By Heather Preston New Delhi, July 25, 2019: Concerns have been raised over a suggested rise in sex-selective abortions in a part of India. Not a single girl has been born in a district of Uttarakhand in northern India since April, while 216 newborn boys have been recorded. Authorities suspectContinue Reading
Meerut, Jul 25, 2019: Member of Parliament Sadhvi Prachi has asked ‘kawarias’ to boycott ‘kawars’ made by Muslims, triggering a controversy. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader made the controversial appeal while inaugurating a transit camp in Daha village under Baghpat district. The sadhvi, who represents Bhopal constituency as a BharatiyaContinue Reading
Lucknow, July 25, 2019: The contentious issue of triple talaq (divorcing by pronouncing the word talaq three times in one go) has been included in the syllabus of sociology at Lucknow University. The decision, however, invited sharp criticism from the Muslim clerics, who said that it would “paint a wrongContinue Reading
Aizawl,July 25, 2019: To diminish its anti-Christian tag, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has set up the country’s first Christian Missionary wing in Mizoram, where the saffron party has one MLA in the 40-member House, party leaders said on July 25. Mizoram BJP President J.V. Hluna said a five-member committeeContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 25, 2019: The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, on July 25 passed the Right to Information (RTI) bill seeking significant changes to the transparency law. The amendment was passed despite the opposition’s objections. The government managed to bring the fence-sitters on board. PrimeContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 25, 2019: The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian parliament, on July 25 passed the contentious bill that would criminalize instant triple talaq. The bill was passed after a day-long heated battle that also witnessed a walkout by Janata Dal United, an ally of theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 25, 2019: The Government of National Capital Territory will collaborate with a Christian body to conduct a training program to address the alarming decline in Delhi’s child sex ratio. The last Census in 2011 showed Delhi had only 871 girls for every 1000Continue Reading
Kolkata, July 24, 2019: Forty-nine eminent personalities in India have drawn the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to some recent “tragic events” such as lynching, and the alleged weaponization of the slogan “Jai Shri Ram” into a “war cry.” “Dear Prime Minister… The lynching of Muslims, Dalits and otherContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, July 23, 2019: Kandhamal, the land of martyrs, continues to inspire pilgrims, religious, faithful, theologians, young and old. “My faith is strengthened and enriched after spending four meaningful days with the victims of Kandhamal,” said Divine Word Hanson D’Souza from Mangalore, who studies theology at KristoContinue Reading
Kochi, July 22, 2019: Mounting ire of Catholics in Australia has forced Father Dominic Valanmanal, an Indian charismatic retreat preacher, to cancel his program in September at Melbourne. Australia is the third country after Ireland and Canada to deny the priest permission to conduct retreats after his controversial sermon onContinue Reading
