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
New Delhi, Feb 2, 2020: The four convicts in the Nirbhaya case are “trying the patience of the nation,” the federal government told the Delhi High Court in a rare Sunday hearing on February 2. The government challenged a trial court’s order staying the execution of Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta,Continue Reading
New Delhi, Feb 1, 2020: A man on February 1 fired shots at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, the heart of protests against the citizenship law CAA, just three days after a teen shooter fired at protesters at nearby Jamia Millia University. This is the second daylight shooting in which theContinue Reading
Kolkata, Feb 1, 2020: It’s not enough to talk about violence against women only. Voices have to be raised against atrocities on minorities and the marginalized as well, and anyone who is feeling insecure in the current circumstances, when even something as basic as citizenship is coming up for questioning.Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Feb 1, 2020: The 34th biennial plenary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) will take place February 12-19 at St. John’s National Academy for Medical Sciences in Bengaluru, capital of Karnataka state, southern India. The theme for the plenary assembly is “dialogue.” TheContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Sonada, Feb 1, 2020: An inter faith dialogue forum has proposed the creative use of digital media to propagate awareness on the urgent need of harmonious living between the various religions in the hills. “It was decided to introduce the concept of Inter Faith Dialogue asContinue Reading
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
