Kolkata, Feb 21, 2020: A speaker told the women protesting the new citizenship regime at Kolkata’s Park Circus Maidan that she was “ashamed” that members of a community were having to endure such pain to demand the rights of a citizen. Theatre director-actor Rasika Agashe, who is married to filmContinue Reading
Khurda, Feb 21, 2020: On the occasion of Maha Shivratri, famous miniature artist L Eswar Rao crafted a miniature model of ‘Shiva Linga’ on a pencil nib and on the stone inside a small bottle. Rao is a native of Jatni village in Khurda district, some 20 km northwest ofContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 21, 2020: Another nun from Kerala on Feb. 21 accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of sexual harassment, a day before a court in Kottayam is slated to hear his petition to be discharged of alleged rape of a religious woman. In her statement to the police, the nun, aContinue Reading
Coimbatore, Feb 20, 2020: At least 20 people were killed and several injured on February 20 when a Volvo bus of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on its way to Ernakulam from Bengaluru collided with a lorry at Avinashi in Tamil Nadu. According to preliminary reports, the incidentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Feb 18, 2020: Around 30 women, including five Catholic nuns, representing 21 organizations in Maharashtra have pressed Sharad Pawar, the chairperson of the state’s ruling coalition, to get a resolution passed in the assembly against some controversial laws on citizenship. The representatives working among theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, February 18, 2020: The seven ‘innocent’ Christians of Kandhamal who have been released recently on bail from the Supreme Court of India after languishing in jail for 11 years were presented at the on-going biennial plenary of the Catholic bishops. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, re-elected presidentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Feb 18, 2020: The Indian Catholic Press Association (ICPA), a premier organization of Catholic journalists, dailies and periodicals, will hold its 25th National Convention of Christian Journalists in New Delhi. The Feb 29 event at Don Bosco Center, Okhla, has chosen the theme “JournalismContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Feb 18, 2020: A member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults has urged the Catholic bishops in India to make child protection policy mandatory in all institutions under their care. Sister Arina Gonsalves of the Congregation of the ReligiousContinue Reading
Kozhikode, Feb 18, 2020: A woman in Kerala, who has accused a Catholic priest of raping her three years ago, has accused the police of handling the case “in the most unprofessional manner.” A 45-year-old woman on February 17 alleged the police are making “serious attempts” to weaken the case.Continue Reading
New Delhi, Feb 17, 2020: Actor Sonam Kapoor jumped headlong into a controversial debate by calling Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s comments on divorce “regressive” in a tweet on Feb.17. “Which sane man speaks like this? Regressive foolish statements,” Sonam Kapoor tweeted, responding sharply to the news reportContinue Reading
