Dimapur, Feb 1, 2020: Catholics are called to spread inner joy like light in the world and it can come only from God, says Justice Kurian Joseph, former Supreme Court judge. “Wealth, power, or positions cannot remove darkness; only God’s light can remove darkness,” Justice Kurian told opening session ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, Jan 31, 2020: SIGNIS (World Catholic Association for Communications) in collaboration with Xavier University Bhubaneswar (XUB), India launched Jan 25 the first certificate course in Compassion and Social Communications. The intensive global media fellowship in Compassion and Social Communications was developed by Xavier Center forContinue Reading
By Rina Chandran Shillong, Jan 31, 2020: Tribal people in northeastern India are increasingly becoming landless and poor as their traditional farming practices are abandoned in favor of commercial plantations, experts warned on Jan 31. “Jhum” is the practice by tribal groups in the northeastern states of rotating land useContinue Reading
Bengaluru, Jan 31, 2020: Days after a sedition case was slapped against a school in Karnataka, its headmistress and a student’s mother have been arrested for alleged involvement in staging of a drama portraying Prime Minister Narendra Modi in poor light over the CAA and NRC. The police action onContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 31, 2020: A Delhi court on January 31 postponed the execution of death warrants of the four Nirbhaya case convicts until further orders. The four extracted another last-minute reprieve hours before they were to hang on February 1. Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi wept as she said thatContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, Jan 30, 2020: Tushar Gandhi, a great grandson of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30 urged a group of peace activist to use anger positively to counter hatred and promote peace. “If the politicians are becoming hatemongers, society is responsible because they come from the same societyContinue Reading
Rayagada, Jan 29, 2020: Two women were assaulted brutally on the suspicion of practicing witchcraft in Rayagada Town in Odisha state. The injured have been identified as Galama Muduli and Sabita Dani. Both of the women are currently undergoing treatment at District Headquarters Hospital. According to reports, one man identifiedContinue Reading
Malda, Jan 29, 2020: A private college managed by Muslims in West Bengal on January 29 hosted Saraswati Puja, a Hindu ritual, for the 13th time since its foundation. Farookh Hossein Khan, principal in charge of North Malda Teachers’ Education College, says 70 percent students in his institution are Hindus.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mala, Jan 29, 2020: A Catholic priest in Kerala has set an example of forgiveness when he washed the feet of a parishioner and kissed them in front of Sunday congregation. The parishioner on January 23 had an altercation with Father Naveen Vincent Ukken, parish priestContinue Reading
Berhampur, Jan. 29, 2020: Eight people were killed and 30 others were injured after a bus overturned and rolled down a hilly road in Odisha’s Ganjam district early Jan. 29. The private bus, which was on its way to Berhampur from Tikiri in Rayagada district, overturned and fell at leastContinue Reading
