Home minister assures trouble-free Christmas
2017-12-21
Cardinal Cleemis met the home minister on December 20Continue Reading
Product of secular India fears losing it forever
2017-12-20
Divya Kaushik This is my journey as a kid from the 90s who grew up as a Hindu Brahmin to become an atheist. I was born in the late 80s and I feel really bad for the kids growing up in today’s hate-filled India. I feel sad for them becauseContinue Reading
‘In captivity, I neither cried nor begged for release’
2017-12-20
Hyderabad: Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Catholic priest who was freed from Islamic State captivity on September 12, visited Hyderabad to give testimony of his ordeal. Father Uzhunnalil led a Mass along with 38 other priests on December 19 at St. Theresa’s church, Sanathnagar. He also spoke to the congregation forContinue Reading
Nirbhaya: What has changed for women after five years
2017-12-20
On what has changed for women in public places after the December 16 gang-rape in 2012Continue Reading
Traitors must not be spared
2017-12-20
By Valson Thampu Now that the two state elections are over, the Prime Minister would be at ease to mind matters of national importance. The integrity and inviolability of India is a supreme concern for all of us. It is, for sure, likewise with the PM. So, it is onlyContinue Reading
Philippine president declares Christmas truce with rebels
2017-12-20
The Philippine president has declared a Christmas truce with communist guerrillas and urged them to reciprocate the goodwill gesture after recently scrapping peace talks with the insurgents and declaring them terrorists. President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision, made public by his spokesman Harry Roque Jr. on Wednesday, reflects the contrasting moves theContinue Reading
Muslim students secure top positions in competitions on Gita
2017-12-20
Jaipur: Four Muslim students secured top positions in various competitions on the Hindu scripture Gita in Rajasthan. The competitions were held at a Gita Fest organised by Akshaya Patra Foundation here. Rajasthan School Education Minister Vasudev Devnani felicitated the winners of various categories at a function Wednesday. Nadeem Khan, aContinue Reading
Xmas threat: UP cops seek Rs 10L bond from outfit
2017-12-20
Agra: Days after threatening schools in Aligarh not to celebrate Christmas, or to do so at their own risk, the district administration has decided to crack down on activists of the Hindu Jagran Manch (HJM), issuing notices to them and asking them to fill guarantee bonds of Rs 10 lakhContinue Reading
CCA condemns terrorist attack against Christians in Pakistan
2017-12-20
By Matters India Reporter Chiang Mai (Thailand): The Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) condemned the terrorist attack against the worshippers during a Sunday (December 17) worship service in Pakistan which killed at least nine people and wounded up to 56. The attack by two suicide bombers on a packed BethelContinue Reading
Are there Christian children in Christian schools?
2017-12-20
By Nithiya Sagayam This is in response to the news that in Uttar Pradesh some Hindu groups have ordered not to celebrate Christmas in Christian schools. At the outset let me share the anxiety of school principals, heads of schools, provincials of various Catholic religious orders, and other duty bearersContinue Reading