Special bus seats for lactating mothers in Madhya Pradesh
2017-02-07
The first seat behind the driver seat in all buses, including private ones, has been reserved for breastfeeding mothers.Continue Reading
Church facebook helps identify Bishop House immolator
2017-02-07
Hyderabad: A day after a man committed suicide by dousing himself with petrol near the Bishop House in Secunderabad, police established his identity. Family members suspected that financial problems might have driven him to take the extreme step. The Gopalpuram police said 42-year-old victim, Dean Benedict of Vijayapuri Colony inContinue Reading
“Prophet of religious harmony” dies
2017-02-07
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: Father Albert Nambiaparambil, one of the pioneers of interreligious dialogue in modern India and known as Kerala’s prophet of religious harmony, died on February 6 after a brief illness. He was 86. The funeral is scheduled for February 8 at the Carmel Ashram in VazhakulamContinue Reading
Is ‘patriotism’ all about the national anthem and the tricolor?
2017-02-06
Dr. George Jacob The Supreme Court recently asked all cinemas to play the national anthem, simultaneously screening the tricolor on the screens ‘for the love of the motherland’. ‘All moviegoers must stand up when the anthem is being played, and all doors of the cinema halls are to be closedContinue Reading
Churches to seek partnership in healthcare services
2017-02-06
The Churches will observe February 12-19 as the Healing WeekContinue Reading
Bohra women urge religious leaders to end female genital mutilation
2017-02-06
Mumbai: The cruel practice of female genital cutting or female genital mutilation (FGM) is not happening only in far away Africa. It’s not just being practised in tribal societies. Young girls aged six and seven are regularly being cut right here, in India. Mumbai abounds with untrained midwives who continueContinue Reading
Entry for women in Maramom convention’s night sessions sought
2017-02-06
Kottayam,Kerala: While the Supreme Court is considering cases on the entry of women into the famed Sabarimala temple, a group in the Syrian Mar Thoma Church has demanded its leadership to allow the entry of women to the famed Maramom convention’s night sessions. This new demand comes on the eveContinue Reading
Cardinal Gracias to release book on Kandhamal justice
2017-02-05
An analysis by Vrinda Grover and Saumya UmaContinue Reading
Maramon convention to begin on February 12
2017-02-03
Kozhencherry: The 122nd annual Christian religious meet, Maramon Convention, organised by the Mar Thoma Evangelistic Association (MTEA), will be held on the banks of Pampa at Maramon, near Kozhencherry, from February 12 to 19, according to association general secretary Fr. George Varghese Punnackadu. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday,Continue Reading