New Delhi: All schools and colleges will be closed in Delhi given the huge rise in coronavirus cases in the capital, along with other parts of the country, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on April 9. Several states and territories including Delhi have announced new restrictions such as night curfewsContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on April 9 said people are free to choose their own religion, even as it lashed out at a “very, very harmful kind” of “public interest” petition claiming there is mass religious conversion happening “by hook or by crook” across the country. Instead, a BenchContinue Reading
London: Prince Philip, the longest serving royal consort in British history and a constant presence at Queen Elizabeth II’s side for decades, died April 9 aged 99, Buckingham Palace announced. The death of the Duke of Edinburgh is a profound loss for the 94-year-old monarch, who once described him asContinue Reading
Jhansi: A court in Jhansi has granted bail to three people arrested in connection with the harassment of nuns traveling on a train. The magistrate’s court in Jhansi, a town in Uttar Pradesh state, released the three from the jail on April 7 evening. Magistrate Salil Patel said: “All theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna: Communication experts have assured media students entering job market this year to not be disheartened by negative news of Covid times. “Don’t worry, the market is not so bad, and internships are taking place,” Margaret Da Costa, Advertising and Corporate Communications expert, told an AprilContinue Reading
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh police have arrested an educationist for writing a blog on the ideals of secularism with a blend of spirituality in context of Vedas and Lord Jesus. The FIR was registered at Narayangarh Police station against Rajendra Prasad Dwivedi, a resident of Bhopal and a former DistrictContinue Reading
By Dipankar Ghose Kolkata: To the right of a large yellow iron gate that is shut, Vimal Thakur accidentally nicks his customer on the chin, drawing a little blood. As the customer protests, Thakur snaps: “You know you shouldn’t come after 1 pm. My shift starts at 2, and IContinue Reading
Thousands of families are said to be returning to Iraq, just a few years after the towns were taken over by ISIS and Christians killed. Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq has apparently given hope to Iraqi Christians returning to their homeland after fleeing years of violence. Qaraqosh, in the NinevehContinue Reading
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) police and state security officers have prohibited a pastor from having Christian books. According to religious freedom charity China Aid, police turned up at the home of a rural minister in Linyi, Shandong Province. They demanded that he allow them to check his mobile phone. AfterContinue Reading
Mumbai: Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the globe, the Indian economy was already in a slowdown. Then entered the Big Indian Lockdown. A year later, we stare at a similar situation, perhaps even grave. Coronavirus cases are rising across the country and while the government tries to sell the hopeContinue Reading
