By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, December 9, 2019: The controversial ‘Citizenship Amendment Bill’ (CAB), 2019 which was tabled by federal Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament on December 9 is “another nail in the coffin of India’s Constitution and democratic framework,” says Jesuit Father Cedric Prakash, a human rightsContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony New Delhi, Dec 9, 2019: The secret of success of any peace effort is the ability to listen, says Archbishop Thomas Menamparampil, who on December 9 received the latest “Ambassador for Peace” award from the International Human Rights Council. “Many think that volubility and vocabulary, a cuteContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony New Delhi, Dec 9, 2019: Sacred Heart Sister Rose Tom, a gynaecologist, has been conferred with ‘International Human Rights” award for 2019 for her healthcare services in interior villages of Arunachal Pradesh. The Delhi-based International Human Rights Council gave the award on December 9 at a functionContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Kandhamal, Dec 9, 2019: A Canada-based Catholic humanitarian group has come forward to support the education of children of the Kandhamal survivors in Odisha, eastern India. “Faith without work is dead,” said Al Basilo, operations head of the Answering the Cry of the Poor (ANCOP) International Canada,Continue Reading
Karakkamala, Dec. 8, 2019: Hundreds of people took out a torchlight protest against Sister Lucy Kalappura, who has announced the release of her memoir on December 10. The autobiography of the nun, who was expelled from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation for the violation of her vows, reportedly contains accounts ofContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec Dec 8, 2019: Students of Delhi government schools will now be taught about the life, contribution and ideas of Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar — from his experiences of casteism during his early years to his ideas on parliamentary democracy. This was announced by Chief Minister Arvind KejriwalContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Nov. 6, 2019: People and groups have reacted differently to the encounter killing of four accused of rape-murder in Telangana. Police officials in the southern Indian state said their men shot dead the four around 3:30 am on December 6 under a bridge onContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec. 6, 2019: P N Lini, a nurse who died of Nipah virus attack while treating a patient of the deadly disease in 2018 in Kerala, was posthumously awarded the highest national award for nurses. The National Florence Nightingale awards were instituted in 1973 by the federal governmentContinue Reading
Thiruvanathapuram, Dec 6 2019: A Catholic priest in Kerala was booked on December 4 for allegedly raping a woman in Kozhikode in June 2017, police said. The accused, Fr Manoj alias Jacob Plakoottathil, belongs to the Diocese of Thamarassery. After the incident, the victim had initially lodged a complaint withContinue Reading
KOCHI, Dec 05 2019: Sister Lissy Vadakkel, main witness in the case of Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of sexually abusing a nun at a convent in Kerala, said pressure is being budged on her to retract her statement. She said they are forcing her to withdraw her statements over phoneContinue Reading
