By Matters India Reporter Kanpur, Dec 30, 2019: Most civil society and human rights activists had fixed December 19 for a nationwide protest against the recently enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the federal government’s proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC). Together they form a lethal combination, not just againstContinue Reading
Mumbai, Dec 30, 2019: Bollywood filmmaker Farah Khan and actor Raveena Tandon have apologized to Cardinal Oswald Gracias, head of the Catholic Church in India, for allegedly hurting Christian sentiments in a television show. At least three cases were filed against the duo and comedian Bharti Singh who took partContinue Reading
Varanasi, Dec. 30, 2019: A day before social activists, intellectuals, students and research scholars took out a march in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Beniabagh here, two policemen came knocking on the door of Fr. Anand Mathew who had just returned to Varanasi. They took out a pieceContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vailankanni, December 30, 2019: The Conference of the Diocesan Priests’ of India (CDPI) will hold the second diocesan priests’ national congress late January next year. The January 28-31 congress will have the theme “The Joy of Priesthood.” The CDPI is considered the association of progressive diocesanContinue Reading
By Jhinuk Mazumdar Kolkata, Dec 29, 2019: Accept differences and be tolerant, schools are telling students as the country’s current atmosphere of religious animosity creeps into classrooms. Some schools are talking to students about diversity, plurality, equality and freedom of choice while some others have conducted meetings with parents toContinue Reading
By Matters Indian Reporter Kolkata, Dec 29, 2019: Spiritual leaders from six religions, including Cardinal George Alencherry, attended the 12th World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality in Kolkata. Karan Singh, noted scholar, philosopher and politician, delivered the keynote address on the opening day on December 28. “We live inContinue Reading
Kothamangalam, Dec. 29, 2019: This could be the first such incident when the Maghrib (evening) prayer was recited from a church and hundreds of Muslims offered Namaz in a church compound. It happened in Kothamangalam, in Kerala’s Ernakulam district on December 28. It was a massive rally organized by theContinue Reading
Ranchi, Dec 29, 2019: Within hours of being sworn-in as the chief minister of Jharkhand on December 29, Hemant Soren announced his government’s first cabinet decision to drop all cases against tribals in connection with the Pathalgadi movement of 2017. In a tweet posted by its Information and Public RelationsContinue Reading
By Harsh Mander New Delhi, Dec 29, 2019: The nation’s slide into fear, hate and bigotry did not begin ex nihilo five years ago. It’s the climax of a hundred-year campaign against the kind and pluralistic ethos of the freedom struggle A hundred years have passed since a battle wasContinue Reading
Panaji, Dec. 28, 2019: Any attack on “Indian spirit” can damage the age-old secular fabric of the country, warns Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa. The prelate was addressing the annual civic reception on the occasion of Christmas in Panaji, the state capital. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and severalContinue Reading