New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 18 wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, listing five suggestions to tackle the Covid-19 vaccine shortage in India, which is currently fighting the second wave of the deadly virus. The former PM acknowledged the cloud of uncertainty among the people ofContinue Reading
New Delhi: Delhi residents who have visited the Kumbh Mela in Haridwar or are planning to do so will have to undergo compulsory 14-day home quarantine on their return and upload their details on an official website, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority said in an order. The ongoing Kumbh MelaContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ahmedabad: The Catholic Church in Gujarat has lost five priests in 24 hours as the second wave of the Covie-19 pandemic continues to create havoc in India. “It is a particularly sad time for us in the Church of Gujarat that we have lost five priestsContinue 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
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
Jamshedpur: As many as 46 students of XLRI’s Jamshedpur campus have tested positive for Covid-19. The students who tested positive have been isolated and quarantined within the campus and kept under observation by the resident doctor. “We have been strictly adhering to all the Covid-19 directives and guidelines of theContinue Reading
New Delhi: As India continues to register a spike in cases of coronavirus, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on April 10 appealed to the protesting farmers at the Delhi borders to call off their months-long agitation, saying that the government is ready for a discussion as soon as theyContinue Reading
By Matt Sedensky Greensburg, Pennsylvania: The nuns’ daily email update was overtaken by news of infections. Ambulances blared into the driveways of their convents. Prayers for the sick went unanswered, prayers for the dead grew monotonous and, their cloistered world suddenly caving in, some of the sisters’ thoughts were halting.Continue Reading
Denver: Despite difficulties of the Covid-19 pandemic, parishes are welcoming groups of catechumens and candidates into the Catholic Church this Easter who have had to learn about the faith largely through virtual meetings. One such parish is St. Ignatius Parish in San Francisco, which is welcoming a group of catechumensContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar: The campus of Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIMB), was on March 22 sealed after the outbreak of at least 23 positive cases in the past 24 hours. “Some first year students have been tested Covid positive. We have sealed the campus in the larger interestContinue Reading
