New York: An Indian-origin New York police officer who tackled and disarmed an alleged gun-wielding killer who had just shot his victim inside a shop is being hailed as a hero. Jason Maharaj, who was off duty on Oct. 26 evening, “quickly sprang into action,” on witnessing the shooting, “tackledContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporters Mumbai: Pope Francis has appointed Divine Word Father Sebastian Maria Michael, a noted sociologist and writer, as a consulter of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue. Father Michael is the director of the Commission for Interreligious Dialogue of the Archdiocese of Bombay. He is aContinue Reading
By Matters India Manila: The Miss Universe Philippines 2020 is the daughter of an Indian man. The newly-crowned beauty queen, 23-year old Rabiya Occeña Mateo, hails from Iloilo City, about 655 km south of Manila. She will represent the country at the international Miss Universe 2020, which may take placeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Geneva: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet October 20 appealed to the Indian government to safeguard the rights of human rights defenders and NGOs, and their ability to carry out their crucial work on behalf of the many groups they represent. Bachelet expressed regretContinue Reading
By Matters India Manila: Indians have ranked third among foreign retirees in the Philippines. According to the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA), a government agency that admits foreign retirees, China nationals topped the list with 27,678, followed by Koreans at 14,144 and Indian at 6,126. As of October 2020, the PhilippinesContinue Reading
By Rita Joseph New Delhi: As the United States’ Presidential poll heats up, many Indians are keenly watching the run-up to the battle of ballots. The increased interest in the US elections is attributed to the fact that vice-presidential hopeful Kamala Harris is of Indian-American descent. Indian hearts swelled upContinue Reading
Patna: St Xavier’s College of Management and Technology in Patna October 6 conferred the Xavier Pride of Bihar Award 2020 on Saikat Guha, the new director of Center for Quantum Networks under the University of Arizona in the United States. The award was presented during an online interactive session theContinue Reading
New York: Six Persons of Indian-origin have made to the prestigious 2020 TIME100 List of the world’s most influential people. They are: Ravindra Gupta, a professor of clinical microbiology at the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease at the University of Cambridge; Ayushman Khurana, Indian actor, singer, andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Ernakulum, September 19, 2020: The body of Apostolic Nuncio to Japan Archbishop Joseph Chennoth is scheduled to arrive in Kerala, southern India on September 21. The 75-year-old Indian prelate died September 7 in Tokyo following a heart attack. The prelate’s body will reach at 9.40 amContinue Reading
United Nations, Sept. 12, 2020: Children are worst affected as terror networks spread their tentacles across the borders and threaten peace. This was stated by India as it called on the UN member states to demonstrate a greater political will to ensure perpetrators of terrorism are held accountable for abusingContinue Reading