Colombo, Aug 2. 2019: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for providing “all the help” in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings that killed nearly 260 people. Prime Minister Modi became the first foreign leader to visit Sri Lanka in June afterContinue Reading
Jaunpur, August 2, 2019: An addict to gambling, who bet his wife, allegedly allowed a friend and a relative to gang-rape her after losing his stake. The police in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur initially refused to file a case based on the woman’s complaint, but registered a First Information Report afterContinue Reading
By Archana Pai Kulkarni In 2017, a teenager belonging to Makhi police station area in Unnao, alleged that Kuldeep Sengar, a four-time MLA who represents Bangermau in the UP assembly, had raped her at his home. No one paid heed until the victim allegedly attempted self-immolation outside the chief minister’sContinue Reading
Jabalpur, August 2, 2019: The Jabalpur High Court has sent a notice to Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who represents Bhopal in the Lok Sabha, on a petition accusing her of making communal speeches during her election campaign. The court has asked the Hindu religious woman and a member of theContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, August 2, 2019: Forty-nine writers, historians and known figures from other walks of life, have written an open letter to the Prime Minster to draw his attention to atrocities against Dalits, mob lynching and violence in the name of ‘Jai Shri Ram,’ and other such developments.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 2, 2019: Indonesia’s Medan in North Sumatra is all set to host the ninth edition of the triennial Congress of Asian Theologians (CATS), the largest pan-Asian theological summit. The summit that begins on August 5 will bring together around 120 Asian and AsianContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 2, 2019: The first six months of 2019 witnessed 158 incidents of violence against Christians in 23 states of India, says United Christian Forum, based on the records of its helpline. Among the 158 incidents recorded, 130 relate to attacks or intimidation andContinue Reading
The Vatican has allowed the bishops of Zimbabwe to open the sainthood cause of a British missionary murdered after he refused to abandon his ministry to people with Hansen’s disease during the country’s civil war. The cause for the beatification of John Bradburne, a lay member of the Order ofContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Dhaka, August 2, 2019: Two cardinals from Myanmar and the Philippines met refugee families, relief agency personnel and government officials of a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh during their weeklong visit to Bangladesh. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, archbishop of Manila, and Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, archbishopContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 2, 2019: Ravish Kumar of New Delhi Television or NDTV has been named for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for “harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless.” Kumar is among the five recipients of the 2019 Magsaysay award, the Asian equivalent ofContinue Reading