The plight of the nine workers who have been tortured, denied food and detained for the last two months in Saudi Arabia has worsened, even as the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said it was “actively working towards the redressal of their grievances.” In video messages shared with TwoCircles.net, the workers saidContinue Reading

By Philip Mathew Chennai: Sr. Josephine Amala Valarmathi was not surprised when she got a telephone call around midnight in the last week of October 2016. On the other end was a fisherman who goes by the name Veerghese. He was among 15 fishermen from the southeastern Indian state ofContinue Reading

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday observed that fishermen can be permitted to travel in motorised country boats to Katchatheevu for the St. Antony’s Church festival, from the coming years, subject to rules and regulations. However, permission would not be granted this year, as the issueContinue Reading