By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: John Dayal, a veteran journalist and leading human rights activist, has been invited in a special way to the executive committee of the Editors Guild of India. The guild was created in 1978 in the post-emergency period, to protect the freedom of the pressContinue Reading

By Arul Gnanapiragasam New Delhi: Jesuits engaged in Christian-Muslim dialogue around the globe addressed contours of Christians’ theological dialogue with Muslims in an international webinar organized by the Delhi-based Islamic Studies Association. The discussion on October 31 was based on a research paper titled “How Could Theological Dialogue with MuslimsContinue Reading

Guwahati: Educational institutions in Assam will reopen November 2 after more than seven months with strict Covid-19 guidelines, officials has said. Only students from grades six to twelve will be allowed to attend and a Standard Operating Procedure or SOP has been issued that will need to be followed, accordingContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter Patna: India has been witnessing a “great shift” in household savings from physical to financial assets, says a senior executive at a leading mutual fund investment company. The tendency to funnel savings into physical or non-financial assets—gold and real estate—was changing and an “increasing preference” forContinue Reading

By Matters India Reporter Kalimpong: A retired priest of Darjeeling diocese, who contributed to Nepali liturgical music, passed away on October 29. He was 78. At the time of death, Father Leonard Tamsang was residing at Gianora Home Diocesan Home for the elderly priests, Kalimpong. He was a priest forContinue Reading