Vijayawada, Jan. 1, 2019: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced that the State government would increase the financial aid to the Christians for the Jerusalem pilgrimage from Rs 40,000 to Rs 75,000. He also announced Rs 1.5 crore financial aid to the CSI St Pauls Basilica Church known asContinue Reading
ROME – On Dec 31, the Vatican announced that papal spokespersons Greg Burke and Paloma Garcia Ovejero have resigned – a move that comes just over two years after their 2016 appointments, and just weeks after two other key personnel changes in the Vatican’s communications operation. Taking the reins inContinue Reading
Kochi: A preliminary meeting appears to have taken place between the leaders of the warring Jacobite and Orthodox factions of the Malankara Church on Dec 29. According to reports, the “compromise meeting” was held at the residence of former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishnan, and lasted one hour. TheContinue Reading
Bhadohi, Dec. 30, 2018: A woman was beaten up, stripped and made to run naked in her village in Gopiganj area of the Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh for resisting sexual harassment, police said on Dec. 30. Police have registered a case against four men involved in the incident andContinue Reading
Aligarh, Dec. 30, 2018: An NGO in Aligarh has given an innovative meaning to the celebration of Christmas – treated street children in a fancy restaurant. The Rag Dreams’ Weavers Association (RDWA) collaborated with LA’CHEF Restaurant, Maris road, Aligarh, to give people a chance to have their Christmas food withContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Dec. 29, 2018: Faced with the evil done to children, “no one can remain silent,” says Bishop John Rodrigues, rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Bandra (Mumbai). The prelate was addressing the Mass on December 28 for the feast day of the HolyContinue Reading
Panaji, Dec. 28, 2018: Christmas should help people lead lives with values like ‘samvedana’ (sensitivity) and ‘karuna’ (compassion), which form the ethos of the Indian civilization, Goa’s Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao said in his annual civic reception address on Dec. 28. “May he lead our lives along the paths ofContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec. 27, 2018: The Lok Sabha on December 27 passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, after a heated debate. The opposition Congress and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) staged a walkout before the voting. The two parties through their floor leaders,Continue Reading
Mumbai, Dec. 27, 2018: Five people have died after a major fire broke out in a high-rise residential building December 27 evening in Chembur, one of Mumbai’s largest suburbs. The fire started on the 10th floor of building number 35 in the B wing of Sargam Society. The housing societyContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore New Delhi, Dec. 26, 2018: One of world’s biggest infrastructure projects, the US$90 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is chugging along at a steady pace, its tempo astounding cynics. At a recent interaction with Matters India, some top men behind the mega project’s steering wheel shared theirContinue Reading
