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
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has dismissed the plea of Robin Vadakkumchery, a former Catholic priest convicted of raping a minor, to grant him bail so that he could “marry the survivor.” The court said it could find no merit the petition. Dismissing the plea, Justice Sunil Thomas stated thatContinue Reading
Vatican City: In a decree issued earlier this month, the cardinal who heads the Vatican City State said that employees who refuse to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when deemed necessary for their work could face penalties up to termination of employment. The Feb. 8 decree from Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, presidentContinue Reading
Hungary is mourning Jesuit Fr Ferenc Jálics, who years ago counted Pope Francis among his students. He died in Budapest on Feb 13 at the age of 94. The Hungarian Society of Jesus confirmed that Jesuit Fr Jálics passed away following a turbulent but spiritually fulfilling life. He authored numerousContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: One tweet on the farmers’ protest aroused the supporters of the ruling party in India. The one tweet became the headline on all the national channels. The same tweet woke up many Bollywood celebrities and sport stars who have long been silent on the farmers’ protests.Continue Reading
