By Shalini Mulackal Varanasi, July 29, 2020: I got the news about Father George Gispert Sauch’s final going home around 12 noon on July 29. I was taking class to a group of students at IMS (Indian Missionary Society) theologate in Varanasi. When I got back to class I toldContinue Reading
Surat, July 29, 2020: A businessman who recovered from coronavirus has converted his office into an 85-bed facility to provide free treatment for the poor. With public hospitals struggling to cope, Kadar Shaikh spent 20 days in a private clinic in June in Gujarat’s Surat — and was horrified byContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Darjeeling, July 29, 2020 — A college professor in Darjeeling organises relief supplies for stranded migrant workers from Nepal and needy poor with help of local Christian minority group members. Salesian College Sonada Dean (Arts & Humanities) leads Sonada United Christian Minority Welfare Society (SUCMWS) members fromContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, July 29, 2020: Kerala’s ‘Covidian’ battle began with arrival of three students from Wuhan on January 30. One among them was the first case reported in Kerala as well as India. Lessons learnt from its successful battle against Nipah viral infection of 2018 had theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, July 29, 2020: Hate crimes against Christians in India have increased by an alarming 40.87 percent despite the nationwide lockdown, says the half-yearly report of Persecution Relief released July 29. The report records 293 cases of hate crimes against Christians, including five rapes and sixContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 28, 2020: India on July 27 lodged a strong protest with Pakistan against attempts allegedly being made to convert a historic Sikh Gurudwara into a Mosque at the Naulakha bazaar in Lahore. New Delhi “expressed its concerns in the strongest terms”over an incident where an attempt wasContinue Reading
Koraput, July 28, 2020: A group of Christians was brutally attacked by a gang of religious goons at midnight on July 21. The attack took place in the eastern Indian state of Odisha in a village named Badaguda in Koraput district. Speaking to Persecution Relief, Ayuba Khora, the local PastorContinue Reading
New Delh, July 27, 2020: At a time when Assam is witnessing a major COVID-19 spike, a Japanese Encephalitis outbreak has also been reported from different parts of the state raising concerns. With about 14 per cent mortality rate, about 60 times higher than Assam’s COVID-19 mortality rate, Japanese EncephalitisContinue Reading
Geneva, Switzerland, July 27, 2020: Around 100 migrants fleeing war-ravaged Libya have run into difficulty in the Mediterranean and could drown, the UN said July 27, urging a rapid rescue. The arrival of summer and more favourable conditions at sea tends to lead to an increase of attempts to crossContinue Reading
Kochi, July 26, 2020: The Public Affairs Commission of the Syro Malabar Church urged the Kerala government to take immediate action to protect farmers, farms and livestock from wildlife attacks. “It is not in the interest of a civilized society to ignore the cries of farmers and their families whoContinue Reading