Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, is due to be discharged from Rome’s Agostino Gemelli Hospital on Sunday, 23 March 2025, after a serious illness that kept him under medical care for over a month. The 88-year-old pontiff has been battling a tough respiratory infection and pneumonia in both lungs since mid-February. On […]
It is with profound sadness that we read of the passing of George Foreman, the legendary heavyweight boxing champion, at the age of 76, as confirmed by an Instagram post from his family on Friday. Foreman, whose extraordinary career included an Olympic gold medal, a dominant rise to the heavyweight title, and a remarkable comeback […]
पटना के सेंट जेवियर्स कॉलेज ऑफ मैनेजमेंट एंड टेक्नोलॉजी में एक बहुत ही ज्ञानवर्धक मीडिया साक्षरता सेमिनार हुआ। यह सेमिनार सुश्री मिनती चक्रलनवीस ने FactShala University Network की ओर से आयोजित किया। FactShala University Network, DataLEADS की एक पहल है। DataLEADS एक तथ्य-जांच और मीडिया साक्षरता परियोजना है, जो Internews ने शुरू की है और […]
In an era of information overload, media literacy is not just a skill but a necessity. A highly insightful Media Literacy Seminar was conducted on Saturday (March 22) at St. Xavier’s College of Management and Technology, Patna, by Ms. Minati Chaklanavis on behalf of the FactShala University Network. This network is an initiative led by […]
I’ve been thinking a lot about sleep since March 14, which was World Sleep Day. That day was also Holi, a festival in India, a boisterous celebration, where people celebrate with colours and music. I was woken up early by loud music from the neighbours’ apartment, which made me grumble about how noisy Bihar (a […]
February will always be a painful month for some particularly the Jafri family: on 28 February 2002, Ehsan Jafri, a former Member of Parliament and an authentic and much-loved citizen of secular India was murdered; on 1 February 2025, his wife Zakiaben was called to her eternal reward. In the death of Zakiaben the people […]
On 28 January 2025, the well-known Calcutta daily ‘The Telegraph’ carried an article entitled ‘Rub your eyes: Hindu Rashtra Constitution to be unveiled at Mahakumbh on Basant Panchami’. The seemingly innocuous inside-page article, speaks volumes of the insidious yet meticulous plans which are being made, and also of the calculated attempts to destroy the secular […]
It is late evening, the day after Uttarayan (15 January), traditionally called ‘vasi uttarayan’. It has been a dull, cloudy day; the wind has been fairly good though. Since yesterday thousands have been on building –tops, flying their kites and many others running on the streets to catch the ‘cut’ kites. At this moment, the […]
If Jesus were to write a letter to the Church leaders tonight, what could it contain? Peace Activist and writer Cedric Prakash SJ is pretty much certain that the letter would read something like this. Dear Leaders of the Christian Community in India,Greetings of peace, love, joy and hope- to each one of you, as […]
[Civil and human rights activist and Jesuit Priest Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ reflects on The World Day of the Poor] Hard facts About a month ago, on 15 October, the 2024 Global Hunger Index was released. India ranks 105 out of 127 countries;with a score of 27.3, India has a level of hunger that is serious. On […]
Italy has passed one of the strictest laws against international surrogacy in the Western world. The new legislation, which critics argue primarily targets same-sex couples, criminalises Italians who seek surrogacy services abroad. Those found guilty face severe penalties, including jail time and hefty fines. This move by Italy’s government, led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, […]
An attempt by people of communal parties in India to create communal polarization in the name of Bangladesh!The sequence of events that have been happening in our neighbouring country Bangladesh for the past two weeks, has made the Hindutva organisations of India very happy. And they are using the Bangladesh incident as a cover to […]
