By Bhawana Bisht Pangot, June 5, 2020: Most people in the village address her as “Shagun Ma’am.” Shagun Singh is a teacher, guide and an environmentalist who makes the most of life’s journey spreading awareness, teaching and touching the lives of many. The 36-year-old woman is doing everything in theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 4, 2020: Persons aged above 65, those with comorbidities, pregnant woman and children below the age of 10 years should stay at home, say new norms for opening religious places after more than two months of nationwide lockdown. The federal Ministry of HealthContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 4, 2020: India’s Home Ministry on June 4 blacklisted 2,550 foreign members of an Islamic organization for violating visa rules. The ministry officials accused Tablighi Jamaat members from nearly 40 countries of staying in India during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown and indulging in missionary activities. The ministryContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, June 4, 2020: The funeral of a priest of the Malankara Orthodox Church who died of Covid-19 was conducted on June 4, two days after his death. The burial was conducted as per protocol for COVID-19 deaths. Father K.G. Varghese died on June 2 in a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram,Continue Reading
Beijing, Jun 4, 2020: About 40 students and staff of a primary school in China were injured when a security guard attacked them with a knife, official media reported on Thursday, the latest such incident of mass attack by disgruntled people in the country. The incident happened at a schoolContinue Reading
Washington, June 4, 2020: Miscreants have vandalized a statue of Mahatma Gandhi statue situated in a public park across from the Indian Embassy in Washington. The statue was defaced with graffiti during the ongoing protests over the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American. The statue was spray painted withContinue Reading
George Cheriyan and Nimisha Sharma Jaipur, June 4, 2020: Pressing times due to Covid-19 pandemic have once again reminded us the need of co-existence for a peaceful and beautiful world. As the world observes yet another World Environment Day on June 5, to remind us regarding the need to protectContinue Reading
By George Cheriyan and Amar Deep Singh Jaipur, June 4, 2020: World No Tobacco Day is celebrated around the world every year on May 31. This yearly celebration, informs the public on the dangers of using tobacco. Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. More than 7Continue Reading
Rome, June 3, 2020: In his greetings to the English-speaking faithful at the weekly General Audience on June 3, Pope Francis addressed the people of the United States, as protests continue throughout the nation. “I have witnessed with great concern the disturbing social unrest in your nation in these pastContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Jun 3, 2020: India’s top prelate spoke up for religious freedom and against absolutism in government. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, made his remarks in reference to Jesus’s command to “Render to Caesar things that areContinue Reading
