Pauline nuns organize book fair at Nagpur
2015-12-09
The book fair aims to inculcate reading habit among peopleContinue Reading
Karnataka to ban all TV shows based on astrology
2015-12-08
This has been done as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah believes that too much of superstition is being spread by the astrologers.Continue Reading
Kerala Jesuits publish new magazine to encourage thinking
2015-12-08
Ezhuthu is expected to play a critical role in Kerala’s literary circleContinue Reading
Valley Christians prefer keeping low profile
2015-12-08
Srinagar: The minuscule Christian community living in the Kashmir valley is leading a quiet life and feeling neglected. Even as the 2011 census stated that the population of Christians had witnessed an increase of around 75 percent from 2001 with 11,857 of them living in the Valley, members of the communityContinue Reading
States asked to compensate acid attack victims
2015-12-07
India reports between 700, 000 to 800, 000 burn injuries a year, including acid attacksContinue Reading
Two Goan priests beatified by Orthodox Syrian Church
2015-12-07
Panaji: Two Goan priests, Fr Antonio Francisco Alvares (Mar Julius) and Fr Roque Zeferino Noronha were declared blessed saints by the Catholicos of the Indian Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, at Brahmavar, Karnataka at 8.30 am on Sunday. The beatification ceremony at St Mary’s Orthodox Syrian CathedralContinue Reading
Cannot direct government on uniform civil code: supreme court
2015-12-07
New Delhi: Curious about the push to circumvent the Parliament and use the courts to usher in the Uniform Civil Code, the Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a Bharatiya Janata Party leader seeking to bring the civil code which brings all religious personal laws under one umbrella. AContinue Reading
Majuli awaits promised dyke
2015-12-07
Guwahati: Two years after Gauhati High Court’s direction to convert the 72 km Haladhibari-Besamari levee into a road-cum-dyke, people of Majuli in Upper Assam’s Jorhat district are yet to see it materialise. Manoj Kumar Borah, a resident of Majuli who has been fighting a legal battle for the protection ofContinue Reading
Decriminalize homosexuality: Cardinal Gracias
2015-12-06
It is a question of understanding an orientationContinue Reading
Chennai residents suffer drinking water shortage
2015-12-05
Chennai:Though Chennai got a respite from incessant rain on Friday, life continues to be tough and difficult for the residents of the city. The city is facing severe shortage of drinking water, milk and other essential commodities like vegetables. Power supply is yet to be restored in most parts ofContinue Reading