Kochi, March 18, 2020: An unconventional battle has been waged by the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) against the spread of the novel coronavirus by using two robots. Of the pair of computer-programmed machines developed by Asimov Robotics which is a startup incubated at KSUM in Kochi, one distributes masks, sanitiserContinue Reading
Mumbai, March 18, 2020: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay, has exempted Catholics in the archdiocese from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass until March 31 in the wake of social distancing measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19. Cardinal Gracias, in an official communication on March 17, alsoContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 17, 2020: Calls to discard hatred and embrace hearts echoed during a foot march organized by some activist groups in Delhi to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s historic protest against British tax on salt. The three-day walk covered mostly northeastern parts of the national capitalContinue Reading
Kochi, March 17, 2020: The federal Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) says the government has no information about the Church’s “Gabriel Sena.” The government declaration has brought relief to Tellicherry archdiocese in Kerala that was caught in a controversy after reports surfaced about it raising the sena, a unit ofContinue Reading
New Delhi,March 17, 2020: The protest at Shaheen Bagh against the contentious citizenship law, continuing through the harsh Delhi winter and much political turmoil, is now facing a formidable challenge – the outbreak of coronavirus, a global pandemic which has killed more than 5000 people. Containing the outbreak in itsContinue Reading
Kolkata, March 16, 2020: It was a gathering of just over a dozen people at Park Circus on March 14 evening, but the presence of every one of them was important, a student who joined the anti-citizenship regime march said. The group comprising homemakers, students and software professionals sang “WeContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, March 14, 2020: Unidentified miscreants looted a church in the Kandhamal district of Odisha, eastern India. Moses Digal, a Christian leader in Budamaha village under Raikia police station, told Matters India on March 14 that thieves broke the iron grill and two locks of a placeContinue Reading
By Jose Murickan Vaishali, March 13, 2020: The National Institute of Social Communication Research and Training (NISCORT) on March 13 organized a national media conference to address the theme ‘Contemporary Media Landscapes: Challenges and Opportunities.’ The conference was part of the annual alumni gathering the institute that functions under theContinue Reading
Hyderabad, March 13, 2020: Stating that a mere conversion of a scheduled caste man from Hindu religion to Christian religion will not make him a Brahmin or a millionaire and hence it is unfair to deny him the reservation facility. Telangana high court has appreciated the state of Telangana forContinue Reading
Patna, March 13, 2020: The Catholic archbishop of Patna has finally broken his silence, and in a pastoral letter to Catholics in Patna Archdiocese has made it clear that the Church stands for the fundamental principles of the Constitution and a non-discriminatory and humane policy towards refugees. Preparations are underwayContinue Reading
