Washington DC: The Trump administration is continuing its unprecedented program of post-election federal executions. They include the execution of Brandon Bernard who murdered two Christian youth ministers in Texas in 1999. Bernard was put to death on December 10 for his part in the killing of Todd and Stacie Bagley,Continue Reading
By Felix Anthony Namsai: Students from a Catholic college have won four top ranks in bachelor degree course examinations conducted by the oldest university in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The Venerable Uktara Bethany College (VUBC) at Namsai has produced outstanding results in the 2020 undergraduate examinations conductedContinue Reading
Bengaluru: Caren Rodrigues, assistant professor at St Joseph’s Institute of Management, Bengaluru, has been selected as a delegate to the global summit Economy of Francesco commissioned by Pope Francis. The Economy of Francesco is a one-time, international, council-style event to address the challenges of current economic models, starting from theContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar: Two medical aspirants from the Kandhamal district struggle to enroll in Under Graduate Medical Course (MBBS) at St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore due to financial constraints. Each candidate has to deposit 6,28,000 rupees by Nov 28 to avail of the allotted seat by the government at St. John’s. OneContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Darjeeling: A hill leader has floated scheme, after pujas, to provide civil servants for future Gorkhaland by sponsoring local youth for Civil Service coaching. President of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) Ajay Edwards says, “The main reason, why we are doing [this] is that people here haveContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru: A Salesian parish under the Archdiocese of Bangalore has celebrated the Children’s Day with children of migrants, fortune tellers and slum dwellers. “November 14 which is celebrated as the Children’s Day all over the country could be just yet another ordinary day for many poorContinue Reading
Melbourne: Indian-origin Maria Thattil was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2020 in the first virtual pageant event of Australia. A total of 26 candidates participated in the pageant. Top five awarded different titles. Thattil, 27, will represent Australia at Miss Universe 2020. She is a fashion influencer. Her South-Indian dad andContinue Reading
Varanasi: People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), an NGO that works for the promotion of human rights, held a workshop on gender equality for youth. The November 8 workshop was a dialogue with girls and boy to tackle gender disparities for building a sustainable future for all, Lenin Raghuvanshi,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: Voting in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections using artificial intelligence and machine learning could become a reality in five to seven years, says a senior lawyer of the Patna High Court. “Once this happens people would be able to cast their votes through theirContinue Reading
Patna: A two-day workshop for adolescent boys was held at the Tarumitra Ashram called the ‘Lung of Patna.’ As many as 42 teenagers from Nawada Kala village of Hajipur participated in the October 31-November 1 workshop organized by Swabhiman (self-respect) Foundation, an NGO based in Patna. Under the Adolescent HealthContinue Reading
