By Matters India Reporter NEW DELHI, October 27, 2026: Dominic F. Dixon, executive director of the United Nations Association for Development and Peace, received the International Human Rights Award at the International Convention for Human Rights 2026 in New Delhi. The award was presented by the World Human Rights ResearchContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter NEW DELHI, October 14, 2026: The All India Catholic Union (AICU) has condemned what it described as an escalating crackdown on youth-led protests in the national capital, accusing authorities of suppressing democratic dissent through detentions, police action and restrictions on public assembly. In a statement issuedContinue Reading

Matters India Reporter NEW DELHI, September 26, 2026: Civil society coalition Nattai Kappom (Save the Nation) has urged Parliament to reconsider provisions in the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA), 2026, warning that its asset‑vesting framework could undermine charitable institutions, minority schools, and places of worship. Nattai Kappom, a platformContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter MANILA, September 14, 2026: Catholic digital missionaries and communicators from across Asia are gathering at Radio Veritas Asia in Fairview Park, Quezon City, for the first Asian Catholic Digital Missionary Assembly. The assembly, a four-day event focused on strengthening collaboration, learning and digital evangelization across theContinue Reading

By Isaac Harold Gomes Tapan, September 3, 2026: The centenary of legendary Adivasi leader, Santali litterateur and four‑time legislator Nathaniyal Robinson Murmu was celebrated with reverence and cultural pride at Nathaniyal Murmu Memorial College in South Dinajpur. Murmu, born Sept. 3, 1926, and remembered as a teacher, reformer, and politician,Continue Reading