By Matters India Reporter Jashpur: The official data say that as many as 330 women and 230 children go missing and are feared trafficked every day! About 65,000 women and children have been trafficked out of Chhattisgarh from 2001 – 2013 of which 40% still remain untraced. Chhattisgarh- predominantly aContinue Reading
By Vidhi Doshi PUNE: In the run-down neighborhood of Bhatnagar in this sleepy Indian city, a small rebellion is underway. The new generation of the close-knit Kanjarbhat community is staging protests at weddings to end the centuries-old practice of virginity tests. The tests typically happen like this: The bride andContinue Reading
New Delhi: The crisis within the Judiciary is far from over. After the statement of Justice Jasti Chelameswar, the second senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court (SC), as to how Benches are “preferred” or “managed” within the SC, Justice Kurian Jospeh has spoken against the “increasing interference of the government”Continue Reading
By Vidhi Doshi Mumbai: On her regular rounds of Bollywood casting studios, Mona Mathews says she will occasionally be asked: “Are you willing to compromise?” She says no, although if she were more ambitious, the 48-year-old belly dancer and aspiring actress says, she would have to say yes. For newcomersContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manado: The third thematic session of the Asian Ecumenical Youth Assembly (AEYA) on April 19 brought various perspectives on challenges to spirituality in a digitalized world and touched a chord among hundreds of young Asians who were in attendance. Two young Christian leaders — Ismael FiscoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Manado: Three panelists speaking on a session on “Changing Family Values and Cultures in Asia: Intergenerational Voices,” echoed similar concerns that traditional family values nurtured over the centuries in Asia have changed, and a nuclear family system has been disappearing in many cultures in the region.Continue Reading
By Santosh Digal Manila: Two-Manila-based civil society groups officially launched a programme to nominate individuals from the Philippines for their selfless love for all to give award the 31st “Saint Teresa of Calcutta Award” on April 12. For 30 years, JCI Manila and AY Foundation has been honoring compassionate individualsContinue Reading
Almost 200 locations across the United Kingdom have been confirmed for the Rosary on the Coast later this month, with nine bishops saying they will take part. The mass prayer event, scheduled for 3pm on Sunday April 29, will extend from the island of Guernsey off the coast of FranceContinue Reading
By Inderjeet Singh Jalandhar: First I would like to thank Pope Francis who gave me the chance to participate in the pre-synodal meeting 2018 in Rome. I am Inderjit Singh, 26, and I did my Bachelors of Commerce degree in 2012 from Trinity College, Jalandhar, Punjab. I feel proud toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vatican: An Indian Capuchin priest and missionary of mercy presented drawing to Pope Francis in the Vatican at the sideline of Missionaries of Mercy (MoM) gathering in Rome. “I met Pope Francis and presented a drawing with the text ‘Merciful Pope Francis on April 10.’ IContinue Reading
