New Delhi, May 24, 2020: Several parts of India are now experiencing a heat wave as the country is struggling to contain the fast spreading coronavirus pandemic in its third stage. A severe heat wave is declared when the maximum temperature is at least 40°C and more than 6.4°C higherContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Darjeeling. May 24, 2020: The Salesians of Don Bosco South Asia launched their first news podcast on May 24 the World Communications Day and feast of Mary Help of Christians. The podcast was launched simultaneously at Turin in Italy and at Nazareth Bhavan Salesian Novitiate atContinue Reading
Kolkata, May 23, 2020: The Indian Army on May 23 provided three columns to assist Kolkata City authorities deal with the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, one of the worst storms to have formed over the Bay of Bengal in recent years. Two more were sent to North and South 24Continue Reading
May 23, 2020: Catholics are calling for a public investigation into why so many elderly people have died in U.K. nursing homes during the coronavirus crisis. More than 20,000 people have died in U.K. care facilities as a result of the pandemic, according to an analysis of official figures byContinue Reading
Vatican City, May 23, 2020: Pope Francis appointed May 23 Bishop Thomas An-Zu Chung as the next Metropolitan Archbishop of Taipei, Taiwan. Chung, who currently serves as bishop of Chiayi, Taiwan, will replace Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan, who has retired at the age of 76. The Holy See is theContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 23, 2020: A senior doctor at Delhi’s All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) died of COVID-19 on May 23. Dr Jitendra Nath Pande, 78, was the director of the Pulmonology department at the premier hospital, which has been treating coronavirus patients for weeks. Dr Pande andContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 23, 2020: The NHRC has sent a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government over reports that bodies of victims in the recent Auraiya road accident and those injured were being carried in the same vehicle by authorities, officials said on May 22. The National Human Rights CommissionContinue Reading
By Suresh Mathew New Delhi, May 23, 2020: ‘The shepherds should live with the smell of the sheep…. This is what I am asking you – be shepherds with the smell of sheep.’ Thus spoke Pope Francis addressing priests at the Chrism Mass on Holy Thursday on March 28, 2013.Continue Reading
By Ram Puniyani New Delhi, May 23, 2020: Lately when India is undergoing the massive crisis of the Corona epidemic and the offshoots of its mishandling, we have also seen the pandemic being used to demonize a particular community in India. These hate mongers, operating through powerful medium of TV,Continue Reading
By Amitabh Kant New Delhi, May 23, 2020: Everybody agrees that we are living through unprecedented times. The nature and scale of the crisis that the Covid-19 pandemic has unfolded are unparalleled. In such a scenario, solutions are unlikely to come from past experiences or best practices. The biggest sourceContinue Reading
