Kochi/New Delhi: LGBT campaigners urged the state governments in country on Monday to “learn a lesson” from Kerala after authorities in the wealthy southern state said they would cover the cost of gender reassignment surgeries. Kerala’s chief minister said his government would pay 200,000 rupees ($3,000) to allow people toContinue Reading
Since the Indian conservative party BJP (the Bharatiya Janata Party) came into power, pressure on the Catholic Church has increased dramatically. The motive is simple and dramatic: Hindu nationalists have drawn a significant portion of their votes from Hindu religious fundamentalists who want to expel from India everything that doesn’tContinue Reading
KOCHI: If one thought the Church would stay clear of the clutches of trade unionism in the state, which has seen its good and bad impacts, think again. In what is believed to be a first in the world, Sextons hailing from the Catholic Church across the state have comeContinue Reading
Every shelter for vulnerable women and girls across Delhi will be inspected after accusations of sexual abuse at several Indian care homes and admission from the country’s minister for women that “many more” cases are likely to exist. The widening scandal, including allegations that one care home in Bihar stateContinue Reading
KOCHI: A protest resolution was read out and passed in many of the parishes of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church on Sunday against the National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson’s recommendation to ban the sacrament of confession in Christianity. According to PC Alias, the public relations officer of the Church, theContinue Reading
Ranchi: A lower court on Thursday awarded rigorous life imprisonment to 13 men guilty of murdering five women they branded as witches at Kanjia Marai village in Mandar on August 8, 2015. Twenty-six others, including two women, were set free. Three years ago, homemakers and farmers Jasinta Toppo (55), RatiaContinue Reading
Kurnool: At least 11 workers were killed and several others injured in a massive explosion of detonators in a stone quarry in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district on Friday. The incident happened at around 8.30 pm in private stone quarry belonging to Srinivasa Chowdary at Hathi Belagal village of Aluru block,Continue Reading
Leh: Fourteen Buddhist nuns, who are specialized in Kungfu, imparted self-defence training to the local girls in a six-day workshop which concluded at Naro Photang Hemis on August 1. At least 40 girl students, in the age group of 12 to 20, participated in the event and learned the techniquesContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram — With a string of Christian priests facing accusations of sexual misconduct in Kerala, Archbishop Soosa Pakiam of Trivandrum Friday said clergymen should be the models of sanctity in life. “Sanctity is one of the most vital component of the church. Priests should be the models of sanctity. We,Continue Reading
By Jeffrey Gettleman QASBAYAR, Kashmir — It was 9:30 p.m. when Sameer Tiger came to the door, a rifle slung over his shoulder. Most of the village of Qasbayar, a tucked-away hamlet surrounded by apple orchards and framed by Kashmir’s mountain peaks, was getting ready for sleep. A few yellowishContinue Reading
