Kolkata: It was Blessed Teresa’s last birthday, and the nuns sang their happiest birthday song, eagerly awaiting the next anniversary where they’ll get to celebrate `Saint’ Teresa’s first one. The Albanian nun, who was born on August 26, 1910, will be canonized at the Vatican in just eight days. ThroughoutContinue Reading
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will lead a 12-member delegation to represent India at canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa in Vatican on September 4. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said two delegations led by chief ministers had sought political clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs toContinue Reading
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The Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to ensure women’s safety and securityContinue Reading
Every summer, hundreds of thousands of Indians, barefoot and draped in orange clothing, make a 100-mile pilgrimage on foot to fetch water from the sacred Ganges River that they then offer at their local temples to Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction. This year, they have a less arduous option:Continue Reading
One of the biggest highlights of MTIFF is the world premiere of ‘Mother Teresa: An unexpected encounter’ by Leigh Wharton Continue Reading
As India’s 70th year of Independence begins, widespread progress is evident, but in rural India, where 833 million Indians (70%) live, people are consuming fewer nutrients than are required to stay healthy, according to a 2012 National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) survey. On an average, compared to 1975-1979, a ruralContinue Reading
Kolkata: In Kolkata, Mother Teresa has left her touch beyond the walls of the Mother House and the centres she started across the city to nurse the “poorest of the poor”. Her legacy survives not just in the Sisters who took up her vow of serving the needy and theContinue Reading
Mother Teresa will be canonised by the Catholic Church in a week-long grand ceremony in Rome on September 4, 2016. A contingent of nuns, priests, volunteers, followers, academics and government officials will be travelling to Rome to witness the ceremony. When the mass for canonisation of the blessed Teresa ofContinue Reading
KOLKATA: The city will be treated to “The Letters” and some of the most internationally acclaimed documentaries as part of the four-day Mother Teresa International Film Festival (MTIFF), starting Friday. The Indian premiere of “The Letters” has been awaited ever since the screening at the Vatican, last year, at theContinue Reading
