Trivandrum: The Latin Catholic Diocese has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the Cyclone Ockhi-affected areas of Kerala and treat it as a national calamity, saying the Centre had not done enough to handle the situation. The vicar-general of the diocese, Fr Eugene Pereira, told The Telegraph that theContinue Reading

The Latin Catholic Church has decided to intensify its agitation until all fishermen left stranded in the outer sea by cyclone Ockhi are rescued. A meeting of the pastoral council under the Thiruvananthapuram archdiocese of the Church, convened by Archbishop Soosa Pakiam M., decided to launch day-and-night agitations at variousContinue Reading

By Sujata Jena, SS.CC. Trivandrum: Cyclone Ockhi has come and gone but it has left many families under trauma and shock. The air of the coastal belt of Southern India of Kerala is now filled with the howling and crying of the distressed family members of the missing fishermen. CycloneContinue Reading

New Delhi:A number of prominent Muslim organisations, including the Jamat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH), on Thursday condemned the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and said the move will hamper a “comprehensive resolution” of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. JIH Vice President T. Arif Ali said the TrumpContinue Reading

HYDERABAD: The Church of South India (CSI) lost a luminary with the passing of its former Moderator, Rt Rev Dr BP Sugandhar, here on Tuesday. The who’s who of the community and leaders cutting across all parties attended his funeral at St John’s Cemetery in Secunderabad on Wednesday evening. HeContinue Reading