Colombo, Aug. 23, 2019: Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists that killed 258 people, officials said Aug. 23. President Maithripala Sirisena has been extending the emergency on the 22nd of each month since the April 21 attacks on threeContinue Reading
Lindau, Germany. Aug. 23, 2019: In a joint statement issued by Religions for Peace leaders from India’s neighbours Myanmar and Bangladesh holding Track II Consultations on the Rohingya refugee problem affecting their two countries endorsed the bilateral agreement at the Religion for Peace (RfP) 10th World Assembly held in Lindau,Continue Reading
Kalpetta, Aug 21: The Vellamunda police have registered a case against a senior priest and five nuns on the charge of defaming Sister Lucy Kalappura, who was expelled by the Franciscan Clarist Congregation (FCC) early this month . The police registered the case on Aug 21 after St. Lucy filedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, August 21, 2019: The National Women’s Commission (NWC) on August 21 asked Kerala police chief Loknath Behera to arrest those targeting Sister Lucy Kalappura, who was recently expelled from her congregation. The commission wrote to Behera amid reports of attempts to slander Sister Kalappura.Continue Reading
New Delhi, Aug. 21, 2019: The stretch between Jhandewalan and Ramlila Maidan in central Delhi turned into a sea of blue as thousands of Dalits from various parts of the country hit city streets on Wednesday to protest the recent demolition of a Ravidas Mandir in the national capital. TheContinue Reading
Melbourne, August 21, 2019: Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of sexual abuse, has failed in a legal bid to quash his convictions in Australia. Pell was jailed for six years in March this year after being found guilty of abusing two boys in aContinue Reading
Hyderabad, August 20, 2019: Six students of University of Hyderabad were arrested on August 20 and taken to a police station for allegedly screening a documentary The members of All India students association had sought permission from the dean of social sciences department to screen the documentary “Ram ke Naam”Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mananthavady, August 20, 2019: Certain sections of the media are spreading misunderstanding about the disciplinary actions taken against Sister Lucy Kalappura, alleges the Franciscan Clarist Congregation. “The media should refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of the congregation that spreads misunderstanding and creates unrest inContinue Reading
Kolkata, August 20, 2019: Prominent members of Kolkata’s civil society have spoken up again, condemning the “culture of violence and intolerance” that made film-maker Anurag Kashyap quit the microblogging platform Twitter after allegations of threats to his family. In a letter, 28 signatories including film-maker Aparna Sen, actor Parambrata Chattopadhyay,Continue Reading
New Delhi, Aug. 20, 2019: Lady Diana wanted to be involved in a Mother Teresa project for AIDS patients in Calcutta. And Prince Charles felt a certain kinship with India because he was “conceived” a few months after India’s independence, two letters written separately by the former British royal coupleContinue Reading
