By Pamela Constable Kartarpur, Pakistan, Dec. 10, 2018: — Rising above a placid stretch of rice paddies and wheat fields in southern Punjab province is a graceful white-domed temple. To followers of the Sikh religion, 21 million of whom live in next-door India, it is a sacred site where GuruContinue Reading
By Jhanshi Singh and Madan Sualsingh New Delhi, Dec. 10, 2018: The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) celebrated its 20th anniversary of existence at Vishwa International Youth Centre, New Delhi. Several eminent speakers addressed the gathering calling to work for Dalit rights, their education, emancipation, liberation and empowerment.Continue Reading
Dubai, Dec. 10, 2018 — India and the United Arab Emirates have signed two agreements, including one on currency swap. This was done after the Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held exhaustive discussions with her counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan to step up cooperation in areas like trade,Continue Reading
Manila, Dec. 10, 2018: The office of Rodrigo Duterte, the controversial Philippine president, on Dec. 6 was forced to play down remarks he had made about killing bishops, claiming it was only “hyperbole” and not a genuine threat. In a speech to local government officials, Duterte, who has a runningContinue Reading
By Nicole Winfield Vatican City, Dec. 10, 2018: The Vatican has launched an investigation into a small Chilean religious order of nuns after some sisters denounced sexual abuse at the hands of priests and mistreatment by their superiors, a turning point that shows the Holy See is now willing toContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec 10, 2018: Pope Francis on December 10 accepted the resignation of Bishop Prasad Gallela of Cuddapah from the pastoral care of the diocese. Bishop Gallela was facing a criminal complaint for allegedly misappropriating diocesan funds to lead a luxurious life with his alleged wife and son. TheContinue Reading
Piravom, Dec. 10, 2018: A group of parishioners on Dec. 10 foiled an attempt by the Kerala Police to take control of their church. Six women and three men reached the terrace of the St Mary’s Syrian Jacobite Church in Piravom, after a strong posse of police officers came toContinue Reading
Moscow, Dec 10, 2018: A Russian priest who flaunted luxury items including Louis Vuitton bags and Gucci shoes on his Instagram account will face a disciplinary committee, an Orthodox Church spokesman said Dec 10. Vyacheslav Baskakov deleted the images of himself posing in his frock with the designer goods afterContinue Reading
Jhanshi Singh New Delhi, Dec. 10, 2018: The National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights (NCDHR) celebrated its 20th anniversary of existence (1998-2018) at Vishwa International Youth Centre, New Delhi. Several eminent speakers addressed the gathering calling to work for Dalit rights, their education, emancipation, liberation and empowerment. Speaking on thisContinue Reading
Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ The brutal murder of Inspector Subodh Kumar and another local youth in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on 3 December says it all. Inspector Kumar was killed by a right-wing mob in the context of an ‘allegation’ of some ‘illegal cow slaughter’. Nothing has been proved until date;Continue Reading
