Haridwar: Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious congregation, will begin on January 14, an ancient city and important Hindu pilgrimage site in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The mela, which happens every 12 years, is celebrated mainly at four places Allahabad (Prayag) where the rivers Ganga, Yamuna and SarasvatiContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore: The Church urgently requires new solutions and responses to challenges it faces in India, asserts a Catholic priest, who has tried to develop enlightened leadership, responsible citizenship, and harmony among religions and ethnic groups for the past four decades. “If you let the past control you,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: A US-based management expert on January 10 cautioned against hackers who are active in digital world making cyber security a key concern for society. Trillions of devices would be connected to internet in the coming years and people would have a lot of data comingContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru: Society should recognize the remarkable talents and skills of specially-abled persons, asserts Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore. The prelate was the chief guest of “Caring for the disabled,” an event on January 9 to honor eleven specially-abled people and two Covid warriors in Bengaluru. TheContinue Reading
New Delhi: An all-women team of Air India is set to make history when they pilot the longest non-stop commercial flight operated by any airline to India later in the week. The flight is being operated on a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft and will last more than 17 hours and mayContinue Reading
Mumbai: – One bishop in India is warning that “democracy is in danger, and the principles of secularism at risk” after the latest anti-Christian incident in the Hindu-majority nations. Bishop Gerald J. Mathias of Lucknow spoke to Crux after a Christian pastor and a group of worshippers were attacked inContinue Reading
Kota: The Rajasthan Police have managed to free 38 tribal women and children kidnapped from Madhya Pradesh. In a case of mass kidnapping, a group of more than 100 people from a village in Madhya Pradesh allegedly kidnapped the women and children from Rajasthan on suspicion that their men wereContinue Reading
New Delhi: Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA), the government body set up for cow welfare has announced that it will hold a countrywide online examination on “gau vigyan” (cow science) on February 25. There will be no fee for the examination. Announcing the first-ever exam of this kind–“Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan PracharContinue Reading
Vijayawada: Indian Dalit Christian Rights (IDCR) leaders have demanded an unconditional apology from BJP Telangana state president Bandi Sanjay Kumar for linking Christianity with politics and terming YSR Congress as “Bible party” hurting the sentiments of the entire community. IDCR national president and YSRC senior leader Perike Vara Prasad RaoContinue Reading
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Jan 7 stayed a single judge bench order directing the federal forces to take over a church in Kothamangalam, a town in Ernakulam district. A division bench issued the stay on an appeal by filed the state government challenging the December 8 order ofContinue Reading
