Harogere, May 9, 2019: A row of plastic pots near a borewell in the middle of Harogere village of Tumakuru district, two km from the Andhra Pradesh border, tell the story of a drought in Karnataka. Water supply has been patchy from the four public borewells in Harogere, dependent onContinue Reading
Kolkata, May 9,2019: Singh, who came fourth nationally in the ISC examination, was on May 8 made a ‘deputy commissioner’ of Kolkata police for a day in appreciation of her achievement. Richa, a student of G.D. Birla Centre for Education who secured 99.25 per cent marks in the plus twoContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 9, 2019: Several parts of north India continued to reel under scorching heat Wednesday with Jammu recording its season’s hottest day at over 40 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological Department. Heat wave was observed at isolated places in west Rajasthan where Sri Ganganagar became the hottestContinue Reading
Bhopal, May 9, 2019: A Protestant pastor in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh has been acquitted of charges held against him under India’s state-level anti-conversion laws. Pentecostal Pastor Balu Saste, his wife, his son, and members of his community were violently attacked by Hindus, later detained by theContinue Reading
Vatican City, May 9, 2019: Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking law on Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-up by their superiors to the church authorities. The new church law provides whistle-blower protections for anyone making a report and requiresContinue Reading
By Irudaya Jothi Shenbaganur, May 8, 2019: A group of Jesuits underwent intense five-week training on Ignatian sources to help those interested in discernment and experience of Christ in daily life. “There has been an increased enquiry on Jesuit spirituality after a Jesuit became a Pope. People want to knowContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 8, 2019: A police complaint from a church situated on New Delhi’s Parliament Street against some former employees has been settled, police said. Madhur Verma, deputy commission of police in New Delhi, said the dispute was between the management of the Free ChurchContinue Reading
Kochi, May 8, 2019: Indian billionaire Yusuff Ali has converted the Great Scotland Yard, which served as headquarters for the Metropolitan police in London, into a five-star hotel. The chairman of Abu Dhabi-based retail giant LuLu Group bought the iconic building in 2015 for I0 billion rupees (£110 million). TheContinue Reading
Vatican City, May 8, 2019: Pope Francis has paid tribute to Jean Vanier, whose charity work helped improve conditions for the developmentally disabled in Canada and multiple other countries over the past half-century. The Christian philosopher, writer, humanist and an ardent advocate for the most marginalized by society died onContinue Reading
Islamabad, May 8, 2019: Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman freed from death row last year has arrived in Canada, reports CNN quoting her lawyer, Saif Ul Malook. Bibi, a mother of five from Punjab province, was taken out of the country after repeated death threats from religious extremists inContinue Reading
