clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs to attend online international scientific seminars and conferences. “In view of the easing of restrictions on travel and assembly of people guidelines issued regarding political clearance forContinue Reading
Lucknow: Amid protests by the Opposition, the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly on February 24 passed by voice vote a Bill aimed at curbing religious conversions by fraudulent or any other undue means, including through marriage. The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Bill, 2021 seeks to replace theContinue Reading
Chennai: On arterial Poonamallee High Road, flanked by Egmore Railway Station and the Police Commissioner’s office stands the imposing St Andrew’s church like a weightless dream in pale white. Fondly known as the Kirk (Scottish for church), the church’s steeple, the tallest in the city, soars above a sea ofContinue Reading
Washington: Anjali Bharadwaj, an Indian social activist working on issues of transparency and accountability, is one of the 12 “courageous” individuals named by the Biden administration for the newly-instituted International Anti-Corruption Champions Award. According to the State Department, the 48-year-old Indian woman has served as an active member of theContinue Reading
New Delhi: People above 60 years of age and those over 45 with comorbidities will be given Covid-19 vaccination from March 1, the federal government announced February 24. After a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar, said that 100 million people wouldContinue Reading
By Seema Chishti New Delhi: The ongoing protests by farmers against the three hastily promulgated agriculture laws have drawn international attention, with the denial of democratic rights to them by the government’s construction of military-grade barriers and shutting down of the Internet at protest sites getting strong statements of supportContinue Reading
Vatican City: Pope Francis has expressed his condolences after three people were killed in an attack on a United Nations convoy traveling in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Luca Attanasio, the Italian ambassador to Congo, died of his wounds from the attack. Vittorio Iacovacci, an Italian Carabinieri officer, and MoustaphaContinue Reading
