By Matters India Reporter Kochi, February 15, 2019: The Media Commission of the Syro-Malabar Church has denied media reports that the Church’s land dealings have come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate. The commission also condemned such reports as “mischievous attempts” by “certain vested interests,” including Matters India, toContinue Reading
By Quaid Najmi Pune, Feb 14, 2019: Nine years after she lost her left leg in the infamous German Bakery blast here, Amrapali Chavan literally kicked ‘terror’ from the skies. The 37-year-old plucky and adventure-loving woman has created history by becoming the first handicapped person in India to paraglide fromContinue Reading
Srinagar, Feb. 14, 2019: At least 40 members a paramilitary force were killed on February 14 when their convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber. “One of the vehicles of the convoy was targeted,” said Zulfiqar Hassan, Inspector General (Operations) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). “It inflicted damageContinue Reading
New York, Feb. 14, 2019: The only Indian woman to be nominated for the Grammys this year, New York-based Falguni Shah, was in the race for her album Falu’s Bazaar in the Best Children’s Album category at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. The award was bagged by Lucy Kalantari &Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Feb. 14, 2019: A national consultation “We Too Are Church” has appealed for the convening of Vatican III. In an era of breaking news, and shifting goal posts, it is not enough to hark back to Vatican II that concluded 54 years ago. It isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Lumbini, Feb. 14, 2019: A journey to preserve India’s composite culture began on February 13 from Lumbini in Nepal, Siddharth Gautam Buddha’s birthplace. The five-day rally, named “Buddh se Kabir tak” (From Buddha to Kabir), highlights communal harmony and the Indian legacy of love and respectContinue Reading
Kochi, Feb. 14, 2019: The Synod of Bishops of the Syro-Malabar Church has slapped a defamation notice on the office-bearers of the Archdiocesan Movement for Transparency (AMT) for the “damage to reputation” suffered on account of their Facebook posts and comments on the Church affairs. The synod has demanded 10Continue Reading
By Iqra Ahmed Darjeeling, Feb. 14, 2019: Salesian College Sonada celebrated its second World Radio Day (WRD) on February 13. The program was organized by Radio Salesian 90.8 FM with WRD 2019 theme: Dialogue, tolerance and peace. The WRD UNESCO event launched in 2011 marks a time when people aroundContinue Reading
Budapest, Feb 13 2019: In an effort to encourage Hungarians to have more babies, the prime minister of Hungary has announced that women with four children or more will be exempt from paying income tax for life. In a speech over the weekend, Prime Minister Viktor Orban also promised toContinue Reading
Bl. Mariam Thresia will become the fourth from Kerala to be elevated to the status of sainthood after St Alphonsa, St. Euphrasia and St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara. Continue Reading