Kerala Catholic priest joins BJP, suspended as vicar

A Catholic priest under the Idukki diocese of the Syro-Malabar church was relieved of his duties as vicar on Monday, hours after he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. IMAGE: Father Kuriakose......

Kerala priests oppose papal edict on uniform holy mass

Over 300 priests of the Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese of the Syro-Malabar Church on Friday said they cannot accept the warning issued by the papal representative to celebrate Holy Mass in a......

AWESOME Images Of The Heavens!

The Royal Observatory Greenwich shortlisted 34 images for its Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2023 competition from thousands of entries received from all over the world. These shortlisted......

Bishop Franco Mulakkal steps down after Vatican's request

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who was temporarily relieved of his pastoral responsibilities by Pope Francis in 2018 following allegations of rape by a nun, has resigned from the Jalandhar bishop's post,......

Centre to waive interest on loans up to Rs 2 crore

In a relief to individual borrowers and medium and small industries, the Centre has agreed in the Supreme Court to waive compound interest (interest on interest) charged on loans of up to Rs 2......

Decision in 2-3 days on interest during loan moratorium: Govt to SC

The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Monday that a decision is likely in 2-3 days over charging of interest by banks on instalments which were deferred during the moratorium period in view of......

Loan moratorium extended till September 28

The top court granted two weeks to the Centre and RBI to file the affidavit and place before it the decisions taken in this regard. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Supreme Court......

With coronavirus still around, 'virus killers' hit the market

A gamechanger for offices and factories, Shycocan, claims to be able to clear an area of 1000 square feet from coronavirus. When Rajah Vijay Kumar had an appointment with his dentist recently, we......

'Women in Pakistan feel like they are being watched'

'There's this presence, a sense of patrolling and surveillance. And it's not coming from a place of safety.''It's coming from a place of 'You don't belong here'.''It's a malevolent force, the......

'I want to tell more and more stories on Indian cinema'

'I didn't want to do a highlight reel with greatest hits of Yash Raj Films.''I wanted to do an actual story.' Photograph: Kind courtesy YRF Entertainment/Facebook The Romantics (Netflix), a......

'So Many Landmark Indian Films Are Crying Out To Be Restored'

'...and showcased in their original beauty.' IMAGE: G Aravindan's classic Thamp. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film Heritage Foundation Shivendra Singh Dungarpur promotes the cause of film restoration......

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Review

The Rings of Power has a visual distinction and vibe entirely of its own, observes Sukanya Verma. If there's one thing that Peter Jackson's exhaustive adaptation of The Lord of Rings and The......

Why Brian McMillan has stayed away from cricket

IMAGE: Disillusioned with the 'politics' in South African cricket administration, Brian McMillan decided to stay away from the game. Photograph: ICC/X As an active international cricketer, Brian......

FIFA WC PIX: Qatar World Cup closing ceremony

IMAGE: View during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 closing ceremony before the match. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters Tens of thousands of soccer fans wearing French and Argentinian colours......

Ambrose sends AIFF legal notice, denies "sexual misconduct" charges

IMAGE: Alex Ambrose was sacked a few days ago as assistant coach of the India U-17 women's football team over allegations of "sexual misconduct". Photograph: AIFF Sacked for alleged "sexual......

Japan sponsors shelve ads as mood sours over Olympics

IMAGE: Over 11,000 athletes are expected in Tokyo for the Olympics and thousands more will come for the subsequent Paralympics. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Japan's Olympic sponsors are......

Tokyo Olympics: All domestic sponsors agree to new contracts

IMAGE: Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), meets with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that......