By Olav Albuquerque Mumbai: The custodial death of the 84-year-old Jesuit Father Stan Sway, who was repeatedly denied bail under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) must be contrasted against the treatment meted out to politician Anil Deshmukh. The former home minister of Maharashtra has refused to appear three timesContinue Reading
New Delhi: As many as 92 percent of workers in India did not receive money from their employer following Covid-19 restrictions and loss of work, said the Stranded Workers Action Network (SWAN) on June 16, in its ‘No Country for Workers’ report. The volunteer relief network spoke with around 8,000Continue Reading
By Jose Vallikatt Kochi: A fortnight ago a message popped up in our family WhatsApp group ostensibly promoting the members of the community we belong. The same message, which also indicated a sort of contempt for another religious community, appeared in my maternal family group within a short while. InContinue Reading
By Nafis Haider and Shaheen Muddassir Patna: Panic, confusion and trauma are rife among people in the northern Indian state of Bihar amid the second wave of coronavirus that has devastated the country. Many say the poor response mechanism of the state government and the surge in deaths in theContinue Reading
By George Cheriyan Jaipur: To draw global attention to the contamination of food and water, the World Food Safety Day is observed every year on June 7, since 2019. This year’s theme for the Day is ‘Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow’, which focuses on producing and consuming safeContinue Reading
By Fr. Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad: It was quintessential Stan! In a manner which has come to characterize him Jesuit Fr Stan Swamy told the Bombay High Court during a hearing on May 21, “I want to go to Ranchi to be with my friends….Whatever happens to me I wouldContinue Reading
By George Cheriyan and Simi T.B. Jaipur: UN Global Road Safety Week (UNGRSW) is a biennial global road safety campaign hosted by WHO. It brings together individuals, governments, NGOs, corporations, and other organizations from around the world to raise awareness of road safety and make changes that will reduce theContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao: On this World Communication Day, May 16, we turn our focus on how the Disciples of Christ went to the ends of the earth carrying the good news of liberation. It was the beginning of liberation for all the oppressed and exploited people and because ofContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: Four states and a Union Territory saw the elections in 2021. Despite the dangerous Corona wave the elections were held in a way which suited the ruling dispensation at center. While West Bengal (WB) results were most awaited and later welcomed for different reasons, BJP alsoContinue Reading
By Fr Cedric Prakash SJ Ahmedabad: It was a scene which will forever be etched in the memory of millions the world over: on May 25 2020, on a street in Minneapolis, US. A white police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee pressed down on the neck of a blackContinue Reading
