Mumbai, Sept 6, 2019: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the victory of the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in the upcoming polls was certain and all efforts would be taken to ensure that Republican Party of India (Athawale) or RPI(A) candidates emerge victorious. The Republican Party of India (Athawale),Continue Reading
Matters India reporter Kolkata, Sept. 6, 2019 — Mother Teresa’s country man His Excellency Nehat Emini Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Macedonia in New Delhi visited Mother Teresa’s tomb in Kolkata a day after her 22nd death anniversary on September 6, 2019. H.E. Emini was accompanied by H.E. NamitContinue Reading
By Adolf Washington Bengaluru, September 6, 2019: Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Salesian priest who spent 557 days in captivity in Yemen, on September 6 presented his autobiography to Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore. The 59-year-old priest conveyed his gratitude to the people of the archdiocese for their prayers for hisContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, September 6, 2019: James David Murray, a Christian businessman who was blacklisted and denied entry by the Indian government in June 2015, was finally able to return to India on September 4. This was possible after the federal Ministry of Home Affairs in JuneContinue Reading
By Jacob Peenikaparambil Indore, September 4, 2019: The Universal Solidarity Movement (USM) of Indore honored Sister Baskalin of Maharashtra as the best principal and Avaya Tripati of West Bengal as the best teacher on September 4. The USM instituted the two awards in 2007 for fostering the memory of SisterContinue Reading
Gurdaspur, September 4, 2019: At least 21 people have died and dozens are feared trapped after a massive explosion took place on September 4 at an unauthorized firecracker manufacturing factory in a densely-populated residential area in Punjab’s Gurdaspur. The incident took place around 4 pm at the factory located inContinue Reading
Sept. 3, 2019: Salesian Missions, the U.S. development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco, funded a project at Bosco Gramin Vikas Kendra, located in Maharashtra, India, to teach youth English language lessons. The goal was to help these young students learn the English language, introduce them to leadership skillsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mayurbhanj, September 3, 2019: About 5,000 people attended the 20th death anniversary of Father Arul Doss who was killed by a fundamentalist mob in a remote village of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha. Christians and others from far and wide attended Mass on September 2 at Jamabani villageContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram, Sept3, 2019: As India reached one step closer to historic moon mission as lander ‘Vikram’ separated from Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, 22-year-old Heidi Saadiya from Kerala was also making history. Saadiya, who made her debut as a reporter on September 2, is the first transgender broadcast journalist from the southern IndianContinue Reading
Mirzapur, September 2, 2019: The government of Uttar Pradesh has filed a case against journalist who shot a video of students of a school eating rotis with salt as their mid-day meal. In its complaint, the Block Education Office of eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur district has accused the journalist, PawanContinue Reading
