PANAJI: The archdiocese of Goa and Daman through its Council for Social Justice and peace has sent out special prayers to all churches to be recited by its faithful during the Eucharist celebration in the days leading up to the February 4 polls. Besides its prayer seeking to “choose leadersContinue Reading
The diocese of Faridabad plans a dharna on February 6 for Father Uzhunnalil’s releaseContinue Reading
The chief minister agrees to cancel elections, transfer police officialsContinue Reading
Koppal: In yet another incident of public apathy, an 18-year-old boy succumbed to injuries following a road accident here as onlookers clicked pictures of the bleeding victim. In the incident caught on camera, the boy lay bleeding with an agonising pain for about 25 minutes before he was rushed toContinue Reading
“Like the strings of sitar, which produce different notes but come together to create a beautiful melody, people professing different faiths constitute the spirit of India and contribute to the strength of the nation. The spirit of Mother Teresa, who was cannonised recently, inspire us for of selfless service”, saidContinue Reading
Mumbai : Candidates at the elections to local self-government bodies in Maharashtra will now have to declare that they have a toilet at home and ‘use it regularly’. As a part of measures to put an end to open defecation, the state cabinet today approved a proposal to promulgate ordinanceContinue Reading
Jharkhand: A 30-year-old man killed himself by slitting his throat in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district on Tuesday in a ritual to appease a goddess depicted in Hindu scriptures as having severed her own head with a scimitar. Police said Sanjay Nutt, hailing from Buxar in neighbouring Bihar, took his life atContinue Reading
Bhopal: An uneasy calm pervades the tribal dominated district of Betul in Madhya Pradesh that is set to host the ambitious Hindu convention of Rashtriya Swayemsevak Sangh (RSS). Just 10 days ahead of the convention, a pamphlet titled “Adivasi Hindu nahi hai” circulated among tribals in the district has leftContinue Reading
“The Church in India has been greatly edified by the witness of the Catholic community in the Northeast in sharing the Gospel,” said Basileos Cardinal Cleemis, the President of the Bishops’ Conference of India during the mass that concluded the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of the Archdiocese of Guwahati on JanuaryContinue Reading
New Delhi: Lok Sabha MP and former Union minister E Ahamed, who today was taken ill during President Pranab Mukherjee’s address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, has suffered cardiac arrest and his condition is critical. According to sources at RML hospital, the MP from Kerala isContinue Reading
