Ahmedabad: Police have arrested 46 people for taking out a religious procession at a village in Gandhinagar district to “eradicate coronavirus”, an official said on May 6. This is the second such incident in Gujarat in the last few of days. All COVID-19 prevention norms were allegedly violated during theContinue Reading
Pope Francis said that he is praying for the people of India as they face a devastating coronavirus outbreak. In a message dated May 6 to Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, the pope expressed his “heartfelt solidarity” with the country’s 1.3 billionContinue Reading
New Delhi: Ajit Singh, federal minister in several governments and one of India’s seniormost politicians, died May 6. He was 82. The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief had been battling Covid, his son Jayant Chaudhary tweeted. Ajit Singh was diagnosed with Covid on April 20, his son said in tweets.Continue Reading
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 05 May 2021: More than 100 Church of South India (CSI) priests were reportedly infected with Covid-19 after they attended the annual retreat at Munnar in the South Indian state of Kerala. Sadly, two of the priests have died and five others are said to be in a serious condition.Continue Reading
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has posted Father Stan Swamy’s medical bail plea to May 17. A bench of Justices SS Shinde and Manish Pital on May 4 adjourned of the 84-year-old priest’s plea with directions to the Maharashtra government to submit a report on his health on or beforeContinue Reading
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on May 4 said his government will provide free ration for two months to ration card holders and give financial aid of 5,000 rupees to autorickshaw and taxi drivers. Addressing a digital press conference, Kejriwal said the free ration scheme will benefit aroundContinue Reading
New Delhi: Around 4 million items, comprising medicines, oxygen cylinders and masks, received in foreign aid have been distributed to 38 institutions and hospitals, mostly run by the federal government in 31 States and Union Territories, according to a statement issued by the Union Health Ministry. Amid the second waveContinue Reading
Ranchi: The Archdiocese of Ranchi has launched a new way to help ease the pain and suffering of Covid-19 patients and their families. It has started a free lunch service for the relatives of patients hospitalized in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), the city’s biggest hospital. The serviceContinue Reading
New Delhi: The federal government’s failure to implement the Delhi High Court’s order on immediate supply of full quota of oxygen to Delhi evoked the judges’ wrath. The court — which had ordered that Delhi must be given its full quota of oxygen “by whatever means” – on May 4Continue Reading
by Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: State elections in India have offered a “fresh lease of life” to the country’s multi-party system, according to a leading Catholic commentator. India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered defeat in West Bengal, despite strong efforts by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Assam, Tamil Nadu, KeralaContinue Reading