Social Media and the Impact on the family was the focus of this year’s Annual Regional Assembly of Signis Bijhan. Signis or the ‘Sign of Fire’ is the name of the social communication association of the Catholic Church, a body of audio-visual and new media professionals. Thirteen representatives from Bihar and Jharkhand are spending two […]
Sir, Why had the mother gone to the trouble of bringing the child into the world if the most exciting moment in her child’s life was having been made lame? Children are the future citizens of our country. The future of the country depends on them. If the children do not develop in a proper […]
In India, a bull is often defined as a male cow. It is one of the rarest of the rare instances in which the male of a species derives its identity from the female ! For most other species, the gender identity usually goes the other way. So, don’t you think that the cow should […]
Sir, The good old boys of St. Xavier’s Collegiate School in Calcutta recounted the good old days in memory of one of the best loved teachers. Anecdotes about Father Camille Bouche SJ were shared at the school assembly on Thursday, bringing alive the man generations of Xaverians have loved and revered. Alumnorum Societas (Alsoc), the […]
Everything is changing, so why not the women? If women can face any problem, they have the power to overcome those problems as well. Mukhtar Mai is a women who has become an inspiration for everyone, all over the world. She is not a celebrity, but she is famous for her courage to stand against […]
Taking the nation by surprise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday night announced demonetisation of Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 notes with effect from midnight, making these notes invalid in a major assault on black money, fake currency and corruption. In his first televised address to the nation, Mr. Modi said people holding notes of […]
Sir, As media students, one of the things we learn is the theories of media. We always felt that the Authoritarian Theory was dead with the rise of democracy and the fall of fascism. But unfolding before us in our very own country is the the Authoritarian Theory of the Press being put into practice. […]
Sir, While not being political, I must say there is a point made by the BJP. Nitish Kumar is indeed getting more double-faced by the day. The BJP’s Jharkhand unit has termed Bihar government’s decision of tax holiday to liquor factories in that state as “contradictory’ while demanding a ban on booze in other states. […]
Sir As we are very diverse, we have different religions and beliefs but I notice that almost all religion overlap with each other, their culture may be different but I will contradict by saying still, beliefs and feelings are the same. In Hinduism people celebrate Pitrapakh, Muslims celebrate Shab-e-barat , likewise Catholic Christians celebrate All […]
Sir Media is the fourth pillar of democracy. Every person depends on media for news and information. It is their duty to raise their voice against any injustice but very sad part is that media people are not free to raise their voice. They are always in a fear of losing their life and family. […]
Sir The Nitish Kumar government appears to be using liquor and the prohibition ‘law’ to settle political scores. It is really illogical. Over one thousand ex-servicemen have been arrested under these draconian and illogical laws. Look at the new decision of Nitish Government to allow consumption and possession of liquor in cantonment areas and air […]
Sir 5th November is celebrated as World Tsunami Awareness day in all over the world. This is the first time that World Tsunami Awareness Day is being celebrated. After the traumatic impact of tsunamis on coastal areas around the Indian Ocean in December 2004 that killed up to 230,000 people, and on the Japanese coast […]
