New Delhi, Aug. 7, 2019: As many as 12 incidents of mob lynching have been reported over the last 15 days in Bihar, police said on Aug. 7. In view of the recent incidents of mob lynching, Patna Police is conducting a drive to make people aware so that theyContinue Reading
New Delhi, Aug. 15, 2019: “Whether Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem… Has such a question ever arisen in any court?” Supreme Court judge, Justice S.A. Bobde, asked senior advocate K. Parasaran, lawyer for Ram Lalla Virajman, the deity in Ayodhya. The query came during the second day of hearingContinue Reading
By C.M. Paul New Delhi, August 7, 2019: Some 120 Catholic communicators from 19 countries held their annual assembly at Diocesan Community Centre, New Delhi, from August 4 to 7. The members of SIGNIS, worldwide group of Catholic Communicators, are engaged in radio, television, cinema and other forms of media.Continue Reading
Chennai, August 7, 2019: Bishop Ezra Sargunam of the Evangelical Church of India was among hundreds who joined various political parties in Tamil Nadu to protest the federal government repealing Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu And Kashmir State. They tried to march towards RajContinue Reading
Panaji, August 6, 2019: The Goa Police rescued in 2018 a total of 102 women from commercial sex activities in the western Indian state. Maharashtra topped the list with 28 women, followed by Goa with 13 and Bengal with 8. Delhi came fourth with 7 girls rescued. Social workers inContinue Reading
Hyderabad, August 6, 2019: A Hyderabad-based movement has urged Muslims to destroy the skins of animals they sacrifice on Bakrid, the second of two Islamic holidays in India. Also called Eid al-Adha, or the “Festival of the Sacrifice,” it honors the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son as anContinue Reading
By Jose Kavi New Delhi, August 6, 2019: The Church in India will observe August 10 as a “Day of Mourning” for Christians and Muslims of Dalit origin. “Throughout India, August 10 is being observed as ‘Day of Mourning’ in all the churches. Rallies, demonstrations and candle vigils are conductedContinue Reading
Panaji, Aug. 6, 2019: The BJP-led Goa government would amend the Portuguese-era Uniform Civil Code (UCC), introduced in the year 1870, so that non-Goans can register their marriages in the coastal state, the Legislative Assembly was told on Tuesday. The UCC was introduced by the erstwhile Portuguese rulers. It wasContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho “Education has a vital role to play” to build peace, given that we live “in a multi-cultural and multi-religious society,” Fr. Magi Murzello rector of St Andrews College in Mumbai told AsiaNews. He is also the editor of Edu Focus, a magazine that is distributed to principals,Continue Reading
New Delhi, Aug. 4, 2019: A new report by UN women has claimed that female journalists “continue to be denied their fair share” at major media organisations in India. “Gender Inequality in Indian Media” report says that women were better represented online than in newspaper and TV. While 26.3% topContinue Reading
