Varanasi, Dec. 30, 2019: A day before social activists, intellectuals, students and research scholars took out a march in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at Beniabagh here, two policemen came knocking on the door of Fr. Anand Mathew who had just returned to Varanasi. They took out a pieceContinue Reading
By Jhinuk Mazumdar Kolkata, Dec 29, 2019: Accept differences and be tolerant, schools are telling students as the country’s current atmosphere of religious animosity creeps into classrooms. Some schools are talking to students about diversity, plurality, equality and freedom of choice while some others have conducted meetings with parents toContinue Reading
Kothamangalam, Dec. 29, 2019: This could be the first such incident when the Maghrib (evening) prayer was recited from a church and hundreds of Muslims offered Namaz in a church compound. It happened in Kothamangalam, in Kerala’s Ernakulam district on December 28. It was a massive rally organized by theContinue Reading
Ranchi, Dec 29, 2019: Within hours of being sworn-in as the chief minister of Jharkhand on December 29, Hemant Soren announced his government’s first cabinet decision to drop all cases against tribals in connection with the Pathalgadi movement of 2017. In a tweet posted by its Information and Public RelationsContinue Reading
Panaji, Dec. 28, 2019: Any attack on “Indian spirit” can damage the age-old secular fabric of the country, warns Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao of Goa. The prelate was addressing the annual civic reception on the occasion of Christmas in Panaji, the state capital. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and severalContinue Reading
Beed, Dec 28, 2019: A case was registered in the Beed city of Maharashtra against actor Raveena Tandon, film director Farah Khan and comedian Bharti Singh on December 28 for “hurting religious sentiments” of Christians on a TV show. The complaint was filed by Ashish Shinde, who heads a localContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 28, 2019: After weeks of silence, leaders of the Catholic Church have commented on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act and countrywide protests against it. On December 27, Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, said the ongoing controversy andContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 27, 2019: The Christmas celebrations in Kerala at some places witnessed some colors of the anti-Citizenship Act protest, but none could take away the merry cheers that the day brings. Kerala has been one of the states at the forefront of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests. ThisContinue Reading
Guwahati, Dec.26, 2019: Prayers for peace and understanding marked Christmas this year in the midst of subdued celebrations in light of the prevailing situation in the country and state. A Christmas message from the Assam Christian Forum said it all: “We humbly pray that peace returns to our land, andContinue Reading
Kolkata, Dec. 26, 2019: Christians in Kolkata on December 26 took out a silent rally to protest against the new citizenship law. The rallyists carried placards with slogans like ‘Don’t be silent, don’t be violent’, ‘We are all citizens’, ‘No NRC no CAA’ and walked a distance of 2 kmContinue Reading
