By Matters India reporter Thrissur: Federal Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has described culture of harmony, unity and tolerance as India’s DNA. Naqvi said this on December 27 while opening the grand Christmas celebration at Thrissur in Kerala, southern India. ‘Buon Natale’ (‘Merry Christmas), is aContinue Reading
By: Dr. Ambrose Pinto SJ We have another achievement to our credit. A new survey titled ‘Perils of Perception’ has dubbed India as the most ignorant nation in the world surpassing Mexico. The survey conducted by Ipsos MORI, a London-based market research firm, polled 25,000 people from 33 countries andContinue Reading
India has been ranked as the fourth most vacation deprived country globally, as 63 per cent take fewer days of the vacations that they get, according to to a report. “After Spain (68 per cent), UAE (68 per cent), Malaysia (67 per cent) and South Korea (64 per cent), IndiaContinue Reading
Mumbai : World AIDS day was observed on, 1st December with a Human Chain by Sarva Seva Sangh, an organisation working with people and children living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, Holy Spirit Hospital and Mahakali Caves Road ALM for public awareness. The Human Chain was organised on Mahakali Caves Road,Continue Reading
India records the world’s “highest number of cases” related to electoral malpractices, Tripura High Court Justice Subhashish Talapatra has said. Addressing a seminar here on Saturday night, Justice Talapatra said such cases included “electoral corruptions and various types of electoral dishonesty”. “During elections, many candidates or leaders get involved inContinue Reading
New Delhi India – one of the fastest growing economies in the world – cannot feed its children. This was highlighted once again in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) report released Tuesday which placed the country 97th in a list of 118. The Global Hunger Index (GHI) is a multidimensionalContinue Reading
Pope Francis announced on Sunday he would “almost certainly” visit India and Bangladesh in 2017, as he wrapped up a three-day tour in the Caucasus and headed home to Rome. Asked on board the papal plane what his plans for the coming year were, the Argentine pope confirmed he wouldContinue Reading
Jalandhar : In a noble gesture amid heightened tension between the two countries, the BSF on Monday handed back to Pakistan authorities a 12-year-old boy who had accidentally crossed over to the Indian side in search of drinking water. Officials said the the boy identified as Md Tanveer was apprehendedContinue Reading
India topped the list in South Asia in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17, marking a new high for the country but also reflecting the strides it needs to take in the globally competitive sector. The highly regarded Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, is India’s top institution amongContinue Reading
The “dam is bursting” on India’s discriminatory caste system, says Bishop Joseph D’souza, who told The Christian Post that the demise of India’s prejudiced social order could likely come during his lifetime. For centuries, India has been entrenched in an unjust social construct that has discriminated against the lowest andContinue Reading
