By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 6, 2019: India’s press freedom index stood at 140 among 180 countries in the world in 2019, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a media watchdog, said on May 3, the World Press Freedom Day. India’s rank in 2018 was 138. According to RSF, onlyContinue Reading
Matters India reporter Jorhat,May 6, 2019: An NGO working with the Mising tribe in Upper Assam has come up with an ambitious adult literacy program for rural women. The project is being implemented in 29 villages of 5 districts of Assam covering a total of 397 women. More than 75Continue Reading
Mumbai, May 5, 2019: Churches in Mumbai have planned to prohibit parking of vehicles within 40 feet of their premises. They also mull a ban on carrying big bags inside. These are precautionary measures in view of Sri Lanka Sunday Easter bombings. Father Nigel Barrett, spokesperson of the Archdiocese ofContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, May 5, 2019: The Association of Catholic Historians of India is holding an international seminar on “social changes in India and the Catholic Church: A Historico-Anthropological Approach.” The May 3-7 seminar at Christ Deemed University, Bengaluru, is studying the changes between 17 and 20 centuries. TheContinue Reading
KolKata, May 5, 2019: Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, uprooted trees and triggered rains as it entered West Bengal post midnight on Saturday, hours after making landfall and causing havoc in Odisha on May 3. No loss of life or anyContinue Reading
Guwahati, The Unite4: Good in India has taken the initiative to associate with Atulya Bharat Productions to organize the first Cultural Beauty Pageant of India named, Mr & Miss Incredible India 2019. An organizing member said, “In the limelight of western culture influencing especially our youth, our tradition is gettingContinue Reading
Aluva, May 5, 2019:This year was no different for the office bearers of Hira Juma Masjid, Sreemoolanagaram, Aluva from last year when hundreds of parents along with their children visited their village for the NEET entrance exam. As happened last year, the villagers and the Masjid (mosque) officials made allContinue Reading
Madurai, May 3, 2019: Two nuns of Jain religion were killed on the spot and three others sustained serious injuries in a freak road accident. The five nuns were on a padayatra (walking pilgrimage) from Kodaikkanal, a hill station in Dindigul district, to Kanniyakumari, some 350 km south. A pick-upContinue Reading
Mumbai, May 2, 2019: A 223-year-old Armenian Church, known as the St Peter’s Church, stands amid the busy Kala Ghoda area in South Mumbai. Originally built for the Armenians who arrived in Mumbai over 200 years ago, this one-of-its-kind shrine has opened its doors to the Indian Orthodox Church, alsoContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 1, 2019: At least 16 persons, including 15 security personnel, were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on May 1, police said. The blast followed the Maoists torching 25 vehicles belonging to a road construction contractor earlier inContinue Reading