Vienna, Nov 2,2020: At least one person was killed and at least 15 others – including at least one police officer – were seriously injured in exchanges of gunfire in central Vienna that Austria’s interior minister described as a terror attack. One attacker was shot dead after incidents at sixContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: John Dayal, a veteran journalist and leading human rights activist, has been invited in a special way to the executive committee of the Editors Guild of India. The guild was created in 1978 in the post-emergency period, to protect the freedom of the pressContinue Reading

Vatican: The Vatican’s Secretary of State has asked papal representatives to share with bishops some clarifications regarding comments on civil unions made by Pope Francis in a recently released documentary, according to the apostolic nuncio to Mexico. The clarifications explain that the pope’s comments do not pertain to Catholic doctrineContinue Reading

By Arul Gnanapiragasam New Delhi: Jesuits engaged in Christian-Muslim dialogue around the globe addressed contours of Christians’ theological dialogue with Muslims in an international webinar organized by the Delhi-based Islamic Studies Association. The discussion on October 31 was based on a research paper titled “How Could Theological Dialogue with MuslimsContinue Reading

Guwahati: Educational institutions in Assam will reopen November 2 after more than seven months with strict Covid-19 guidelines, officials has said. Only students from grades six to twelve will be allowed to attend and a Standard Operating Procedure or SOP has been issued that will need to be followed, accordingContinue Reading

By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: The murder of French school teacher Samuel Paty by an 18 year old Muslim boy of Russian origin has opened the Pandora’s Box all over. Few days’ later three people were killed in Nice, in France again. There were protests against France in few Muslim majorityContinue Reading