By Matters India Reporter Kathmandu, NEPAL: The Protestant churches in Nepal and countries in South Asia have trained a group of church leaders to combat HIV and AIDS. In this connection, the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA), an ecumenical body, organized a skill-building training workshop for prospective facilitators of HIVContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A group of civil society groups and others held a protest rally in Delhi on July 13 with regard to starvation death in Jharkhand. “We have made our statement on the issue. Today we in person as many as possible assemble at Jharkhand BhavanContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Dublin, Ireland: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay and the president of the Catholic Bishops in India, will be one of the main celebrants and homilist during the forthcoming 9th World Meeting of Families, to be held in Dublin, capital of Ireland, next month. Cardinal Gracias,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Raipur: Despite broken hearts, prisoners in Raipur Central Jail, smile, says a Catholic nun. “My idea of prisoners was changed by visiting them regularly. Formerly I thought they have done mistakes and they are punished. And they deserve it. But now I feel compassion for them.Continue Reading
Mumbai: Maharashtra has recorded 1,307 farmer suicides till the end of June this year, according to official data. This translates to an average of 7 cases every single day in the six-month span, despite a loan waiver declared last year. The state has recorded only 91 fewer cases than 2017.Continue Reading
New Delhi: College students in Mumbai could soon be getting a copy of Bhagavad Gita from the state government. According to News18, the Maharashtra Education Department has decided to distribute Bhagavad Gita to the students in 100 colleges in Mumbai that have been accredited A and A+. However, state EducationContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A group of progressive Catholic religious priests, nuns and laity has mounted pressure on Vatican to act against an Indian Bishop accused of raping a Catholic nun. They have urged the Apostolic nuncio to India Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro and President of the Catholic Bishops ConferenceContinue Reading
Anantapur: Six workers died and two others were taken ill in a gas leakage at a multinational steel company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district on Thursday evening, police said. The incident occurred in Gerdau Steel plant on the outskirts of Tadipatri town. The gas leakage occurred in furnace wing ofContinue Reading
Close to 15,000 people died prematurely in Delhi in 2016 from illnesses linked to fine particulate matter pollution, according to a new study by researchers from India, Singapore and Thailand that assessed pollution-related deaths in 13 megacities in south Asia and China. Heart disease, stroke, lung diseases, lung cancer amongContinue Reading
New Delhi: An RSS leader and a senior BJP leader Thursday slammed the late Mother Teresa over the recent reports of a baby-selling racket being run in the Missionaries of Charity in Ranchi. This came after the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said the Mother Teresa-founded charity was beingContinue Reading
