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Farrukh Dhondy | Of right-wing bigots, religion & (in)tolerance in today’s UK
What the statistic tells us is that the influence of religion over life in Britain, unlike, say, in Iran or Afghanistan, is dwindling
03 Dec 2022 12:05 AM
Mystic Mantra: Build your own ark
Another Frenchman of our times, Jean Vanier, was born on September 10, 1928. As a youth, he joined the Navy.
30 May 2019 6:35 AM
Yoke of conversion: For dalits, it’s out of the pan into the fire
It’s true conversion was a gateway to a better life, free of the yoke of casteism.
16 Dec 2018 12:10 AM
VHP steps in to check conversions in Northeast
The leader said that the conversions were being encouraged by Christian missionaries in West Bengal and the Northeast.
25 Jul 2018 1:54 AM
In Delhi, CM Mamata Banerjee to invite Opposition leaders
Everybody knows that it is she who is fighting against the BJP and communal forces.
24 Jul 2018 6:17 AM
Mystic Mantra: Hope of the hopeless world
The belief in Jesus’ resurrection actually changed that defeat, that darkness and hopelessness into a new Hope.
24 Apr 2018 12:35 AM
10 things you probably did not know about Good Friday
The earliest known use of "Guode Friday" is found in The South English Legendary, a text from around 1290.
30 Mar 2018 9:38 AM
Egypt struggles to end female genital mutilation
According to the World Health Organization, more than 200 million girls, women have been cut in 30 countries in Africa, Middle East, Asia.
10 Mar 2018 2:27 PM
Mystic Mantra: Keep the faith
Having doubts about God and life after death is neither new nor strange.
27 Apr 2017 7:02 AM
Mystic Mantra: From dust to dust
The ritual is performed basically to hold people back from chasing after such worldly pursuits.
01 Mar 2017 5:17 AM
Mystic Mantra: Dyeing for a new life
Water rituals like baptism remind us of our constant need of cleansing and conversion.
13 Jan 2017 6:20 AM
Beheaded body case: police on lookout for priest
The police say Gonsalves, though a Christian, had an inclination towards Hindu religious beliefs.
26 Dec 2016 4:33 AM
Mystic Mantra: From St Nicholas to Santa Claus
Santa Claus is actually a mutation of Saint Nicholas, whose feast is celebrated on December 6.
06 Dec 2016 4:06 AM
The challenge of Advent
The world is not as just, not as loving, not as whole as we know it can and should be.
24 Nov 2016 7:09 AM
Donald Trump’s ‘list’ to stop terrorism
Combating terrorism is a laudable aim and one we support because terrorism causes the death of innocents.
19 Nov 2016 4:07 AM
Christian divorce: Bill to tweak law to be tabled soon
The proposal to amend the provisions dealing with Christian marriages is yet to be cleared by the Cabinet.
14 Nov 2016 7:22 AM
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We, in the thick of it, may not have noticed the water boiling and the temperature rising
So far, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress have called a spade a spade, and this trait must be retained
The US, as yesterday’s hegemon, has woefully diminished its persuasiveness
The processes that have been adopted can be checkmated only through stout resistance by society and a show of statesmanship