Why this Conclave means it's harder than ever to predict the next Pope
The BBC’s religion editor Aleem Maqbool explains why it’s so difficult to guess who will be the next Pope. Source link
Month: April 2025
All Pakistani nationals left Bihar ahead of April 27 deadline: Officials
A Border Security Force (BSF) soldier checks the passports of Pakistani nationals as they prepare to leave India after MEA revoked all visas issued to Pakistani citizens, at the Attari-Wagah border crossing on April 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Bihar government has said that all Pakistani nationals, who had been to the State…
272 Pak nationals left India through Attari in past 2 days, more to exit today as deadline ends
Around 272 Pakistani nationals have left India in the past two days through the Attari-Wagah border point and a few hundred more are expected to exit on Sunday (April 27, 2025) when the deadline for the 12 categories of short-term visa holders of the neighbouring nation ends, an official said. As many as 629 Indians,…
Several feared dead as van falls into well in MP’s Mandsaur; NDRF team at site
Image used for representation Several persons are feared dead after a van with 13 occupants fell into a well in Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday (April 27, 2025) afternoon, an official said. The incident occurred at Kachariya village under Narayangarh police station limits and a rescue operation involving NDRF and other units is…
Former ISRO chief K. Kasturirangan cremated with state honours
The state honour being accorded to former ISRO chief K. Kasturirangan during his last rites, in Bengaluru on April 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Former ISRO chief K. Kasturirangan who passed away at the age of 84 was cremated with state honours on Sunday (April 27, 2025) in Bengaluru. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah on…
Pope wanted: What are cardinals looking for in a new leader? | Religion News
When the newly elected Pope Francis stepped onto the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in 2013 to greet the crowd, he joked that the cardinals had gone “to the end of the world” – his native Argentina – to find a new pontiff. Indeed, the conclave, stunned by the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, had…
India guaranteed 43 medals at Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships
Amman, April 26 (IANS) Team India has confirmed 43 medals at the inaugural Asian U-15 & U-17 Boxing Championships, organised by the newly recognised Asian Boxing body under World Boxing, with four more pugilists punching their way into the semifinals on Day 7. India is now assured of at least 25 medals in the U-15…
Congress’ balancing act: Nationalism, terrorism, and the politics of response
Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge speak to the media after attending the all-party meeting convened by the central government, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The shifting Congress responses to the Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K)…
PM Narendra Modi vows ‘harshest response’ to Pahalgam terror attack, assures justice for victims
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday issued a stern warning to the terrorists responsible for the attack on innocent tourists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, assuring that the perpetrators and conspirators of this heinous act will face the harshest response. He also promised the families of the victims that justice would be served. Addressing the…
Hyderabad teens reach out to government school students; conduct workshops on creativity, communication skills
Founders of Ashayam, a student NGO, interact with the students of a government school in Hyderabad. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement In a society where teenagers are often obsessed with social media and self-absorbed, two students from a private school are scripting a new chapter of social service, empathy and reaching the unreached. For…
