By Jeffrey Gettleman New Delhi, Feb. 6, 2020: In India, when driving, you basically need a ring of eyeballs around your head to see what’s coming. Three-wheeled rickshaws whirl out of the roundabouts straight at you, packs of stray dogs dash into the road, huge buses lurch up from behind.Continue Reading
Kochi, Feb. 5, 2020: Cardinal George Alencherry in southern India has asked people to be vigilant and strictly follow government instructions to check the spread of the coronavirus after Kerala declared the epidemic “a state calamity” on Feb. 3. The southern state of 33 million people, about 20 percent ofContinue Reading
Thanjavur, Feb. 5, 2020: The consecration of Sri Brahadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur was performed on Wednesday with religious fervour and gaiety. Thousands of people converged to the town to witness the event at the 1,000-year-old historic temple. Holy water, brought from the ‘yaga salai’ was poured on the gold-plated ‘kalasam’Continue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Feb. 5, 2020: A bishop in India is denying the accusations of a Hindu nationalist organization that “forced conversions” are taking place in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP, world Hindu council) announced it had identified 30 places in eastern Uttar PradeshContinue Reading
Ganjam, Feb 5, 2020: An Indian woman with 31 fingers and toes combined is suffering stigmatization at the hands of her neighbours and had to resort to staying indoors to avoid being called a witch. According to the BBC, Kumari Nayak, 63, is set to enter the Guinness World RecordsContinue Reading
Kottayam, Feb 4, 2020: A court in Kottayam, Kerala, on February 4 adjourned the preliminary hearing on the objection filed by the prosecution on the discharge petition filed by Bishop Franco Mulakkal in the nun rape case to February 11. Bishop Mulakkal, who is the accused in the case, didContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb.4, 2020: There is no case of “love jihad” in Kerala, the Centre said in Parliament on Tuesday in response to a question about whether the government was aware of the observation of Kerala High Court on the issue. The Union ministry of home affairs made the remarksContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Kolkata, Feb 4, 2020: The Indian Museum Kolkata celebrated its 206th birthday with an evening of cultural and academic events. The 2-hour celebrations on February 2 started with renowned Baul singer Parvathy Baul entertaining guests with Bengal’s unique folk songs – Baul geet. Students of Bharat SevaContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb 2, 2020: A shot was fired at gate No. 5 of Jamia Millia Islamia University in south Delhi on February 2 night, according to news agency ANI. Two suspects, one of them wearing a red jacket, came on a scooter, the Jamia Coordination Committee that is participatingContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Bengaluru, Feb 2, 2020: A three-day National Peace Convention ended at Bengaluru’s Christ University with participants committing to promote Gandhian and the core values of Indian Constitution to check division and hatred. Around 470 delegates from 18 states reflected and discussed various challenges to peace in theContinue Reading
