By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, March 5, 2020: A court in Karnataka, southern India, on March 5 denied bail to the public relations officer of a Catholic hospital arrested for hurting Hindu religious sentiments. The police arrested Simon George, the PRO of Sanjo Hospital in Mandya town, three days ago.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 5, 2020: The leaders of more than 4,000 Jesuits in India have demanded immediate withdrawal of controversial moves on a process to determine citizenship in the country and called for initiating dialogue with all concerned. Attempts to appropriate “nationhood and religion” for majoritarianism,Continue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, March 5, 2020: Hundreds of Dalits, Tribals, Muslims and Christians from various parts of India gathered in New Delhi to protest against the implementation the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR). The March 4Continue Reading
By John Paul Mumbai, March 4, 2020: A two-day communication and media workshop on the theme “Awakening: A Missionary Responsibility” was organized by the Society of Divine Word (SVD) Mumbai province on March 3-4 at Atma Darshan, Andheri, Mumbai. As many as 30 SVD priests and two Holy Spirit sistersContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, March 4, 2020: Christians in Karnataka have condemned the removal of a statue of Christ Jesus at Mahima Betta in Doddasagarhalli village, Devanahalli taluka, rural Bangalore on March 3. “It is very sad, unfortunate and regrettable that the police, bowing to the pressure of aContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Guwahati, March 4, 2020: The recent violence and pogroms across India leave us wondering if we are in a ‘controlled democracy,’ laments Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, who recently won an award for journalism. In India has seen a steady erosion of the importance of the legislatures, both atContinue Reading
By Joanna Slater and Niha Masih New Delhi, March 4, 2020: Lying under a striped blanket, her face blank with exhaustion, Shabana Parveen described how she and her family had run for their lives. Rioters armed with rods and sticks surged into her lane in northeast Delhi last week lookingContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 4, 2020: Wired broadband internet services in the Kashmir Valley will be restored in full and access to social media websites will be permitted from March 4 evening, a senior official of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited said. However, mobile internet services will continue to be restricted, withContinue Reading
By Vindu Goel Published March 2, 2020 At least, that’s what Google Maps told us. One of India’s oldest and best wineries looked more like a construction site that had been abandoned mid-project: An open-sided building was surrounded by concrete slabs, poles and lumber. My wife spotted a pair ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Indore, March 4, 2020: A human development center in Indore, central India, celebrated its 20th anniversary on the occasion of the “International Waste Pickers’ Day.” More than 1,200 women, men, youth and children from the slums of Indore city associated with Janvikas (people’s welfare) Society, witnessedContinue Reading
