By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Jan 29, 2020: The Supreme Court of India on January 29 took up a bunch of petitions challenging the exclusion of Christians and Dalit Muslims of Dalit origin from the statutory benefits given to their counterparts in other religions. a three-judge bench headed byContinue Reading
Chennai, Jan 29, 2020: A Christian charitable organization has conducted marriages for seven couples according to Hindu rites at Kodangipatti village near Pollachi town in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The NGO officials said they were inspired by a mosque in neighboring Kerala state that recently hosted the wedding ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhopal, Jan 28, 2020: From 2016 to 2019, Indian Christians have faced 1,774 cases of hate crimes across 25 states and 3 Union Territories, says Persecution Relief report. In other words, India witnessed 59.6 percent rise in hate crimes against Christians during the same period, saysContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan. 28, 2020: Fourteen people convicted of burning 23 Muslims alive during the 2002 Gujarat riots were granted interim bail today by the Supreme Court pending a decision on their request to scrap their conviction. The convicts, charged with murder and rioting, were told they could leave jailContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan. 28, 2020- Since 2008, Indian banker-turned-environmentalist Pavan Sukhdev has been warning the world about the kind of climate catastrophe currently unfolding in countries such as Brazil and Australia. On Jan 27, Sukhdev, 59, was awarded this year’s Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, often called the “Nobel prizeContinue Reading
Chandigarh, Jan 27, 2020: A 23-year-old man in Haryana was on January 27 sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl. The child was his employer’s daughter. The girl, a resident of Palwal district, was kidnapped, raped and stabbed to death in June 2018 by Virender,Continue Reading
New Delhi, Jan. 27, 2020: Migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who wish to get the benefit of Citizenship Amendment Act, have to provide proof of their religious beliefs while applying for Indian citizenship, sources told NDTV. “In India we all have submitted some form of proof relating to religionContinue Reading
Kochi, Jan 27, 2020: Continuing the debate on “Love Jihad” in Kerala, a senior priest of the Catholic Church said the incidents of young women from the southern India state being used as “sex slaves” in war-torn nations are a reality and turning a blind eye to it “amounts toContinue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 26, 2020: Religious themes dominated tableaux showcased in the Republic Day parade on January 25 with at least 10 out of the 15 state tableaux carrying such symbolism. Crowds were kept engaged through the course of the parade, especially with the military showcase, including a debut presentationContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 26, 2020: Some 7 million people on January 26 formed a 620-km human chain in the southern Indian state to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Organized by Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Front, the protest saw leaders such as state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan lining up along roadsContinue Reading
