By Robancy A Helen Trichy, Jan 21, 2020: The Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council, Commission for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) organized a capacity building program for Dalit students in the rural areas of Trichirappali, Dindigul and Palayam Kottai dioceses of Tamil Nadu on January 19. “We identify theContinue Reading
By Mark Joeverth Rafael Zamora Manila, Jan 21, 2020: Religion is the world’s most powerful organization that divides humanity. The majority of our family members practice the Islamic faith. For my parents, it was the only way to salvation. My father was the most devout Muslim in our family. HeContinue Reading
Allahabad, Jan 21, 2020: Stating that no religion prescribes the use of loudspeakers for worshipping, the Allahabad High Court has declined the permission sought by two mosques to install voice amplifiers, for the purposes of Azaan. “No religion prescribes or preaches that prayers are required to be performed through voiceContinue Reading
Guwahati, Jan 20, 2020: A Mumbai-based NGO collaborated with Directorate of Sainik Welfare in Assam to donate laptops to daughters of Veer Naris (Defense martyrs’ daughters) in the northeastern Indian state. Atharva Foundation on January 20 distributed 13 laptops to the daughters at a function in Guwahati. Sunil Rane, chairmanContinue Reading
The Catholic Church in South Korea has steadily grown over the past two decades according to a study by the Catholic Pastoral Institute of Korea (CPIK) of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (CBCK). 11.1% of South Korea’s population The number of Catholics has increased by 48.6 per cent, fromContinue Reading
Kolkata, Jan. 20, 2020: Free Voice India spoke with the Award Committee Chairperson Anthony Arun Biswas who admitted that while the Missionaries of Charity objected in promoting Kolkata’s very own Mother Teresa, he and his organisation used the name of the Saint to get name and fame. Mother Teresa InternationalContinue Reading
Guwahati, Jan. 20, 2020: Stirred by the legacy of Assamese woman warrior Mula Gabhoru who fought against the Mughals to keep them at bay in the 16th century, hundreds of women hit the city streets in the northeastern Indian state to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Fearing implementationContinue Reading
By Basant Kumar Mohanty New Delhi, Jan 20, 2020: The Narendra Modi government plans a chain of exclusive residential schools for Dalit children, but some activists have drawn a parallel with America’s former racial segregation policy. The proposal before the social justice and empowerment ministry is to start 150 AmbedkarContinue Reading
Kolkata, Jan 20, 2020: Christians belonging to various denominations in Kolkata hit the streets of West Bengal state capital on January 20 to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC). The protest rally started from St. Paul’s Cathedral and culminated atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 20, 2020: Jagat Prakash Nadda, a former student of St Xavier’s School, Patna, was on January 20 elected unopposed the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party that heads the federal coalition government. Nadda emerged as the only leader in the fray followingContinue Reading
