Madurai, Jan. 7, 2020: Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council (TNBC) and the Tamil Nadu Latin Bishop’s Council (TNLBC) have condemned the recent attack on students on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. A statement said that the attack on the student community inside one of the country’s world-classContinue Reading
Bareilly, Jan 8, 2020: More than 100 cuts were inflicted on a woman by her exorcist sister-in-law and two others in a belief that it will ensure the recovery of her father-in-law. Renu, married to Sanjeev of Ghangaura village in Bhojipura area in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district eight years ago,Continue Reading
New Delhi, Jan 8, 2020: Bharatiya Janata Party president Jagat Prakash Nadda has tried to get the support of Christian community to the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The former student of St Xavier’s School in Patna on January 7 met with around 15 pastors of various Christian denominations inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi, Jan 7, 2020: Cardinal Mar George Alencherry, head of the Syro-Malabar Church, has drawn flak for receiving a pamphlet distributed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporting the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). “The BJP in Ernakulam inaugurated their pro-CAA campaign by distributing the pamphlets toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, January 7, 2020: Jesuit-run Indian Social Institute (ISI) is organizing a three-day International Consultation on “Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities” from January 17-19. Delegates, who are working in the field of protecting and promoting the human rights of persons with disabilities will attendContinue Reading
Kottayam, Jan 7, 2020: The hearing in the case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar, who was accused of allegedly raping a nun, has been deferred to January 25. The hearing was postponed after Bishop Mulakkal failed to appear before Kottayam Additional District Sessions Court on January 6. Instead ofContinue Reading
Kolkata, Jan. 6, 2020: The time has come “once again” for Christian schools to make “Indian society more humane and uphold constitutional values”, a bishop said at a service preceding a four-day conclave of the heads of all Anglo-Indian schools in India on Jan.4. “We (Christian schools) have made theContinue Reading
Kohima, Jan. 6, 2020: Kevizelie Pienyü is a successful beekeeper today in Nagaland. Son of Zasilhou Pienyü from Nerhema village, he graduated from Kohima College in 2014. He was one of the recipients of District Level Award for Best Beekeeper 2019 during 2nd Nagaland Honey Bee Day last year underContinue Reading
Alappuzha, Jan. 6, 2020: Kerala mosque has opened its gates and coffers for a Hindu wedding, complete with lamps and rituals, to help out a poor family and set an example at a time many fear that India’s secular fabric is under threat. Anju and Sharath Sasi will get marriedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai, Jan 6, 2020: Around 200,000 people are expected to attend the 27th ‘Grand Cultural Gathering of Indian Indigenous Peoples’ in Mumbai. “The expected mass community attendance is going to be one of the unique events in the world,” said Ashok Chaudhary, an organizer. The JanuaryContinue Reading
