At last, the day you were so dreading has dawned! The Class 12 exams start today. Your performance in the exams will play a crucial role in shaping the rest of your life, or so you are made to believe. If you get good marks, you can take admission in a ‘good college’ to study Science and become a do

In the ancient past, when political decline set in among the Jews, some of them thought that they could regain their political power by waging war. At that time, according to the Bible, the Prophet Jeremiah said to them:
Say to the king and to the queen mother, "Come down from your thrones, for you

Rehabilitating communal violence survivors is State's responsibility, was echoed by the members of Socialist Party (India) in their procession and demonstration in UP state capital of Lucknow on 8th January 2014. Since permission was not granted to Socialist Party (India) to hold the demonstration a

This is Mr. Ulahannan and his wife Mary. They were just nominal Christians in the Catholic Church in India. They have three daughters and all are married and live in different homes.
Though they are Catholic Church members, they lived as worldly people. Whatever functions they held at home as marr

In a field, besides the crops that the farmer has sown, there are also numerous weeds that grow on their own. They cause damage to the crops, by consuming water and manure, and in this way not allowing the crops to grow fully.
If a farmer allows the weeds to grow as they like, they will ruin his cr

As we begin 2014, it's worth reflecting on where we stand in our fight against al-Qaida and global terrorism. Throughout 2012 and much of 2013, the Obama administration has toed the line that al-Qaida is on the path to defeat and with it, the terrorism is no longer the threat it once was. Nothing co

Sadasivam, 35 years old was a fanatic Hindu in India, doing poojas (form of worship by prostrating before idols and offering flowers and fruits as sacrifice) to the Hindu deities and worshipped many gods and goddesses. He was also a voluntary worker of anti-Christian movements.
Once an evangelist o

Some weeks ago, someone sent me a list of questions by email, seeking my responses to them. Some of these questions had to do with the manner in which many Muslims relate to people of other faiths. Among these questions was the following:
“Last Friday, I went to a mosque for the Friday prayer. The

With the formation of Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi the country is going to witness a novel experiment in politics. The first target has been the VIP culture. Arvind Kejriwal has refused to accept security, beacon fitted vehicle and a government bunglow not only for himself but all his ministe

Dr. Mithlaj was born and brought up in a fanatic Muslim family of Central Asia. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior while he was doing research for the doctorate. He was 42 years old. He married a Christian girl named *Christy 17 years ago. They had four children.
At Any cost Jesus Miss

I am thankful to the organizers of this conference for giving me the opportunity to share my views with this learned audience. The topic for the present discussion is Peace. It is a very good topic, there is no doubt about it. Regarding myself, I would say that I am a born pacifist. I would say that

Christmas day is very popular, most active and full of spirit in the world. I am sure that this day is the most beautiful and celebrated day most attractive, charming, cheerful and colorful day in the world. People feel happy to celebrate this day. If we call it happiest day in the worlds, I think i

On 11 December 2013, the streets outside the Supreme Court of India thronged with a dazed crowd, hugging, sobbing and not quite sure what had happened. Inside the hushed courtroom, the judges had just passed a devastating ruling. Lesbians, gays, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) in India had once again b

The landscape of some urban areas of India still carves out a niche inhabited by people ignorant of celebrations of Christmas. Recently a young lady from the locality “Dhaniram ka Purwa”, an area in Faizabad district of UP was puzzled on being asked about her forthcoming plans on Christmas. The ques

(This article is based upon a CNS interview with Professor (Dr) Dilip Mathai, Dean, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research)
HIV in today's context is a chronic condition of the human immune system. HIV is a retrovirus and the infection leads to a progressive reduction in the number of CD