Cardinal Parolin Voices Concern Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin has voiced the Holy See’s deep concern over what he described as the “systematic violation of international law” amid escalating conflicts worldwide. Speaking on 24 March 2025, the Cardinal highlighted the recent surge of violence in the Gaza Strip, which Pope Francis condemned during his […]
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 […]
The Financial express broke the story that the Boston Consultancy Group was brought in once again to ‘fix’ BSNL. The employees brace for another round of management consultancy drama. The telecom giant gears up for a three-year transformation plan while the employees union dusts off their protest banners. EFFKAY is here to give you the […]
In the Hindu calendar, it is the wedding season. ‘Pakadua Vivah’ or forced marriage is a regular occurrence reported mainly from cities of Bihar. Many people believe that the recent incidents are the only ones in Bihar, but that is where the problem lies. This illegal ritual has been going on for a long time, but […]
New Delhi, October 1, 2023 – After months of uncertainty and growing diplomatic tensions, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in India has officially closed its doors. This decision was announced in a press statement shared with the media, citing various factors, including a lack of support from the “host government” and the […]
The citizens who depended on factual news and accurate reporting all over the country have expressed shock and surprise at the arrest of Muhammad Zubair, one of India’s trusted journalists, being arrested for ‘hurting religious belief’ and ‘provoking people to cause riot’. A Delhi court today [Tuesday, 28 June] granted the police four-day custody of […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi this week launched the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to provide people with a digital health ID, which will contain their health records. The nationwide roll-out of the Digital Health ID card coincides with the celebration of the third anniversary of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) by the […]
A tragic accident and death of a 14 year old student in a Jesuit run school in Williamnagar town of the North-eastern state of Meghalaya has caused a major stir in the Garo hills region. The incident took place on Tuesday September 24. Following protests, the principal of the school, Jesuit Father Melwyn Fernandes was […]
A message circulated in social media groups brought hope to Christians in India that there was some relief for 84 year old jailed Jesuit Stan Swamy, only to be dashed a few hours later. Jailed Jesuit tribal activist Father Stan Swamy was on May 18 briefly sent for a medical check-up to a hospital in […]
PATNA: “Gandhi’s India” – the reference is to the ‘Mahatma’ and not ‘The Family’ – was the theme of the evening as St Xavier’s College of Management and Technology (SXCMT) celebrated its annual day zest here on Sunday, March1, 2020. At the annual occasion of celebration, felicitation, and festivity, students put up a variety […]
A day before the ‘mammoth’ rally against NRC was to take place, the Bihar Assembly passed a resolution against the NRC implementation. Bihar is the first NDA-ruled state to pass a resolution against the NRC and for the 2010 form of NPR, opening a window for the Centre to make a retreat on these issues, […]
To all those bleeding heart ‘liberal’ Christian ‘activists’ demonstrating against the NRC in India and demanding that Rohingya Muslims should be included in the list of persecuted refugees, here’s a wake up call. Ever heard of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army militants? they are so-called Jihadists. Right inside the Bangladesh refugee camps. These creeps are […]
