Demand for justice for rape victims gets shriller in India
2018-04-16
50 retired civil servants have written to Prime Minister Modi expressing shame, rage and anguish over the situation in IndiaContinue Reading
One dies in firecracker accident in Kerala church
2018-04-15
Kerala has witnessed several fireworks accidents that killed hundreds.Continue Reading
Bank expels employee for celebrating gangrape victim’s death
2018-04-14
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kotak Mahindra Bank on Friday expelled an assistant manager of one of its branch in Kerala for posting a derogatory tweet on Kathua gangrape and murder incident. Vishnu Nandakumar, assistant manager of the Palarivattom branch of Kotak Mahindra, celebrated the death of Kathua rape victim in one of his tweets.Continue Reading
People’s bishop gets Bharat Gaurav Award
2018-04-13
By Matters India reporter London — A Catholic bishop from the remotest corner of northeast India was awarded Bharat Gaurav Award at a ceremony held at U.K. House of Commons in British Parliament London on April 13th, 2018. Bishop (Dr.) George Palliparambil of Miao diocese in East Arunachal is theContinue Reading
No justice for Dalits until Caste System withers in India
2018-04-13
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Dalits will never get justice in India till the annihilation of caste is a reality, says John Dayal, a senior journalist and human rights activist. “That is what B.R. Ambedkar spoke of. Without this, laws of any kind are but little more than lipContinue Reading
12 dead as rainstorm hits eastern Rajasthan
2018-04-13
Jaipur: At least 12 people died in eastern Rajasthan after a rainstorm hit the region on Wednesday night. Of the 12, seven people died in Dholpur, while five others died in Bharatpur. Train movement was also affected on the Agra-Dholpur railway line due to the heavy rain. Parts of DholpurContinue Reading
‘Appetite for solo travel is growing among Indian women’
2018-04-13
% of travel bookings made by women were for solo travel, with a considerable share in overall mobile bookings.Continue Reading
Coming generations will not pardon Supreme Court : Justice Kurian Jospeh
2018-04-12
New Delhi: The crisis within the Judiciary is far from over. After the statement of Justice Jasti Chelameswar, the second senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court (SC), as to how Benches are “preferred” or “managed” within the SC, Justice Kurian Jospeh has spoken against the “increasing interference of the government”Continue Reading
India’s actresses are starting to seize their own #MeToo moment
2018-04-12
By Vidhi Doshi Mumbai: On her regular rounds of Bollywood casting studios, Mona Mathews says she will occasionally be asked: “Are you willing to compromise?” She says no, although if she were more ambitious, the 48-year-old belly dancer and aspiring actress says, she would have to say yes. For newcomersContinue Reading
Pastoral Centre attacked in Neyyattinkara
2018-04-11
By: Matters India Reporter Neyyattinkara: The Logos Pastoral centre in Viangamuri under the Diocese of Neyyattinkara in Kerala has been attacked by a group of people around five hundred. The incident happened early morning on April 10th. It is reported that the centre was subjected to attack for singing ChristianContinue Reading