Vijayawada : Andhra Pradesh’s Minister for Social Welfare Ravela Kishore Babu says the state government would provide opportunities to Dalit Christians on par with Schedule Castes. Speaking at a meeting of 17th annual Christian conference here on Wednesday, the Minister said that the Dalit Christians in the state should notContinue Reading
Other members of the delegation are yet to be decidedContinue Reading
They want to highlight environmental issuesContinue Reading
MUMBAI: Across the country, and particularly in Mumbai, the Christian community has been clamouring for more burial grounds. Over the past three years, large morchas were led through civic wards from Goregaon to Dahisar where there is a vast population of Catholics. Now this nationwide shortage of space for burialContinue Reading
KOLKATA: Eminent author and social activist Mahasweta Devi+ , whose writings focused on the marginalised communities in the country and served as the voice of the oppressed, died here today after a multi-organ failure. She was 91. P. Tandon, CEO of Belle Vue nursing home, where she was admitted sinceContinue Reading
Commercialization of healthcare in private sector that is posing a great challenge to the Church hospitalsContinue Reading
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will be travelling to Vatican City in Rome to witness the sainthood ceremony of Mother Teresa. The Roman Catholic nun is to be declared a saint on September 4 by Pope Francis. Sources in the Delhi chief minister’s office confirmed that Kejriwal received and acceptedContinue Reading
With an aim to prevent the slum dwellers and poor families from Malaria and Dengue during monsoon season, Believers Church has started a nation-wide “Mosquito Net” distribution campaign as a part of its community development programme. During the first phase of the campaign, the Delhi Diocese distributed 500 mosquito netsContinue Reading
The association also expresses its dismay at the inaction of the UNContinue Reading
India has come under criticism after its parliament approved several controversial amendments to the country’s child labour bill. The new bill prohibits children under the age of 14 from working – but makes an exception for “family businesses”, including extended family. It also reduces the number of jobs 15-18 yearContinue Reading
