By chhotebhai Kanpur, Dec. 20, 2018: Pallu, neither Pappu nor Lallu, was a simple villager. He longed to see the Taj Mahal in Agra, one of the seven wonders of the world. All foreign dignitaries visiting Delhi are taken for a mandatory visit to the Taj. Borrowing from Dr EricContinue Reading
Ram Puniyani Beginning with Mohammad Akhlaq, whose mob lynching left the country shocked, to Junaid, a young teenager who was stabbed, cow and beef have become weapons of mass destruction. Most recently, cow slaughter was at the center of Bulandshahr violence which claimed the lives of two men, one aContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec. 20, 2018: In a democracy with a male-dominated political system, a woman’s voice is rarely heard. The National Women’s Party, which claims to be the country’s first national level women’s party, and which aims to ensure 50 percent reservation for women in parliament, was launched in DelhiContinue Reading
Rome, Dec 20: Italian police said on Dec 18 they had arrested a 20-year-old Somali man suspected of having been a member of Islamic State and who had threatened to bomb churches in Italy, including St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. They told reporters in the southern city of BariContinue Reading
Hong Kong, Dec. 19, 2018: No Santa. No trees. No stockings. No lights. The authorities in Langfang, a city in China’s Hebei province, have issued a ban on all Christmas displays on streets and in stores, according to a notice from city officials. Christmas may be a Western holiday, butContinue Reading
Mumbai, Dec. 19, 2018: Several Artists from across India have come together under the banner of ‘Artists Unite!’ and signed a declaration with the intention of reinforcing public traditions that speak “for democracy, and against hate”. Around 450 signatories from more than 20 locations in the country have cautioned thatContinue Reading
By Tom Chennatt London, Dec. 19, 2018: They were called ‘sari visa men’ when they arrived in the United Kingdom following their wives who were employed as nurses or physiotherapists. They were hardworking and took up any job they found in the UK where labor, even manual, is respected unlikeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 19, 2018: More affirmative actions from the government and persistent advocacy actions from the civil society are needed to address the gender gap in India, says human rights activist, Sister Cynthia Mathew, a member of the Congregation of Jesus. According to this year’sContinue Reading
By Nikhat Fatima Pune, Dec/ 18, 2018: Sadiq Shaikh, father of Mohsin Shaikh, the Pune-based techie who was lynched by a Hindutva mob in 2014, passed away on December 17, after a heart attack. The lynching of Mohsin Shaikh in 2014 was the first hate crime committed by Hindutva activistsContinue Reading
By Saji Thomas Kochi, Dec. 18, 2018: Ouseph Pappachan, a physically challenged farmer in flood-ravaged Kerala, says he and his wife are alive now because of Sister Regin Mathew. “I did not feel like living after floods destroyed all I had. But the sister convinced me there is life beyondContinue Reading