Kohima, Sept. 12, 2019: A Japanese team has launched a massive operation in the wilderness of Nagaland to trace for the mortal remains of Japanese soldiers, who died during the World War-II. According to a Deccan Herald report, the team of Japan Association for Recovery & Repatriation of War CasualtiesContinue Reading
Bhubaneswar, Sept. 12,2019: For school teacher Binodini Samal, reaching Rathiapala primary school in Dhenkanal district of Odisha for her teaching duties, is of utmost importance, even if it means crossing neck-deep swollen river. The 49-year-old Samal has been teaching in the primary school since 2008 as a Ganasikshyak– one ofContinue Reading
New Delhi, Sept. 12, 2019: For the first time since 2012, there is not a single Indian entry in the world’s top 300 institutes as per the Times Higher Education’s 2020 rankings. The Indian Institute of Science (IISC) in Bengaluru — the only Indian entry in the top 300 lastContinue Reading
Sept. 12, 2019: Until two years ago, Ankit Bhuptani never imagined bringing his significant other for talks on Hinduism that he is regularly invited to deliver. “Organisers of events now ask if Nilesh, my partner, will also be attending. The simplest way that Hindu priests are engaging with me nowContinue Reading
Gorakhpur, Sept. 12, 2019: In a bizarre incident, a woman while talking on the phone sat down on a pair of snakes, got bitten and died minutes later. The incident took place in Riyanv village in Gorakhpur on Sept 12. Gita, wife of Jai Singh Yadav who works in Thailand,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, September 12, 2019: The Jesuits of Jamshedpur province in Jharkhand state plan to apply for bail for one of their conferrers arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a minor girl. “We are preparing the bail and will file it tomorrow in a court inContinue Reading
By Thomas Scaria Kochi, September 12, 2019: Some 1,500 people in Kerala went hungry on September 11 when the southern Indian state celebrated its most popular festival Onam that ensures sumptuous meals are served to all. They belong to 365 families living in five waterfront apartment complexes at Maradu, aContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jallianwala Bagh, September 11, 2019: Archbishop of Canterbury Reverend Justin Welby says he had a deeply humbling experience at Jallianwala Bagh, the site of British colonial era massacre. The spiritual head of the Church of England visited Jallianwala Bagh in the northern Indian state of PunjabContinue Reading
Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai, Sept. 10, 2019: Stating that his visit to India was “prayer, pilgrimage, and pastoral,” the Archbishop of Canterbury – leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion – took time to encourage political leaders to maintain the country’s commitment to religious freedom. On Sept. 8, after celebrating a serviceContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Kalimpong, Sept 10, 2019: Fr. Edouard Gressot, the last surviving Canons Regular missionary who worked in Kalimpong under Darjeeling diocese and was associated with St. Augustine’s School, Kalimpong, expired on September 9, 2019 at St. Maurice Abbey, Switzerland. Fr. Edouard Gressot was born on January 17, 1922.Continue Reading
