Ayodhya, October 27, 2019: History was created in the temple town Ayodhya when people lit 600,000 earthen lamps on the Saryu river bank on October 26, the eve of Diwali. A Guinness World Records representative certified it as a new record, said Uttar Pradesh government’s Director of Information Shishir. “LastContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Sonada, Oct. 26, 2019: A short film entitled “Missionary of the Balasun Valley” is to be screened at celebration of Extraordinary Missionary Month of Darjeeling-Sikkim Diocese scheduled to be held on 31 October 2019 at St. George School, Pedong, northeast of Kalimpong town in North Bengal. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Trichy, October 26, 2019: Franciscans are reviving church’s forgotten mission—interreligious dialogue in India, said Capuchin Father Nithya Sagayam, coordinator of the Association of Franciscan Families in India (AFFI). This year, the Franciscans mark the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi meeting the Muslim Sultan AlContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Old Goa, October 26, 2019: The current trends of ideological dogmatism are posing “danger” to India’s scientific temper, said the Association of Christian Philosophers of India (ACPI). “India’s contribution to science has been immense. There has been a scientific temper down the ages, which is inContinue Reading
By Rina Chandran Bangkok, Oct. 24, 2019: Almost 2,000 informal settlements in Delhi are set to be legalised under a new law agreed by the government this week, which ministers said would give more than 4 million residents the right to own their homes in India’s capital. India’s cabinet thisContinue Reading
By Kai Schultz and Hari Kumar Rothak, Oct 24, 2019: Diwali is the Hindu festival of light, and during the height of the celebrations in India each autumn, much of that illumination is coming from barely controlled explosions: the firecrackers, sparklers and other fireworks that millions here love to igniteContinue Reading
Daringbadi/ Chandahandi, Oct. 24, 2019: Hundreds of women along with various voluntary outfits went out on an awareness marathon against illegal liquor trade at Brhamarabadi panchyat under Daringibadi police station in Kandhamal district Tuesday. Illegal liquor trading is a major cause of worry for our society. So the NGOs andContinue Reading
Shillong, October 25, 2019: Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma took the pain to walk all the way to his office at Secretariat after the funeral service of Arch Bishop of Shillong Archdiocese, late Rev. Dominic Jala on Oct. 23 evening. The official vehicle of the Chief Minister along withContinue Reading
Shillong, October 23, 2019: Nearly 100,000 people from across northeastern India, particularly Meghalaya state, attended the state funeral of Archbishop Dominic Jala in Shillong. Archbishop John Moolachria of Guwahati, president of the North East India Bishops Coúncil, led the Mass at the Cathedral of Mary Help of Christian, Laitumkhrah, downtownContinue Reading
Chennai, Oct. 23, 2019: Following criticism over an advertisement that said ‘Brahmins only’ flats on sale for an upcoming residential project at Srirangam in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, the builder on Oct. 22 removed the advertisement and clarified that they are not against any caste or religion. The builder has deniedContinue Reading
