New Delhi: Amartya Sen has described the Centre’s demonetisation move as “a despotic action” that “undermines the entire economy of trust”. “It’s a disaster for the economy of trust which makes a very big difference to the success of the Indian economy, which is quite successful in terms of economicContinue Reading

Thrissur: Even though the Catholic Church recently stated that it did not have any “doctrinal objections” against cremation there appears to be few takers for it. According to church historians and theologians a transition from burial to cremation may take time as it involves embracing a radically different belief systemContinue Reading

Thiruvananthapuram: Inmates of a central prison in Kerala will soon have e-books in their hands, thanks to a digital library being set up in the jail premises, which is considered as the first such facility in southern India. Authorities of Poojappura Central Prison, one of the oldest recorded prisons inContinue Reading

Madurai: A group of fishermen from Ramanathapuram will meet the district collector on Wednesday seeking permission to attend the consecration of the newly constructed St. Antony’s Catholic church in Katchatheevu, an uninhabited island administered by Sri Lanka. They have not received an invite to the ceremony, which would be conductedContinue Reading

Shillong: Visiting Thai princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn ended her three-day Meghalaya tour last Friday (25 November) with a visit to the iconic Don Bosco Centre for Indigenous Cultures (DBCIC) at Mawlai. Dr Joseph Puthenpurakal, director of the museum, received the princess and her entourage who visited four of the 20Continue Reading