Norm Macdonald was the funniest comedian in his time among those who stayed out of political controversies. His specialty was pointing out how uncomfortable we are facing the reality of our human limits, moral and intellectual, as opposed to the fantasies we embrace eagerly in our flight from mortality. He was never far from the […]
“The biggest issue we are facing is that we are quickly losing India’s fundamental character,” the Metropolitan of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, Bishop Yuhanon Mar Meletius of the Thrissur diocese, has stated in an interview that has been picked up by several Indian newspapers. Bishop Yuhanon, also addressed as Metropolitan, has given the interview […]
Fans of all ages across India are stunned. Playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, better known as KK, died barely an hour after he had finished a command performance at South Calcutta’s Nazrul Mancha. He was 53. He suffered a massive heart attack and was immediately rushed to Calcutta Medical Research Institute at 10.30 pm. But unfortunately he’d […]
India’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) , the nation’s government-run computer emergency response team, in April, quietly released a new set of rules for reporting internet security breaches, and by the look of it, they’re pretty unpopular! What’s infosec? Answer: Procedures or measures used to protect electronic data from unauthorized access or use. Opposition is […]
‘Listen!’This was the theme for the World day of Social Communications, celebrated by Catholic communicators the world over on Ascension Sunday.The 56th World Communications day, which fell on Sunday, 29 May. Never before has a theme been so apt for those who are engaged in the dissemination of the ‘good news’.In a countries being buffeted […]
What is happening to the world’s most diverse radio broadcasting service? Not many people know that the Central government is quietly shutting down the ‘autonomous’ regional services of All India Radio. What is interesting is that the local AIR stations are most popular. Why is the Union government shrinking the space for vernacular languages and […]
At least 23 journalists and media houses came under attack by miscreants in the three Northeast states of Tripura, Assam and Manipur in 2021. Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) states this in its report titled – “India Press Freedom Report 2021”, which was released on Wednesday [February 2]. In its report, the RRAG has […]
Fr Cedric Prakash SJ forwards an appeal to all liberal citizens as well as to the Church Outside the St. Michael’s Church in Mahim Mumbai is a powerful slogan. “God will always abide with me, even if I retreat!” In many ways this creative caption sums up the raging controversy on ‘Abide With Me’ that […]
Cedric Prakash SJ, human rights, reconciliation and peace activist/ writer reflects on the recent chain of events taking place in India, and asks a question that has been begging for an answer. ‘The Quint’ (3 January 2022) has an article ‘Events on Christ will end with “Jai Sri Ram”: Behind Church Attacks in Haryana’. The […]
A two-day orientation programme for students, admitted to different courses in the academic session 2021-22, concluded at St Xavier’s College of Management and Technology, Patna on Wednesday, September 29. Orientation programmes, aimed at familiarizing the students to a new campus environment, its faculties and infrastructure, serve as a prologue to their learning process. It enables them […]
Telangana State is aiming to become the Artificial Intelligence hub of India and the world, according to several sources. AI is the next stop As part of “2020 Year of AI” initiative, the Government of Telangana launched the Telangana AI Mission (T-AIM) in collaboration with NASSCOM. The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) […]
Shooting the messenger may be an unhealthy practice, and the health of journalists in India have become a cause for concern. Some 228 journalists have found themselves in pretty uncomfortable positions, and 13 among them were killed in the country that prides itself on being the home of the Mahatma of non-violence and the world’s […]
