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Kolkata: The state assembly on Thursday passed The St Xavier’s University, Kolkata Bill-2016, paving the way for a new university — a self-financed private one — at New Town that will have the power to manage all higher education institutions run by the St Xavier’s College, Kolkata Educational Trust acrossContinue Reading

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Thiruvananthapuram: Cardinal Baselios Cleemis Catholicos, head of the Syro-Malankara Church, has urged the Kerala government to hold talks with managements of aided schools before implementing the proposed amendments to education rules of the southern Indian state. The Ccardinal also voiced his opposition to the reported government move to conduct appointmentsContinue Reading

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Kochi: The priest of a Syrian Jacobite Church in Kerala has donated one of his kidneys to an ailing young woman. The priest’s kidney was harvested and transplanted on 29-year-old Kairunnissa from Thrissur, at the private V P S Lakeshore hospital here Wednesday. Father Shibu Kuttiparichel, priest of Cheengery StContinue Reading

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Pune: With Christmas just around the corner, churches in the city are going all out for their grandest extravaganza of the year with streamers, stars and smiles everywhere. The Christmas tree has been brought out and dolled up, and carol singing has begun in full swing to complement the festiveContinue Reading