By Matters India Reporter Shillong, July, 22, 2026: The North East India Christian Council (NEICC) took part in a National Consultation on the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, held at the India International Centre, New Delhi. The consultation was convened by the Joint Action Forum on Minorities (JAFM)Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 21, 2026: India’s Catholic bishops on July 21 condemned the police crackdown on students participating in a peaceful protest march in the national capital, calling it “a heartbreaking assault on the very soul of our democracy” and urging the government to engage inContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Indore, July 17, 2026: The Universal Solidarity Movement (USM) celebrated its 34th Foundation Day by honoring five young people with Honesty Awards, underscoring its mission to foster integrity, peace, and leadership among youth. “Thirty-three years in the life of a movement or an organization may notContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 17, 2026: Feminist activists and political leaders urged India’s Parliament to implement women’s reservation without delay, insisting it must rest on “the three pillars of social justice, inclusion and federalism” and be freed from political conditionalities. At a well-attended online press conference JulyContinue Reading
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 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
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
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 7, 2026: A prominent Catholic organization in India has condemned what it says is a campaign of threats, intimidation and religiously charged attacks against a judge whose ruling in a mob lynching case sparked a public backlash. The All India Catholic Union (AICU),Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kolkata, July 3, 2026: West Bengal’s top Christian body has announced a statewide mobilisation to counter what it describes as a surge of fabricated social‑media content and false allegations of mass religious conversion. The programme, titled the “Memorandum Submission Fortnight” which runs until July 19, willContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 27, 2026: The head of India’s Latin Catholic bishops’ conference has expressed sorrow and solidarity with Venezuela after a devastating earthquake, Catholic Connect reported. “CCBI Stands with Venezuela in Prayer,” said His Eminence Filipe Neri Cardinal Ferrão, president of the Conference of CatholicContinue Reading
