Kottayam, April 1, 2020: A 93-year-old Indian has become the country’s oldest patient to survive the coronavirus infection, doctors say. The man and his 88-year-old wife both recovered after testing positive about a month ago. They will be discharged in a few days, hospital officials told reporters. The couple livesContinue Reading
Chandigarh, April 1, 2020: A video showing sanitation workers being applauded, showered with flowers and being offered garlands made of currency notes in Punjab’s Patiala has gone viral on social media. Chief Minister Amarinder Singh shared the video on his official twitter account and said that “adversity is bringing outContinue Reading
Ponda, April 1, 2020: Residents of a major town in Goa have threatened to raid traders who sell commodities at exorbitant prices during the nationwide lockdown. Shankar Naik, a resident of Ponda, alleged that the traders are taking undue advantage of the lockdown and the consequent rush for food, groceryContinue Reading
Panaji, April 1, 2020: The Archdiocese of Goa has appealed its faithful to help the poor and underprivileged including migrant laborers during the ongoing lockdown period. In a press statement issued on March 30, Caritas Goa Director Father Maverick Fernandes has made a special appeal to all religious men andContinue Reading
By Victor Ferrao Panaji, April 1, 2020: Being locked down due to COVID-19 and immobilized has its upsides. One can spend quality time with oneself as one is free from the myth of Sisyphus that has set the clock of our life from morning to night. Now that we haveContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 31, 2020: A Muslim center, blamed for adding to the spread of coronavirus in the country, says the criticism is misplaced as it has followed all government instructions to contain the pandemic. Several groups, including some Muslim organizations, have condemned the Tablighi JamaatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 31, 2020: The Catholic Church in Kerala and the Indian Medical Association have criticized the southern Indian state government’s decision to provide liquor to addicts during the nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus pandemic. “The government’s unethical move will have far reaching consequences forContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, March 31, 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 29 apologized to the nation for taking some hard decisions to stop the spread of new coronavirus Covid 19. He did it while addressing the people on his monthly radio program, Man Ki Baat. “I apologize toContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, March 31, 2020: This is a sequel to the article “Is Religion Dead?” published earlier. This query may sound sacrilegious to the pious, religious Christian. It maybe a valid question for those who claim that Jesus did not found any religion. In the wake of the Covid-19Continue Reading
By S Harikrishnan On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that India would go into lockdown for three weeks to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The aim is to minimize contact between people as experts have established that “social distancing” is the most effective way to contain the spread ofContinue Reading
