By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: The Odia translation of the book “Who Killed Laxmanananda?” was released on Sept 19 by the illiterate wives of seven people languishing in jail for allegedly killing the Hindu religious leader. Goldman prize laureate Prafulla Samantara, human rights activists Dhirendra Panda and Narendra Mohanty ofContinue Reading

Patna: A mob on September 18 bludgeoned to death a young man on suspicion of theft in Bihar. Rajdeo Sao, officer of the Hisua police station in Nawada district, told reporters that they had rescued the brutally beaten and unconscious Dalit youth from the mob. “However, he succumbed to injuriesContinue Reading

By Joanna Slater New Delhi — Three stories beneath the ground, Pradeep Jangra struggled to pull his childhood friend out of a deep sewage treatment tank. His friend, Vishal Pasi, was disoriented and covered in muck from head to toe. “I can’t breathe,” Pasi told him haltingly. Within hours, PasiContinue Reading

By Jose Kavi New Delhi: Attacks on Catholic religious women from within the community and outside seem to dissuade young women from dedicating their lives to serve God and society. “The consequences of these scandals will be far-reaching. Already the vocations to convents are falling in Kerala; convent will startContinue Reading