Teresa biographer says canonization was forgone conclusion
2016-08-31
Chawla wrote Mother Teresa biography after she was conferred Nobel Peace Prize and Bharat RatnaContinue Reading
Miao women seek justice for murder victim
2016-08-31
The girl’s decomposed body was found from a river two months agoContinue Reading
Unicef suggests ‘Nutrition Mission’ in Odisha
2016-08-30
Bhubanswar: The exceptionally high malnutrition deaths of 18 children at Nagada in Sukinda valley of Jajpur district exposed the glaring lapses in the state’s initiatives to check undernourishment deaths. Though Odisha’s progress in improving nutrition outcomes for children under two years of age has been good, Unicef feels Odisha needsContinue Reading
Watchdog calls out India for failing to protect journalists
2016-08-30
The Committee to Protect Journalists says that only one suspect has been prosecuted in a reporter’s death in 10 years.Continue Reading
Mother Teresa’s first training center all set to celebrate canonization
2016-08-30
Patna: With Mother Teresa set to be canonized a saint by Pope Francis on September 4, celebrations are being planned by the Catholic church in Bihar, especially in Patna, where she stayed for a few months in 1948 for a nursing training programme before commencing her work with the poorContinue Reading
Teresa canonization: Sonia Gandhi writes to pope
2016-08-30
In her letter, Ms Gandhi said that Mother Teresa was one of the most loved figure in India Continue Reading
Indian priest for Nepali to make people experience God
2016-08-30
Kathmandu: A newly ordained Jesuit priest from India says he chose to work in Nepal because he was convinced people of the Himalayan nation “really need God.” “I chose Nepal because the people really need God here,” Fr. B. Rajasekaran, who was ordained a priest on August 27, told AsiaNews.Continue Reading
RSS all set for uniform change
2016-08-29
The trousers will replace the knee-length khaki shorts that members of the RSS have worn for the last 90 yearsContinue Reading
Minority outfit’s call for communal harmony
2016-08-29
Dhanbad: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has identified localities with a mixed Hindu-Muslim population in the district where they will work to create unity through religious harmony. The organisation will constitute committees called Sadbhavana Munch in different areas irrespective of caste, religion and language. These committees will hold meetings once every month orContinue Reading
Collector’s item to mark Teresa’s canonisation
2016-08-29
Kolkata: The delegation from India to mark Mother Teresa’s canonisation in the Vatican will be led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Other members in the delegation will be Food Processing Industries Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, MPs KV Thomas, Conrad Sangma, Anto Anthony, Jose K Mani, Goa Deputy Chief MinisterContinue Reading