Washington, August 17, 2020: Scriptures from Vedas and Mahabharata rendered by a woman from Chinmaya Mission in Texas and prayer by a Sikh community leader from Wisconsin Gurdwara echoed at an interfaith service held virtually to kick off the historic Democratic National Convention. The four-day convention beginning on August 17Continue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila, August 17, 2020: An Indian nun, serving as a missionary in the Philippines, died in Manila on August 16. She was 65. Sister Veronica Paul, a member of Sisters of Charity of St. Anne congregation, died at 7:45 am (local time, which is 5:15 am IndianContinue Reading
New York, Aug 12, 2020: Few, if any, vice presidential candidates have had as much exposure to the world’s religions as Kamala Harris, the 55-year-old senator from California whom Joe Biden just picked as his running mate. Harris’ ethnic, racial and cultural biography represents a slice of the U.S. populationContinue Reading
New York, August 5, 2020: Dr Dave A Chokshi, a 39-year-old Indian-origin physician with expertise in public health, has been appointed as New York City’s new health commissioner by Mayor Bill de Blasio who praised him for playing a crucial role in addressing the unprecedented coronavirus challenges faced by theContinue Reading
New Delhi, Aug 4, 2020: Tonga, an archipelago of more than 170 islands in the South Pacific, created history on August 4 when it ratified the International Labour Organisation’s Convention 182 on the worst forms of child labor. Tonga’s ratification makes Convention 182 the only universally ratified convention in ILO’sContinue Reading
London, 3rd August 2020: Mahatma Gandhi will be the first non-white person on British currency. The Royal Mint Advisory Committee, which recommends themes and designs for coins, has started work on a coin featuring the Indian independence leader in the UK. Gandhi was assassinated five months after the end ofContinue Reading
Dubai, Aug 2, 2020: More than half of 500,000 Indians living in the United Arab Emirates, who had registered for repatriation, have home until now, the Consulate General of India in Dubai said on August 2. Most of the demand has been met, except on a few sectors, the consulateContinue Reading
Kochi, Aug 2, 20202: Father Babu Panattuparambil of the Archdiocese of Thrissur has been appointed the rector of Santa Anastasia Minor Basilica in Rome and the chaplain of the Syro-Malabar Catholics living within the territories of the Diocese of Rome. The 57-year-old priest will take charge of the new ministryContinue Reading
Washington, July 29, 2020: An Indian nurse has been stabbed to death in the US in an alleged domestic dispute. Merin Joy, 26, who is from Kerala, was stabbed “multiple times” on July 28 outside Coral Springs hospital where she worked. Coral Springs Police Deputy Chief Brad McKeone said theContinue Reading
United Nations, July 28, 2020: Archana Soreng, a climate activist from India, has been named by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new advisory group. The group comprises young leaders who will provide perspectives and solutions to tackle the worsening climate crisis, as the global body mobilizes action as partContinue Reading
