Caritas India launches cancer safety program
2016-09-17
Around 50,000 new cancer cases are diagnosed annually at the Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cancer Centre aloneContinue Reading
Four killed in communal violence in Uttar Pradesh
2016-09-16
Lucknow : Four persons were shot dead on Friday in Bijnore in Uttar Pradesh in communal clashes after some boys allegedly teased a group of school girls, police said. Some people opened fire during the violence, leaving four persons from the minority community dead and at least five others injured,Continue Reading
Attacks in India against Christians rising in 2016
2016-09-15
The Evangelical Fellowship of India’s (EFI) Religious Liberty Commission has tallied 134 attacks on Christians or their churches in the first half of 2016 – nearly as many as the annual totals for both 2014 and 2015. The EFI, pointing out that the cases chronicled from Jan. 1 to JuneContinue Reading
Mother Teresa: The imperfect saint who struggled with doubt
2016-09-15
On Sunday, September 4, before 120,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis declared Mother Teresa a saint. Née Agnes Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, she is now “St. Teresa of Kolkota” — though even Francis admitted she would probably still be simply called “Mother Teresa.” Standing in the midst of thisContinue Reading
IIT-B’s feat: Mumbai’s first satellite to lift off on September 26
2016-09-15
Mumbai: IIT Bombay’s first student satellite, Pratham, will be launched on September 26 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The nearly-10kg Pratham, which is also Mumbai’s first satellite, will launch aboard the highly-proven Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) at 9.30 am. Pratham’s main role will be to measure whatContinue Reading
Govt asks SC to ban ‘inhuman’ practice of Dalits rolling on Brahmins’ leftovers
2016-09-15
New Delhi: The Centre has urged the Supreme Court to ban a 500-year-old temple ritual in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu where Dalits roll over food leftover by Brahmins to apparently cure skin diseases, solve marriage problems and infertility. The social justice ministry called the practice “inhuman and superstitious” and saidContinue Reading
Death sentence reduced in rail track rape-murder
2016-09-15
Soumya died five days after she was pushed off train, hit with stone, rapedContinue Reading
Hindi’s influence global: Mukherjee
2016-09-14
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee says Hindi has become an influential language globally and hoped that Hindi and other Indian languages would be widely used in different spheres of life in the country. Addressing a function on the occasion of Hindi Divas on September 14, the President said the significanceContinue Reading
Govt asks SC to ban practice of Dalits rolling on Brahmins’ leftovers
2016-09-14
The Centre has urged the Supreme Court to ban a 500-year-old temple ritual in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu where Dalits roll over food leftover by Brahmins to apparently cure skin diseases, solve marriage problems and infertility. The social justice ministry called the practice “inhuman and superstitious” and said it affectsContinue Reading
Lucknow witnesses second joint Shia Sunni Eid Milan
2016-09-13
Lucknow : Standing together in rows side by side with some folded hands (as per Sunnis) and others swinging loose (for Shias), Shias and Sunni in the city offered the second consecutive joint Eid namaz at Imambara Shah Najaf on Tuesday, sending out a message of communal harmony to theContinue Reading