Panaji, June 19, 2020: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on June 19 said the area around the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Old Goa will be upgraded under a Central government scheme. Sawant chaired a meeting to discuss the final detailed project report (DPR) on beautification of the church complex,Continue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore, June 20, 2020: Although I have friends from Bahai religion I was ignorant that it was a religion without priests. For the first time, I attended a Bahai funeral when one of my friends passed away. With many friends and relatives, I also went to aContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar, June 20, 2020: Everyone has a choice to act upon a situation or to remain indifferent to it. The former makes us happy as a Chinese saying goes: “If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” I am happy to share with you my experienceContinue Reading
By Brian Fernandes Mangaluru, June 20, 2020: ‘Go chowmein, go.’ Ramdas Athawale’s plan to ban Chinese food draws laughs and criticism on social media – the platform for the generics to turn expert. The main criticism was that it was made in India, by Indian cooks and with Indian ingredientsContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 20, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 20 launched a program to generate jobs in rural India for migrant workers returning home amid the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown. The prime minister said the “Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan” (Job scheme for welfare of the poor) had beenContinue Reading
New York, June 20, 2020: The Diocese of Syracuse announced on June 19 that it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid the financial impact of numerous sexual abuse lawsuits. New York’s Child Victims Act, which passed early last year, opened a one-year window for adults in the state whoContinue Reading
Yangon, June 20, 2020: Myanmar activists inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement have launched their own anti-racism campaign in a country where many Muslims and people of Indian heritage are made to feel like outsiders. Buddhist-majority Myanmar officially boasts a patchwork of 135 ethnic groups, but many have feltContinue Reading
By Dr Glenn C Kharkongor Shillong, June 20, 2020: Who knows if this is the mid-point of the Covid crisis? But we’re at the junction between lockdown and unlock, so a good time to do some stock-taking. Are there any lessons to be learned, that will help us on theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, June 19, 2020: A group of Catholic women in India has urged the national body of major superiors in the country to conduct an independent probe to help unravel the mystery behind the death of a novice nun in a Kerala convent. “Today is theContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, June 19, 2020: Of late we have been frequently hearing about sex scandals involving priests and nuns/lay women, misappropriation of church funds/properties, misuse of authority and murders in the Catholic church. Some recent cases are Kadapa bishop who resigned, former bishop of Jalandhar, bishop ofContinue Reading
