New Delhi, March 22, 2020: A petrol bomb was thrown on March 22 morning near a police barricade at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, heart of protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA. Later a biker was seen throwing a crude bomb near Jamia University, about 2 km away from the protestContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Darjeeling, March 22, 2020: A community radio in the hills has come up with a novel way to instruct and entertain its listeners during the lock down and self-isolation caused by Covid 19 through radio plays on social issues. “We are holding a Radio Drama SeriesContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 21, 2020: A day after 12 people tested positive for coronavirus in Kerala, the police on March 21 filed cases against the authorities of three places of worship for conducting prayers and allowing crowds to gather in their premises despite directions not to do so, as part ofContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, March 21, 2020: As the number of positive tests for coronavirus in India topped 150, members of the Missionaries of Charity – the order founded by St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta to serve the poorest of the poor – are working to keep those cared for inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporters New Delhi, March 21, 2020: Christians in India are banking on their faith as the country faces the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Matters India spoke to some Christians across the country to know how they are trying to keep their faith amid the currentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bangalore, March 21, 2020: Bishop Soundararaju Periyanayagam of Vellore died of a massive heart attack on March 21 The 70-year-old Salesian prelate was undergoing treatment for cardiac problems at Thomas Hospital, Chetpet, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, when the death occurred at 12:15 am. The funeral details areContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 20, 2020: Four convicts in the Nirbhaya murder case were hanged to death on March 20, more than seven years after the gangrape and tortured of a young medical student on a moving bus in Delhi. Sandeep Goel, Director-General of Delhi’s Tihar jail, confirmed to reporters outsideContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, March 20, 2020: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has urged people to follow Blessed Chiara Lubich, founder of the Focolare Movement that strives to foster unity and universal fraternity. The archbishop said this during a Mass on March 14 to mark the birth centenary ofContinue Reading
New Delhi, March19, 2020: Petitions by all three convicts in the Nirbhaya case — who made a last-minute appeal for a freeze on tomorrow’s execution — have been dismissed by the Supreme Court. The judges turned down their lawyers’ plea to “send them to Indo-Pak border or Doklam” and notContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 19, 2020: Archbishop Anil J T Couto of Delhi inaugurated the new office cum residence of the secretary to Conference of Catholic Bishops’ of India (CCBI) Commission for Migrants on March 16. Archbishop Anil blessed the house and made it open for theContinue Reading
