By Matters India Reporter Ranchi: The Catholic Archdiocese of Ranchi has urged its faithful to go for sober and modest celebration of Christmas in view of the difficulties posed by Covid-19 and lockdowns. “This year has been a difficult year marked by challenges, difficulties and suffering. COVID 19 and theContinue Reading
By Michael Howie Wight: British national is suffering from blindness and paralysis in a hospital in Rajasthan after being bitten by a snake while battling coronavirus, his family have said. Ian Jones was in intensive care on November 20 after being bitten by a black king cobra in a villageContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ambala: A 176-year-old cemetery in Ambala, a city in Haryana state, is in a state of ruin as two parties remain locked in battle over its possession. The Christian Cemetery, built in 1844 and spread over 20.54 acre land on Jagadhari Road in the Cantonment, hasContinue Reading
Prayagraj: Seven people died and at least 15 are admitted to a hospital after consuming toxic liquor in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered action against those responsible under the stringent Gangster Act. The tragedy took place on Friday in Amilia village. Locals sayContinue Reading
Washington: An Indian-American doctor and scientist has discovered a potential strategy to prevent life-threatening inflammation, lung damage and organ failure in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Published online in the journal Cell, the research coming from the lab of Dr Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, an Indian-born researcher working at St. Jude Children’s ResearchContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Pilar: The communication wing of the Goa-based Society of the Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier, commonly also known as the Society of Pilar, has published a song video to pay tribute to Venerable Father Agnelo de Souza, a saintly member of the society. The Pilar MediaContinue Reading
Pratapgarh: Fourteen people, including seven children, died when their car collided with a stationary truck on the Lucknow-Allahabad highway, around 70 km from Pratapgarh district headquarters, an official said November 20. The accident took place the previous night when the victims were returning from a wedding function in the NawabganjContinue Reading
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has said that marriage between first cousins is illegal. The court said that marriage which the petitioner (man) wants to perform with a girl, who is his first cousin, was also per se illegal. “The submission in the present petition that as andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Church in India has bid farewell to Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro who has been transferred to Brazil. The farewell was arranged through a virtual session, attended by 120 bishops from across the country. Archbishop Diquattro has spent almost four years of diplomaticContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Indore: A Jain businessman, who funded the publication of Bible reflections running to ten volumes eight years ago, died in Indore, Madhya Pradesh state. Ajit Kumar Kasliwal passed away on November 19 after a prolonged period of illness. He was 84. Father Alengaden says the JainContinue Reading
