By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, Dec. 16, 2018: A Catholic school in Odisha that survived two rounds of anti-Christian violence set aside past memories and pledged to serve society as it celebrated annual day. “The school started on August 2, 2004, the same year Our Lady of Charity Church, Raikia, facedContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec 16, 2018: Justice S.R. Sen of the Meghalaya High Court says his controversial judgment on Hindu country was “misinterpreted” and that “secularism is one of the basic structures” of the Constitution. On December 12, disposing a petition, Justice Sen had reportedly said that India should have declaredContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, Dec. 16, 2018: A Catholic priest has protested the use of Christian religious activities at the oath ceremony of the new government of Mizoram. Such a practice “is not in accordance with the spirit of the Constitution,” asserts Father Anand Muttungal, national coordinator of theContinue Reading
Shillong, Dec 16, 2018: Various rescue teams on December 16 continued their efforts to locate 13 miners trapped while working in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district. According to police and the district administration, so far only 3 helmets have been found. The miners were trappedContinue Reading
Dubai, Dec. 16, 2018: What began as a hobby to beat boredom for this Dubai-based 13-year-old has now become a life-long pursuit to be the next big thing in technology. Aadithyan Rajesh, a student of Elite English School in Abu Hail, Deira, was only nine years old when he developedContinue Reading
Dibrugarh, Dec 16, 2018: Unidentified miscreants have vandalized St Thomas Catholic Church and its grotto in Chapatoli village near Duliajan in Assam. The incident came to light on the morning of December 15 when villagers were going for their works through the church area. They noticed the church door openContinue Reading
Chicago, Dec. 15, 2018: A 120-year-old Chicago church was saved from auction after a midnight call from a group of donors, which one church official said was “a Christmas miracle.” Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church held what parishioners believed would be its final service on Dec. 13. The church wasContinue Reading
By Acharya Sachidananda Bharathi Kochi, Dec. 15, 2018: By the term ‘Communism’ I mean here an integrated socio-economic-political system wherein the members of a commune (community) can live together peacefully and happily by sharing their time, energy and resources for the common good of all and for the good ofContinue Reading
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By Matters India Reporter Gwalior, Dec 15, 2018: Bishop Thomas Thennatt of Gwalior has succumbed to a severe head injury in a tragic car accident. According to a press release from the Diocese of Gwalior, the bishop was returning to his residence after an annual function in a school when hisContinue Reading
