Thiruvananthapuram: The 55-year-old nun who was found dead inside the well of a convent in Kollam district of Kerala died due to drowning, the post-mortem report stated Monday. There were no other injury marks on the body of Sister Susan, an inmate of Mount Tabor Dayara Convent at Pathanapuram, exceptContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: More than 140 people from 38 different tribal communities of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana assembled during ‘Samvaad’- a two-day event to discuss various issues and concern of their communities and share innovations, work of research, music, food and cuisine at Paralakhemundi of Gajapati district in Odisha. Organised byContinue Reading
BEIJING: Beijing officials have shut down one of China’s largest “underground” Protestant churches for operating without a licence, the Communist government’s latest move to ramp up control over religious worship. Around 70 officials stormed into the Zion Church – housed on the third floor of a nondescript office building inContinue Reading
Former judge of Kerala High Court joins protesting nunsContinue Reading
Shivajinagar is host to a historical temple, mosque and Basilica for over a centuryContinue Reading
New Delhi: Does the country need a central body specifically for men on the lines of National Commission for Women? A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) working on the issues faced by aggrieved men says it’s about time the country gets one. The founder of the World’s Rights Initiative for Shared ParentingContinue Reading
The week-long Bandra Fair, also known as Mount Mary Fair, which kicks off today, is going that extra mile to make it eco-friendly. This year, the church authority has decided to reduce the plastic waste and thermocol waste during the fair and spread the message of environmental sustainability. Over 120Continue Reading
Chhotebhai Gay activists are ecstatic that the Supreme Court has finally struck down Sec 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), as being ultra vires of the Constitution, basic human rights, privacy and equal treatment. Why this ecstasy? Gay activists (which include homosexuals, lesbians and transgenders) had filed a writContinue Reading
Pope Francis has ordered newly ordained bishops to “just say no to abuse – of power, conscience or any type” as he faces allegations that he covered up child sexual abuse. The pontiff told the 75 bishops, hailing from 34 countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania, not toContinue Reading
