New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 20 made a ‘surprise’ visit to Gurudwara Rakabganj Sahib in New Delhi to pay tributes to Guru Tegh Bahadur for his supreme sacrifice. Photographers were not far behind. This was his first visit to a gurudwara since he became PM in 2014.Continue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: As Cardinal Oswald Gracias marks his 50th priestly anniversary, colleagues note that he is “gifted with intelligence, leadership qualities and altruistic nature.” Cardinal Gracias, the archbishop of Bombay and president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, was ordained to the priesthood on December 20, 1970,Continue Reading
New Delhi: Facebook India head Ajit Mohan told the parliamentary panel December 16 that the social media giant had found no reason to act against the Bajrang Dal – a right-wing outfit with ties to the ruling BJP, despite an internal security team tagging it as dangerous for inciting violenceContinue Reading
The Harmony Foundation will award this year’s Mother Teresa Memorial Awards to New York-based chef Vikas Khanna and IPS officer Sanjay Pandey, Director General, Home Guards. The theme for Harmony Foundation’s award this year is ‘Celebrating Compassion In Times Of Covid’ and the award ceremony will be held virtually onContinue Reading
New Delhi: India has passed 10 million coronavirus cases as it waits for a vaccine for the highly infectious virus that has affected more than 75 million people worldwide. In November, the United States became the first country to cross the grim mark. In India, more than 145,000 patients haveContinue Reading
Haldwani: In a new twist to the controversy over control of Nainital’s famous Sherwood College, the Diocese of Lucknow has moved the Uttarakhand High Court on Dec. 17stating that it is the real legal guardian of the institute, not the Diocese of Agra. Rakesh Sobti, the legal advisor of BishopContinue Reading
Patna: A 32-year-old man in Bihar was beaten to death by a mob over suspicion of cattle theft near state capital Patna. All six named in the complaint have been arrested, the police said. The incident took place December 16 in Phulwarisharif near Patna. The victim, Muhammad Alamgir, was thrashedContinue Reading
New Delhi: A group of 20 Indian doctors from the USA has delayed its return to provide medical services at Tikri border, where thousands of farmers have been protesting against the new farm laws for over three weeks now. Svaiman Singh, one of the doctors in the team, said theyContinue Reading
It’s a TV series called ‘Yeshu’, the Hindi name for Jesus and it’s slated for telecast on ‘&TV’ a ZEE TV subsidiary, on December 22. This TV series, produced and directed by Arvind Babbal is being touted as having ‘a never before story line’. The claim is certainly true, becauseContinue Reading
Mumbai : With Christmas just over a week away, Archbishop of Bombay Cardinal Oswald Gracias on December 15 sounded a note of caution, asking churches and parishioners to follow the guidelines in place in view of the pandemic. Issuing a slew of guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for churchesContinue Reading