The Supreme Court on January 12 put on hold the three farm laws enacted in September. The farm laws are at the heart of massive farmer protests near Delhi. The top court appointed a committee of four agricultural experts to take over the negotiations with farmers to end the crisis.Continue Reading
Morena: At least 14 people died and several others fell ill allegedly after drinking spurious alcohol in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Police told reporters on January 12 that the victims came from three villagers in Morena district, 465 km north of Bhopal, the state capital. The incidentContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican on January 12 gave guidance about how priests can distribute ashes on Ash Wednesday amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments published a note directing priests to say the formula for distributing the ashes once to everyone present,Continue Reading
Kochi: Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry on January 11 inaugurated the first summit of the 29th Synod of the Syro-Malabar Church through videoconferencing. An official statement issued by the church said the Cardinal appreciated the work of the religious amid these testing times of the pandemic. The statement also mentionedContinue Reading
Mumbai: A group of faith educators in Mumbai has come up with a novel way to teach catechism to children – through action songs on video. They are also offering 24 popular children’s songs music track for vernacular language production. Father Dominic Martis, rector of Don Bosco High School andContinue Reading
Kolkata: Two mainline Churches in West Bengal on January 12 urged people to follow the message of Swami Vivekananda on his 158th birth anniversary. The Catholic Church and Church of North India hail the 18th century spiritual leader for transcending “the borders of religion to lead everyone to attain onenessContinue Reading
San Francisco: Amazon, Twitter and other tech companies on January 11 confronted fresh blowback for banning President Donald Trump and taking action against a wide array of websites that had glorified the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol five days ago. Twitter’s decision to remove Trump’s account, citing the potentialContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Indian government has appealed to the Supreme Court to stop a tractor rally of protesting farmers scheduled for January 26, the Republic Day. The farmers have planned to hold a huge rally in Delhi on January 26, if their demands to scrap the contentious farm laws areContinue Reading
New Delhi: Federal Minister Shripad Naik was injured while his wife and close aide died in an accident in Karnataka January 11 evening. His wife and his personal secretary, Deepak, died in the hospital, police confirmed. Naik, who is the Minister of state for AYUSH (independent) and defense, is outContinue Reading
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on January 11 said he was open to ‘discuss’ with the villagers protesting against the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) project in the stage. He, however, clarified that the government would not withdraw its proposal to build the IIT at the site that hasContinue Reading
