NOIDA: Ashish Anand had dreams of becoming a fashion designer. A former flight attendant, he borrowed from relatives and poured his $5,000 life savings into opening a clothing shop on the outskirts of Delhi selling custom-designed suits, shirts and pants. The shop, called the Right Fit, opened in February 2020,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ranchi: The Catholic Church on April 16 joined political and social leaders in Jharkhand to mourn the death of Balmdina, widow of Albert Ekka, the first tribal soldier to win India’s highest military decoration. Balmdina, wife of one of the greatest heroes of the Indo-Pakistan WarContinue Reading
New Delhi: A seer has died from COVID-19 and 80 other holy men have tested positive after attending a vast religious festival where millions of pilgrims have been ignoring Covid-19 advice despite a national surge in infections. The announcement from authorities in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, came as India recorded more thanContinue Reading
Kurnool: Huge crowds, squeezed shoulder-to-shoulder with several defaulting on wearing masks, were seen celebrating Ugadi in visuals from Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, at a time when the country is grappling with the deadly second wave of the pandemic. It has been a tradition in Kurnool district’s Kairuppala village toContinue Reading
Kottayam: Even as the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government continues to grapple with the crisis triggered by the resignation of K.T. Jaleel from the Cabinet, the Syro-Malabar church has come up with a demand that the Minorities Welfare Department be handed over to the Chief Minister from the next governmentContinue Reading
New Delhi: Bishop Emeritus Collin Theodore of Church of North India’s Rajasthan diocese died on April 15. He was 75. His family members arranged for his cremation at 2:30 pm in accordance with Bishop Theodore’s will. Bishop Theodore did his theological studies in Bishop’s College, Calcutta, and was ordained inContinue Reading
New Delhi: At Delhi’s biggest crematorium, Nigambodh Ghat, the number of cremations has gone up from 15 per day to over 30 as Covid-19-related deaths in the national capital continue to rise. Delhi recorded 104 deaths due to coronavirus on April 14, the highest since November 20. The same day,Continue Reading
New Delhi: A day after agreeing to allow devotees into the Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi during Ramzan, the federal government, in a turnaround, told the Delhi High Court on April 13 that no one must be allowed in the mosque as all religious gatherings have been banned under new disasterContinue Reading
Sanchi: Shortage of staff because of the Covid-19 pandemic has forced authorities to take the help of a daily wage gardener to collect samples of people at the government civil hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Sanchi, the constituency of state Health Minister Prabhuram Choudhary. The incident came to light on AprilContinue Reading
Haridwar: Thousands of devotees, some of them without masks, gathered by the river Ganges in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on April 11 in densely packed crowds for prayers during the Kumbh Mela – one of the largest religious gatherings in the world. A day ahead of the Shahi Snan – considered toContinue Reading
