Guwahati, July 31, 2019: Church leaders in the north-eastern region have accused the present federal government of trying to undermine the role of missionaries in spreading quality education in the country. “Not a single word about the significant contributions of Christian missionaries in providing and making quality education accessible toContinue Reading
By James Gorman July 30, 2019 At a neighborhood meeting on street dogs in Vadodara, a city of two million people in the Indian state of Gujarat, residents complained that the dogs were stealing shoes left on racks outside their homes. One woman said that unfortunately, the dogs preferred newContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, July 31, 2019: Archbishop William D’Souza of Patna on July 31 urged students of a Jesuit college to imbibe right moral values as they strive to become achievers in life. “All of us want to succeed in life. We want to be achievers. But theContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 31, 2019: A man cancelled his food delivery order from Zomato because his delivery executive was a “non-Hindu.” His tweet was widely condemned, even by Zomato, and now politicians have also reacted to the controversy. Federal Minister Ramdas Athawale termed the incident as a “threat to theContinue Reading
By Meera Emmanuel Chennai, July 29, 2019: The Madras High Court has observed that the Tamil Nadu government appears to have done little to curb honor killings in Tamil Nadu. This, despite the Supreme Court’s directions passed last year in Shakti Vahini v Union of India, the court said afterContinue Reading
Patna, July 30: Death toll in Bihar floods rose to 130 on July 30, whereas 88.46 lakh people have been affected in 13 districts in inundation caused earlier this month due to torrential rainfall in the catchment areas of Nepal, state disaster management department said. After the death figure remainedContinue Reading
Panaji, July 29: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on July 29 assured the state legislative assembly that he will look into complaints of police harassment by church-goers in Colva, a village in the coastal state’s southern region. Raising the issue, NCP MLA Churchill Alemao said traffic police personnel were penalizingContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 29, 2019: Domestic workers should be included in the Compensation Scheme for Survivors of Sexual Assault, says a national consultation on the implementation of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act. “We call upon civil society, policymakers, private sector and citizens ofContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Panaji, July 29, 2019: A parish in Goa on July 28 organized special programs to honor grandparents. “One of the best schools is at the knees of grandparents. We learn our traditions, values and culture from them,” Father Walter De Sa, pastor of Our Lady ofContinue Reading
GUWAHATI, JULY 28, 2019: A Christian organisation in the northeast, has questioned the motive behind the creation of a ‘Christian missionary cell’ at a time when the Centre is pushing an education policy to “homogenise Indian society.” The BJP in Mizoram had, a few days ago, formed the cell toContinue Reading
