By C.M. Paul New Delhi, July 16, 2026: At Jantar Mantar, India’s protest square, celebrated Ladakhi innovator Sonam Wangchuk lies in quiet defiance. For 19 days he has refused food, choosing the Gandhian weapon of fast unto death to protest what he calls the “betrayal of India’s youth” in theContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, July 14, 2026: NGOs are much in the news these days for various reasons. From the ramparts of Red Fort Prime Minister Narendra Modi, RSS Pracharak (full-time Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, RSS, volunteer), declared that RSS is the biggest NGO of the world. Incidentally there was anotherContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad, July 14, 2026: Indian economist and political commentator Parakala Prabhakar delivered a memorial lecture in honor of Father Stan Swamy, warning that India’s democratic values face “mortal danger” under the current dispensation. Speaking July 11 at St. Patrick’s High School in Secunderabad, Prabhakar titled hisContinue Reading
By Isaac Harold Gomes Kolkata, July 15, 2026: Family, friends and admirers gathered July 12 at Christ the King Church in Kolkata for the 40‑day memorial service of Anthony Dilip Rozario, a musician‑composer revered for shaping Bengali liturgical music. Rozario, who died June 2 at age 68, was remembered asContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Bengaluru, July 14, 2026: Nuns at the Infant Jesus Children’s Home in Bengaluru, southern India, were at a loss this summer. While most residents of the center for children with HIV/AIDS, managed by the Dinasevanasabha (Servants of the Poor) congregation, went home for vacation, 22 stayed andContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 14, 2026: Dara Singh, the prime convict in the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons, is likely to be released soon after the Odisha State Sentence Review Board recommended his freedom on grounds of “good behavior,” TheContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Maryland, July 14, 2026: The International Young Catholic Students (IYCS) celebrated its 80th anniversary with a solemn and spirited gathering at the Roscoe Nix School Auditorium, 28 June, bringing together former members, clergy, and youth leaders from across the globe. The event, initiated by former YCS membersContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, 12 July 2026: A book that seeks to reshape the way the Church understands and practices communication was launched at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on 11 July 2026. It drew theologians, media professionals, and Church leaders into a conversation inspired byContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Barasat, 13 July 2026: A tense confrontation erupted, July 12 at the residence of the Auxilium Sisters (FMA) in Barasat, a town in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, when a mob of some 60 people, reportedly mobilized by the Hindu Jagarana Manch, demanded the demolition ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 12, 2026: A high-level delegation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), led by Cardinal Poola Anthony, met federal Home Minister Amit Shah to submit a detailed memorandum on issues affecting the Christian community. The bishops raised concerns over the proposed ForeignContinue Reading
