The 15th meeting of the G20 was held November 21-22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The group meets annually at this international forum for global economic cooperation. Due to the pandemic, it was held virtually. As Jennifer Bell states, the meeting took place “in the midst of the worst economic downturnContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Jesuit social activist Father Stan Swamy will have to wait until December 4 for a straw and a sipper cup he needs as a patient of Parkinson’s disease. The National Investigation Agency or the NIA on November 26 told a special court in Mumbai thatContinue Reading
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Christian Forum has alleged a large-scale attack on the Tribal Christian community in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. According to forum president Arun Pannalal, the anti-Christian violence broke out at around 2 am on November 25 in Sindhwaram, a village under the Gajiraj police station in theContinue Reading
New Delhi: Thousands of farmers on November 26 flung barricades into a river, threw bricks at cops and physically pushed vehicles as they were stopped by Haryana on their way to a protest march in Delhi. After a two-hour clash on a bridge in which teargas and water cannons wereContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwzhati: The Assam Christian Forum on behalf of the Christian community in the northeastern Indian state on November 26 paid their respect and tribute to Tarun Gogoi, the former Chief Minister of Assam. Gogoi died November 25 in a hospital in Guwahati, Assam’s commercial capital. TheContinue Reading
Aizawl: To prevent the spread of coronavirus in Mizoram, the state government has decided to appeal to churches not to celebrate Christmas and New Year attracting huge gathering, an official said. A meeting of officials and leaders of churches and civil society organisations on November 24 chaired by state HealthContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Miao: A Salesian bishop in northeastern India has expressed concern over the recent increase in violence against women in the region. “Even though women in the North East India have traditionally enjoyed safer living condition, the recent trend against women in the region is worrying,” Bishop GeorgeContinue Reading
Madina: A 14-year-old Christian girl in Pakistan in hiding from the man trying to hunt her down is to release a video statement describing how she and her family are “constantly receiving death threats”. Maira Shahbaz will describe how Mohamad Nakash Tariq “tortured” her by gang-raping and blackmailing her asContinue Reading
Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita should have been working on their research projects, perhaps getting a few steps closer to writing their doctoral dissertations by now. Instead they have written letters showcasing the strength it needs to survive in jail, from jail. Where they have been lodged for speaking atContinue Reading
Vatican: World Fisheries Day is celebrated annually on 21 November, to highlight the importance of this marine based labour sector, which provides employment for more than 59.5 million people. In his Message for the Day, Cardinal Peter Turkson Prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development, pointedContinue Reading
