New York, United States —The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has unveiled plans to establish a $300 million fund to help resolve more than 1,300 outstanding lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests and lay church workers. The announcement, made in a Dec. 8 letter by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, reflects escalating financial pressures on the…
LONDON / AMSTERDAM / NEW YORK / TORONTO — December 2025:Across the Western world and beyond, historic church buildings — once central to community life — are increasingly being closed, deconsecrated, sold and repurposed as secular enterprises, residential spaces, and places of worship for other faiths. This marks a major shift in the architectural and…
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU — December 2025:SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRM University) has terminated Assistant Professor Laura Santhakumari following an internal disciplinary inquiry into her controversial social media post criticizing India’s military operation known as “Operation Sindoor.” The professor, who taught at the university’s Kattankulathur campus, was initially suspended in May 2025 after her…
Guwahati, Assam — December 2025:The Assam Government has launched one of its largest eviction operations of the year, reclaiming more than 2,000 acres of land from what it has termed “illegal encroachment” in the Lutumari Forest Reserve located in Dhing Revenue Circle of Nagaon district. The November 2025 operation is part of a statewide anti-encroachment…
CARIBBEAN SEA — December 10, 2025In one of the most dramatic maritime enforcement actions in recent years, United States forces seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, intensifying geopolitical tensions and provoking a fierce diplomatic backlash from Caracas. Operation and Seizure U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT) commandos, supported by…
TIRUPATI, ANDHRA PRADESH:The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the world-renowned Lord Venkateswara temple, has been plunged into yet another major controversy after an internal vigilance probe exposed a decade-long ₹54-crore fraud in the procurement of ceremonial shawls. The latest revelation has intensified scrutiny of the temple administration, already under fire over the adulterated Tirupati…
MALKANGIRI, ODISHA:Severe tension continues to grip Odisha’s Malkangiri district after the recovery of the headless body of a tribal woman from a river, an incident that reignited a long-standing land and ethnic dispute between two neighbouring villages and led to large-scale violence, arson, and displacement. Gruesome Discovery The victim was identified as Lake Padiami (51),…
By News Desk | Special Historical Report Introduction Jogendra Nath Mandal remains one of the most complex and tragic figures in the history of the Indian subcontinent’s Partition. A Dalit Hindu leader who rose to become Pakistan’s first Law Minister, Mandal joined the creation of a new nation with the hope that it would guarantee…
New Delhi, December 8, 2025 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress party and India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, accusing them of “surrendering” to the Muslim League in 1937 by agreeing to adopt only the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram as the national song. Speaking in…
Kochi, December 8, 2025 —In a landmark judgment that concludes one of Kerala’s most closely followed criminal trials, the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court on Monday convicted six individuals — including prime accused Sunil N.S., known as Pulsar Suni — in the 2017 Malayalam actress abduction and assault case. Actor Dileep (P. Gopalakrishnan), listed as the…
