Darjeeling, March 15, 2020 — A book launch in Darjeeling brought together some 50 literati in the hills in spite of the impending threat of pandemic COVID 19 virus and West Bengal Government ordered shut down from 16 to 31 March. The event was held at the recently renovated iconicContinue Reading
C Chingsaham Longding, March 16, 2020: Few people can manage to serve society while they have their own struggles. However, a young man from Longkhaw village in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh has been providing free tuition to students in his community. With a master’s degree in economics, Chanphua WangsuContinue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, March 16, 2020: Many a time bad events in our lives open up new opportunities. They also teach us life-changing lessons. The dreaded the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which the United Nations has declared a worldwide pandemic, has opened up for India at least two distinctContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam, March 16, 2020: The Kottayam Additional district sessions Court in Kerala on March 16 dismissed the discharge petition filed by Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar, accused of raping a nun multiple times over a period of two years. The court ruling now forces the 55-year-oldContinue Reading
Rome, Italy, Mar 15, 2020: Italian police on March 15 dispersed Catholics attending a Mass being celebrated in a parish outside of Rome. The Italian government has prohibited public gatherings in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Mass was being offered at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in the ItalianContinue Reading
Cremona, Italy, Mar 15, 2020: A Catholic priest has died in Italy from coronavirus, and local Italian media reported Sunday the death of several others. No priests have previously been reported dead from the global pandemic, which has struck Italy more gravely than nearly any other country in the world.Continue Reading
Rome, March 15, 2020: Coronavirus victims in Italy will be denied access to intensive care if they are aged 80 or more or in poor health should pressure on beds increase, a document prepared by a crisis management unit in Turin propose. Some patients denied intensive care will in effectContinue Reading
Kollam, March 15, 2020: The two grandmothers who won the Nari Shakti Puraskar, met each other for the first time. On her way home after receiving India’s highest civilian award for recognizing the achievements and contributions of women from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Karthyayani Amma visited Bhageerathi Amma at PrakkulamContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, March 15, 2020: In the wake of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) UN High Commissioner, Michele Bachelet, has filed an intervention in the Supreme Court petition challenging the constitutionality of the Citizenship Amendment Act, as she is critical of CAA. Responding to her, India’s Foreign Minister S.Continue Reading
By S S Sundar Rome, March 15, 2020: I was shocked when the Italian government on March 14 announced a total of 1,441 deaths from COVID-19 in the country where I have spent the past eight years. The country has reported 21,157 cases. I took off for a month fromContinue Reading
