Suresh Moona Shivajinagar is where thousands of people belonging to different faiths, converge on September 8 every year. They all congregate to celebrate with all veneration, devotion and jubilation, the Birthday of mother Mary, the mother of Jesus. The statue of Mary is located in a shrine outside the mainContinue Reading
‘Social’ travel accounts for nearly 86% of all overnight travel; travel for purposes of religion is a distant second, show NSSO survey data.Continue Reading
Deepthi Sanjiv The newly set up journalism department of St Agnes College in Mangaluru is trying to reach out to women at work, who often go unnoticed. Laxmi Shenoy, head of the department, told Bangalore Mirror that the department was encouraging students to write stories on women as part ofContinue Reading
Simplicity of the vestments in the early days signified that the Church closely identified itself with the poorContinue Reading
The Christmas season lasts until January 6Continue Reading
Onam this year falls on August 5Continue Reading
New Delhi — Many Indian women including homemakers have increasingly entered the stock market, often considered the domain of men in India. “The need for financial independence, the potential to make quick money and possibilities of creating wealth, in the long run, are larger reasons why women are becoming besottedContinue Reading
People can leave surplus food in the ‘community fridge’ so that those who can’t afford food can get something to eat. It was the idea of Dr Issa Fathima Jasmine, an orthodontist in ChennaiContinue Reading
Ongole: While the federal government spends millions of rupees for publicity and sensitization of public on open defecation, a demand for toilets from more than 500 families in an enclave named after Mother Teresa Colony has gone unheard for years. The authorities in Andhra Pradesh state say they cannot takeContinue Reading
Mick became an Indian citizen in 1977Continue Reading