Matters India Reporter Bilaspur, August 3, 2025 – In a dramatic twist to the controversial Durg conversion case, three tribal girls from Narayanpur have accused Bajrang Dal members and social activist Jyoti Sharma of assault, molestation, and coercion during a July 25 incident at Durg railway station. The girls—Kamleshwari Pradhan,Continue Reading
Matters India Reporter Raipur, August 3, 2025 — On August 2, the Chhattisgarh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sparked outrage by posting a controversial cartoon on its ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) account. The post, which was quickly deleted after a significant backlash, targeted two nuns recently granted bail inContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Bilaspur, August 2, 2025: A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Bilaspur on Aug. 2 granted bail to three individuals, including two Catholic nuns from Kerala, arrested on July 25 over allegations of human trafficking and forceful religious conversion. The accused—Sister Preeti Mary, Sister Vandana Francis, andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Aug 3, 2025: A group striving to uphold the values of the Indian Constitution has condemned increasing attacks on religious minorities in the country. The Citizens for the Constitution (CFTC) has sounded alarm at “a growing pattern where the state appears to be complicit withContinue Reading
By C. M. Paul Siliguri, August 2, 2025 — The events at Durg Railway Station on July 25 were meant to be just another act in the long-running political theatre of intimidation orchestrated by the Bajrang Dal—another “conversion racket” bust to feed the Hindutva narrative. But what unfolded instead isContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Kolkata, August 1, 2025 — Don Bosco School, Park Circus, partnered with International STEAM Research (ISR), USA, to host two-day MuseVention 2025 interdisciplinary event from July 31 to August 1. From disaster mitigation drones to Formula 1 simulations, crop management models to architectural cityscapes, over 500 studentContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Guwahati, July 31, 2025 — A pioneering leadership formation program, inspired by Harvard University’s pedagogical models and IAS training frameworks, concluded its intensive and immersive 18-day sessions across multiple venues in India. Held from July 16 to 30, the initiative was curated by LEAD Academy Founder HarvardContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul Siliguri, Aug 1, 2025: The arrest of two Catholic nuns and a tribal youth at Durg Railway Station in central India reveals a disturbing pattern of ideological vigilantism and legal overreach. At the same time, allegations of coercion and misuse of legal provisions raise urgent questions aboutContinue Reading
A biography of Saint Carlo Acutis By Nicola Gori ST PAULS, 58/23rd Road, TPS III, Bandra West, Mumbai 400 050, India ISBN 978-81-19597-71-0 – Year 2025 / Pp 168 / Rs 200 Reviewed by Ladislaus Louis D’Souza British-born Italian Carlo Acutis was no ordinary teenager! A soccer afficionado to boot,Continue Reading
By C.M. Paul Siliguri, July 31, 2025: In an age where empathy should be our compass, the incarceration of Sisters Preeti Mary and Vandana Francis—denied bail and now awaiting transfer to an NIA [National Investigation Agency) court—signals a worrying shift in the social treatment of caregivers. Charged under the ChhattisgarhContinue Reading
