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By Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, June 23, 2026: In a coordinated push to strengthen voter participation, religious leaders and civic groups in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have begun mobilizing communities ahead of a major electoral roll revision, combining interfaith outreach, legal awareness and grassroots training. An online Special Intensive RevisionContinue Reading

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By M.K.George Rome, June 22, 2026: Two recent judgments from the Indian courts made headlines. One concerned NewsClick, where, after almost five years of legal proceedings, the Delhi High Court declared that the First Information Report and the ED-linked money laundering case constituted an “abuse of process.” Finding no cognizableContinue Reading

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By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, June 21, 2026: A clandestine network of agents and officials turned illegal immigration into a billion-rupee industry along the Indo-Bangladesh border, with insiders revealing decades of infiltration, forged documents, and staggering profits now disrupted by political change. Anandabazar.com, through its June 16, report, has broughtContinue Reading

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By Matters India Reporter Old Goa, June 21, 2026: A new illustrated volume, Basilica of Bom Jesus, edited by Jesuit Father Patricio Fernandes and Vishvesh Prabhakar Kandolkar, was released May 31 at the Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa. The publication was launched as a tribute to Father Fernandes, whoContinue Reading

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By George Kommattam Malaparamba, June 21, 2026: Jesuit Father Abraham Pallivathukal, one of the pioneers and earliest spiritual guides of the Jesus Youth movement, died June 20 at Christ Hall, Malaparamba, in Kerala’s Kozhikode district. He was 86. Affectionately known as “Palliyachan” (beloved priest-father), Father Pallivathukal played a vital roleContinue Reading

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By Cedric Prakash Ahmedabad, June 21, 2026: We have celebrated ‘World Refugee Day’ once again! It is a day on which all of us are called to remember and to honour the strength, courage and resilience of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflictContinue Reading

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Matters India Reporter Hyderabad, June 19, 2026: A one‑day seminar and workshop on Climate Change and Ecological Spirituality brought together delegates from fourteen dioceses of the Telugu region at Hyderabad Archdiocese Social Service Society (HASSS), Hyderabad. The event was jointly organized by the Andhra Pradesh Forum of Diocesan Social ServiceContinue Reading