By Jose Kavi New Delhi, Jan 13, 2020: The controversy over the ownership of Asia’s largest Church news agency has been resolved with the intervention of an international body. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the domain name dispute service provider, on January 10 decided to transfer the domains —Continue Reading
By Ethel Ezung Kuravilangad, Jan 13, 2020: Hospitality trainees of Don Bosco Youth Centre (DBYC) Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, attended a two-day ‘residential training-cum-evaluation meeting’ at Kuravilangad near Kottayam in Kerala. Thirty-three youth working in 11 four-star and five-star category resorts in various resorts took part in the January 10-11 program.Continue Reading
By Ajay Kamalakaran Kottayam, Jan 13, 2019: In the distant past many famous international travelers to coastal Kerala penned their impressions of the landscapes, nature and people of the state. These travelers came from a variety of places such as the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, China, Italy, and even Russia.Continue Reading
Brasilia, Jan. 12, 2020: The Supreme Court in Brazil has overturned a temporary broadcasting ban on controversial Netflix comedy The First Temptation of Christ. Launched on the streaming service in December and created by Brazilian comedy troupe Porta dos Fundos, it depicts Jesus as a gay man. It prompted aContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 12, 2020: People of different faiths came together on January 12 to participate in a ”sarva dharma sambhava” – a multi-faith prayer ceremony – at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, where anti-citizenship law protesters have been demonstrating for almost a month now. The inter-faith ceremony had a traditional Hindu-styleContinue Reading
Osmanabad, Jan 12, 2020: Veteran poet N D Mahanor on January 9 opened All India Marathi Literature Festival amid tight security in view of threats from right-wing Hindu organizations. The groups had warned Mahanor, a Padma Shri and Sahitya Academy awardee—not to inaugurate the festival as a Christian priest, FatherContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, Jan 12, 11 2020: Assam Don Bosco University won the “Engaged University of the Year 2020 Asia Pacific (Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence) Award” on January 10. This prestigious international award was conferred by the Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial & Engaged Universities (ACEEU), Netherlands. The awardContinue Reading
By Mark Joeverth Rafael Zamora Manila, Jan 11, 2020: Growing up in a diverse family is like a roller coaster ride. There would be ups and downs in the journey, but the togetherness in every struggle is what matters for me. But that was before. It has been years sinceContinue Reading
By Debapriya Sen Vaite New Delhi, Jan 11, 2020: There are moments in time, when the expressions of resilience demand to be acknowledged. As the protests against the new Citizenship Amendment Act broke in Assam, and spread across the country, what stood out, were some very powerful images of thousandsContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 10, 2020: Chhapaak (Splash), a Bollywood film released on January 10, draws social attention to victims of acid attacks who are forced to live as outcasts. The Hindi-language film, directed by Meghna Gulzar and produced by her as well as Deepika Padukone in collaboration with Fox StarContinue Reading
