By Joanna Slater and Niha Masih New Delhi: When the Indian authorities began arresting lawyers and human rights activists in 2018, Sudha Bharadwaj did what she had done for more than three decades wherever she saw injustice. She organized. She spoke out. She asked courts to uphold the law. LaterContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: Catholic dioceses in Maharashtra have plunged into rescue and relief operations after the western Indian region of Konkan experienced worst floods in four decades. Downpours lasting several days killed at least 136 people. Rescue teams struggled through thick sludge and debris July 24 to reach dozensContinue Reading
Nagercoil: A Catholic priest in Tamil Nadu’s Kanniyakumari district was arrested July 24 for spreading hate and enmity between religious groups. Father George Ponnaiah, parish priest from Panavilai, triggered a row by allegedly making disparaging remarks about ‘Bharat Mata’ and Hindu religion. The Kuzhithurai diocese condemned his comments made onContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: In a recent interview with the Dainik Jagran newspaper, Rakesh Sinha, RSS ideologue and Rajya Sabha member, spoke in favor of what translates as “Christian missionaries, leave India” campaign. According to him, missionaries are ruining the Adivasi culture and take advantage of the freedom of religionContinue Reading
By Hedwig Lewis Mumbai: The annual celebration of the feast of St Ignatius of Loyola, July 31, is of special significance this year as we commemorate the 500th anniversary of his spiritual conversion at Loyola, Spain, in 1521. For the followers of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the dramatic events ofContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Mohana: The digital campaign of Catholic youth against social evils and needs in the eastern Indian state of Odisha has won both kudos and threats. Sugyan Sagar, a member of St. Peter Parish in Mohana under Berhampur diocese, seeks the support of politicians, social and human rightContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Udupi: A special prayer service was held at the Mother of Sorrows Church in Udupi for the recovery of Congress leader Oscar Fernandes, who is under treatment at a private hospital here following a head injury. Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo of Udupi conducted the July 23Continue Reading
By: Shane Joseph Alliew Running at 135 minutes, Haseen Dillruba, directed by Vinil Mathew (known for Hasee Toh Phasee), is based on Roald Dahl’s short story Lamb to the Slaughter. The plot is a series of flashbacks and present-day police enquiry scenarios where Rani Kashyap (Tapsee Pannu) is being investigatedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Abu Dhabi: An Indian Muslim billionaire businessman, based in United Arab Emirates, has come forward to help build a Protestant church in its capital city of Abu Dhabi. Yusuff Ali Musaliam Veettil Abdul Kader, popularly known as M A Yusuff Ali on July 23 donated 500,000Continue Reading
Kollam: Kerala’s oldest learner Bhageerathi Amma, who passed the literacy examination at the age of 105 two years ago and won the praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, died in Kollam, family sources said. She was 107 years old and breathed her last late on July 22 night at herContinue Reading
