New Delhi: The NGOs that intend to receive foreign funding will now face tougher rules with the Union Home Ministry making it clear that such organisations must have existed for at least three years and spent Rs 15 lakh in voluntary activities to be eligible to receive money from abroad.Continue Reading
New Delhi: A Christian woman leader has been appointed as an “Eminent Global Peace Ambassador.” The appointment and Chattered Fellowship Award came from Forum 36 – Peace and Unity – International Peace Advocates, an international body. Minakshi Singh, general secretary of Unity in Christ, a forum of Protestant churches basedContinue Reading
By George Kommattathil Kozhikode: Farmers in Kerala have demanded protection of their lives and farms from wild animals. Wild animals such as boars, monkeys, and elephants destroy cultivation and often threaten the lives of farmers in the southern Indian state. “We are under constant threat and our life is inContinue Reading
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has conceded the demand of tribal communities to create a separate Sarna Code for them in the eastern Indian state. The government led by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha convened a special assembly session to create the Sarna Code and send the proposal to the federal government.Continue Reading
Srikakulam: On November 9, the diocese of Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh restarted the diocesan institute named St. Teresa of Child Jesus Minor Seminary. Some years ago, the seminary was closed for some reason, Bishop Rayarala Vijay Kumar, told Matters India. During the blessing of the seminary with a group ofContinue Reading
Old Goa: Thieves broke into the Se Cathedral, a UNESCO world heritage site in Old Goa, and took away cash and electronic items. The break-in is believed to have taken place on the night of November 8 but was noticed only in the following morning. No artefacts or items ofContinue Reading
Kancheepuram: A television journalist in Tamil Nadu’s Kancheepuram district was hacked to death, allegedly by a gang of drug dealers who suspected that he had alerted the authorities about them, police said. Four men have been arrested in connection with the murder. Isravel Moses, 27, was called out of hisContinue Reading
Guwahati: Assam police have denied permission to hold a candlelight vigil in Guwahati to seek the release of Jesuit Father Stan Swamy and the 15 other activists arrested in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon case. However, the police allowed another rally seeking the release of arrested TV anchor Arnab Goswami inContinue Reading
By Xavier Jayaraj Rome: On November 5, several US media channels stopped the live telecast of President Trump’s speech midway. They daringly stated that the president was spreading disinformation and telling ‘lies after lies after lies.’ In his 17-minute address, President Trump unleashed a deluge of claims and spoke ofContinue Reading
Kochi: The Income Tax department has raided the offices and residences of those associated with evangelist K P Yohannan’s Believers Eastern Church. The November 5 raids were based on specific inputs on alleged tax evasion and Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) violations conducted by the Thiruvalla-based Church. Special squads ledContinue Reading