Madrid, Dec. 1, 2019: The devastating impact of global warming that threatens humanity is a pushback from Nature under assault, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Sunday ahead of a key climate conference. “For many decades the human species has been at war with the planet, and now the planet isContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Chennai, November 30, 2019: The National Domestic Workers Federation (NDWF) reinforced its core message to advocate the rights of domestic workers for labor-friendly policies and national legislation for domestic workers. This was one of the action plans which were taken during the NDWF’s 3rd national congressContinue Reading
Vijayawada, November 30, 2019: The century-old All India Catholic Union (AICU) has called upon chief ministers of all states to set up expert committees to study and challenge New Education Policy, Citizenship Amendment Bill and Anti-Conversion laws being foisted by the federal government. The constitutional and subject experts are toContinue Reading
Lucknow, Nov. 30, 2019: Reports over the proposed anti-conversion law, as suggested by the State Law Commission in Uttar Pradesh, have triggered panic among some communities and human rights activists. “The Constitution guarantees right to freedom of religion, and the proposed law is against the basic principles of the same.Continue Reading
Dimapur, Dec 1, 2019: The director of Prodigal’s Home and Childline Dimapur, K Ela has said that Nagaland is becoming a dangerous place for children as cases of child abuse have soared at an alarming rate over the years. Ela said this while highlighting the prevalence of child sexual abuseContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Darjeeling, November 29, 2019: Jesuit Father William Bourke, who translated full Bible into Nepali and wrote first Nepali thesaurus, died on November 29. He was 94. He was on in 1925. Father Bourke’s love for God and the poor brought him to Darjeeling from Canada toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar, November 29, 2019: Kandhamal Christians find “Christianity a more human way of life,” says a Spanish filmmaker who made the latest documentary film on the anti-Christian persecution of Kandhamal 2008. The documentary film “One” tells the plight of Christians India in general and Kandhamal inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bakingia, Nov 28, 2019: Kadamful Nayak, widow of Samuel Nayak who was martyred during the 2008 Kandhamal violence, died in the early hours of November 28. She was 55. She is survived by her son and daughter. Nayak was hospitalized for diabetes in Cuttack, the formerContinue Reading
New Delhi, Nov. 28, 2019: They train with swords and fighting fans after their prayers and morning chants. Meet the Himalayan kung fu nuns using their martial arts skills to challenge stereotypes about women’s roles in the region’s patriarchal societies. “In the Himalayas, girls are never treated equally and girlsContinue Reading
By Matters Indian Reporter Budapest, November 28, 2019: As many as 650 delegates, including some Indians, attended the Second International Conference on Christian Persecution in Budapest, Hungary. The November 26-28 conference was to find solutions to the most neglected humanitarian and civilizational crisis of the time and stand up againstContinue Reading
