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Bomb threat to retired priests’ home in Manipur

In what could be termed as yet another threat to the Catholic Church in Manipur, a hand grenade was found placed at the gate of retired Priests’ Home in Imphal, Manipur, on June 6 morning. According to sources, when the driver went to open the gate on June 6 morning at around 6:20, a hand […]

Andhra Church welcomes Reddy’s promise of clean government

The Andhra Pradesh Federation of Churches has welcomed a clean government promised by the southern Indian state’s new chief minister. “We are well pleased of your promise that your government would be revolutionary and would stand as an example and model to the country within a year,” the federation said in a letter addressed to […]

Modi’s reelection: A turning point in India’s political history

India’s 2019 general elections could have redirected the country’s politics from the trajectory it had been hurtling on for the past five years. There had been some wishful thinking that if the electorate replaced the ruling pro-Hindu party, the country’s strength — its plurality — would have been protected. But the election’s outcome was different. […]

Religion blamed for India’s poor gender equality grade

A global study of gender equality has placed India nearly at the bottom, with some research and rights groups accusing religion of playing a major role in Indians discriminating against women. The Sustainable Development Goals Gender Index ranked India 95th out of 129 countries. The index measures how well nations are progressing toward achieving gender […]

Gracias applauds Modi for “emphatic” election victory

The head of the Catholic Church in India has congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his emphatic victory in the just concluded general elections. “On behalf of the Catholic Church in India, and on my own behalf, I extend my heartiest congratulations to you and to the Bharatiya Janata Party,” Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of […]

Vaidehi Vijayakumar is VC, Mother Teresa Women’s University

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit appointed Vaidehi Vijayakumar as Vice-Chancellor of the Mother Teresa Women’s University at Kodaikanal. Purohit, who is also the Chancellor of the University, said Vijayakumar would hold office for a period of three years. Vijayakumar had served Anna University and several overseas universities including Ryerson University, Canada as professor and has […]

Supreme Court suspends tax on priests, nuns

The Supreme Court of India has given temporary relief to priests and nuns who were asked to pay income tax for the salary they earn working in government-funded educational institutions. The top court on May 9 asked authorities to maintain the status quo of not collecting such taxes and agreed to hear an appeal against […]

Two-child norm for subsidies, government jobs urged

The Delhi High Court on May 28 was moved for implementation of the national commission to review the working of the Constitution (NCRWC) proposal on population control and ‘two-child norm’ as a criteria for government jobs, aid and subsidies. A public interest litigation (PIL), filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, sought direction to the Centre […]

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Pope: Red Cross’ humanitarian work shows that fraternity is possible

New Vatican document lists ‘grave violations’ of human dignity