By Astrid Lobo Gajiwala Mumbai, July 21, 2023: Like most of us I belong to WhatsApp groups that reflect my affections and affiliations. Of late, in groups that were started mainly to share lively banter and news of loved ones, I am faced with a vexing question: Should we talkContinue Reading
By M L Satyan Bengaluru, July 20, 2023: As a freelance journalist I have been closely reading news in the print media and watching videos in the social media about various incidences happening in Manipur. The messages were clear – threat to secularism/religious freedom, divide and rule policy and absoluteContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, July 20, 2023: Around 1,000 Indians will be among 1 million young people expected at the World Youth Day in Lisbon, capital of Portugal., The Indian delegation for the August 1-6 event, validated by the Youth Office of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, willContinue Reading
By George Jacob Kochi, July 20, 2023: Recently, the hot (pun intended) topic of nudity made headlines in Kerala, a southern Indian state. The story dates back to 2020, when a video by Kerala-based ‘activist’ Rehana Fathima appeared on social media. In the video that went viral, Rehana was seenContinue Reading
By M K George Rome, July 20, 2023: The call ‘Mere ghar aake toh dekho (Visit My Home, Be My Guest)’ captures one’s imagination by its sheer simplicity. As per the brochure in circulation ‘it is a simple campaign to change the preconceived notions and opinions about people of anotherContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 20, 2023: Social activists in India say the Supreme Court granting bail to Teesta Setalvad has restored people’s faith in the country’s legal system. “With the relief to activist Teesta from the Supreme Court, our faith in the legal system is being gradually restored,”Continue Reading
By Abisha Aseervatham Hyderabad, July 19, 2023: A “Postcard Campaign” was launched in Telangana to advocate for the expansion of Employee’s State Insurance (ESI) to all workers in the unorganized sector. The campaign was initiated by the Montfort Social Institute (MSI) in Hyderabad, capital of Telangana, in partnership with theContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, July 18, 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Cardinal George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, on July 18 joined political and religious leaders to mourn the death of Oommen Chandy, who served the southern Indian state of Kerala as its chief minister twice. ChandyContinue Reading
By Sandra Elizabeth Joseph New Delhi, July 18, 2023: The debate around the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has once again come to the fore, with minority religious organizations, political parties, and women’s rights groups having expressed their opposition towards the proposed introduction of the code. It is being reported thatContinue Reading
By Tejaswi Ravinder Battala Hyderabad, July 18, 2023: About five years after the nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court declared the Right to Privacy as a fundamental right in KS Puttuswamy v. Union of India, the Union Cabinet has formally approved the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill. Speaking unequivocally ofContinue Reading
