Srinagar, June 14, 2019: Authorities here on June 12 refused permission to Amnesty International to hold a briefing on alleged misuse of the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA), which provides for detention of a person up to one year without trial. An Amnesty spokesperson said the authorities had not givenContinue Reading
Coimbatore, June 13, 2019: The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday arrested Mohammed Azarudeen, the alleged mastermind of ISIS Tamil Nadu module, who was a Facebook friend of Sri Lankan suicide bomber Zahran Hashim, after it carried out searches at seven locations in Coimbatore, officials said. During the searches, the agencyContinue Reading
New Delhi, June 14, 2019: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the interview process for admission of Christian students in Delhi University’s St Stephen’s college. The court said it did not consider it appropriate to stay the interview process. “I am not inclined to grant the stay….Continue Reading
Kolkata, June 11, 2019: Paritosh Canning has taken over as the Bishop of the Calcutta Diocese of the Church of North India (CNI), with Probal Kanta Dutta being transferred. “Paritosh Canning, transferred from the Diocese of Barrackpore, will be installed as the new Bishop of Calcutta Diocese at 5:00 pmContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, June 12, 2019: The transfer of the police officer who investigated the rape case against former Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal has led to protests in Kerala. Many are alleging that the move is aimed at weakening the case the bishop, citing earlier attempts to silence witnesses and sabotage theContinue Reading
The Kerala government plans to review an award-winning cartoon after it evoked widespread condemnation. According to Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC), the cartoon by Subhash KK shows the rape-accused Bishop in a bad light and hurts their religious sentiments. The cartoon, which won Kerala Lalithakala Akademi award, depicts Franco asContinue Reading
Coimbatore, June 12, 2019: India’s National Investigation Agency (NIA) on June 12 searched various places in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore city following reports that some people there have links with those involved in the Easter Sunday church blasts in Sri Lanka. Raids were conducted by a team of NIA sleuths atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Madurai, June 12, 2019: A hospital in southern India organized a month-long pan-India car rally to create awareness about child cancer. Four staffers of Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre (MMHRC) in Madurai took a month off from work and covered 30 cities across 15 states.Continue Reading
New Delhi, June 10, 2019:The axe has fallen on about 12 senior officers of the rank of Chief Commissioners, Principal Commissioners and Commissioners of Income Tax (I-T) Department under FR (fundamental rule) 56 (j) of Central Civil Services (pension) Rules. The officers include Ashok Agarwal, Joint Commissioner of I-T andContinue Reading
Jammu, June 10, 2019: A retired government official is among the six people convicted on Monday in connection with the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua last year that outraged the country. The girl, kidnapped as part of a strategy to drive out theContinue Reading