New Delhi, June 25, 2020: A 16-year-old girl who had a large number of followers on social media platforms Instagram and TikTok was found dead at her home in Delhi, the police said June 25. The police have confirmed suicide. The teen lived with her family. She was found deadContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Mangaluru, June 22, 2020: Addiction to Smartphone and internet has increased alarmingly among teenagers and youth during lockdown, says a group of psychologists and youth representatives in Mangaluru southern India. Several youth representatives, psychologists and counselors from all over India on June 21 participated in a virtualContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, June 6, 2020: A Jesuit college in Patna, Bihar, has made its admission process online for the new academic year. This is done to “minimize students’ visits to the campus and to ensure physical distancing in view of the Covid-19 pandemic,” explains Jesuit Father TContinue Reading
By Avinash Noronha Kanpur, May 27, 2020: This cyclone appeared on the West Coast, near the Arabian Sea, at Alibag in Raigad district of Maharashtra. The word Cyclone here is actually a corruption of Cycle On, which is what Sumit Patil (34) did on May 20. Sumit is an enduranceContinue Reading
London, May 20, 2020: YMCA England and Wales has said the coronavirus pandemic is having a significant mental and economic impact on young people, and it expects the crisis to leave long-lasting effects. Denise Hatton, CEO of the Christian charity, told Premier feelings of isolation, fear and anxiety with youngContinue Reading
Kolkata, May 15, 2020: Only 100 of the 2,000-odd students of a church-run school in central Calcutta have paid the first quarter fees. The unusual number shows how “difficult” the financial situation is for parents, the school authorities have said. The problem is not limited to one institution — schoolsContinue Reading
By Dinakar Peri New Delhi, May 13, 2020: The Indian Army plans to take civilians on a three- year ‘Tour of Duty’ (ToD) or ‘three-year short service’ on a trial basis to serve in it as both officers and other ranks. The first of its kind proposal will have aContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 6, 2020: The Delhi Police Cyber Cell has lodged a First Information Report following a complaint about a private Instagram group, where teenage boys from prominent South Delhi schools discussed girls’ body parts and shared their photos. Police have also apprehended a 15-year-old boy and are probingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, April 7, 2020: The Indian Catholic Youth Movement (ICYM) of the Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI) has begun a daily online quiz on faith for youth and others. “The rationale of ‘ICYM Quiz’ is to use the lockdown time due to COVID-19Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter Manila, April 3, 2020 — A student of theology in the Philippines has come up with a novel way to reach young people through his video ministry covering hot topics for youth. Young people in Cambodia receive invitations from this first year student of theology Salesian clericContinue Reading
