Sunnyvale, May 31, 2019: In the heart of Silicon Valley, an Indian-American teenager with severe brain injuries brought Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs together as part of a rainbow coalition of ethnic, religious, and immigrant networks, on May 29. The Hindu American Foundation (HAF), the Islamic Networks Group, and the SikhContinue Reading
By Keith Bradsher NEW DELHI, May 30, 2019: Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India won re-election last week with what seemed to be rousing support for his market-oriented economic policies — yet few in India can agree on just how much growth or unemployment occurred in his first term. TheContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Yangon, May 31, 2019: The head of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences has congratulated Narendra Modi on the occasion of his swearing-in as the Prime Minister of India for a second five-year term. “On behalf of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) which hasContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao: May 31, 2019: Christians in a remote area of Arunachal Pradesh on May 31 organized a candle light prayer rally for the success of new council of minister of India. The rally by people in and around Miao in Changlang district coincided with the Feast ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 31, 2019: Pope Francis on May 31 appointed Father Joseph Thykkattil of the Archdiocese of Agra as the bishop of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. Father Thykattil is currently the parish priest of St. Peter’s Church in Rajasthan state’s Bharatpur. This was announced atContinue Reading
By chhotebhai Kanpur, May 31, 2019: More than 100 doctors, counselors, educationists and social activists participated in a seminar to mark the World Anti-Tobacco Day at Ursula Horseman Hospital (UHM) in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The speakers at the May 30 seminar highlighted the dangers of tobacco consumption. They said thatContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 30, 2019: Narendra Modi has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of India Thursday after a landslide victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha election. With the cream-and-red sandstone dome of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in a backdrop, President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office andContinue Reading
By Mujib Mashal Varanasi, May 30, 2019: It was 4 a.m. at the Yadav family home down a narrow lane in Varanasi, the constituency of the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi. Vijay Yadav, 30, cut buns and toasted them one by one on a gas stove with the help ofContinue Reading
By Harry Cockburn Manila, May 29, 2019: A new Filipino law requires all high school and college students to plant at least 10 trees each before they can graduate. The law formalizes a tradition of planting trees upon graduation, which is also hoped to simultaneously combat global climate change. TheContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Bangkok, May 29, 2019: Cardinal Charles Bo of Myanmar has asked Church leaders in Asia to preach peace, not vengeance. The 71-year-old president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences urged his fellow prelates to follow leader of India’s freedom struggle Mahatma Gandhi who is revered asContinue Reading