By Rupesh Samant Vasco, Jul 11, 2019: The final rites on Goa’s former minister Wilfred Misquita, who was born a Catholic, were performed in the Hindu way. The mortal remains of Misquita were cremated in Hindu crematorium at the port town of Vasco July 10. “That was his last wish.Continue Reading
Kochi, July 11, 2019: Cardinal George Alencherry, who has been facing a revolt by a section of the priests in the Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese, says that he harbors no animosity against anyone. The cardinal, who is the head of the Syro-Malabar Church, was speaking at the opening of the Kuwait ReturneesContinue Reading
Guwahati, July 11, 2019: The recent suicide of a teenage girl has highlighted the anguish of hundreds of thousands of residents of Assam who have been anxious and distressed about their residential status in the northeastern Indian state. Noor Nehar Begum took her life on June 26, the same dayContinue Reading
Mumbai, July 10, 2019: A section of the East Indian community is holding the ‘Mot Mauli Yatra’ for the second year in city gaothans. The idea is to create awareness about the native devotion of Mother Mary. Mount Mary is considered to be one of the native forms of MotherContinue Reading
New Delhi, July 10, 2019: National Confederation of Human Rights Organizations (NCHRO) organised a press conference on 7th July at the Press Club in New Delhi with Swetha Bhat, wife of Sanjiv Bhat and Shantanu Bhatt, son of Sanjiv Bhat as chief guests. Speaking to the press, Swetha Bhat, said,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 9, 2019: A Christian group that uses legal advocacy to protect persecuted Churches plans to organize special programs on August 22, the UN day to commemorate victims of religion-based violence. The Indian unit of the Alliance Defending Freedom has invited all Churches inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Patna, July 9, 2019: A talk on the ““Welfare of the Marginalized and the Oppressed” organized by a Jesuit college in Patna heard passionate pleas to fight for the rights of the LGBTQ community. Reshma Prasad, an activist of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, July 8, 2019: The Supreme Court on July 8 rejected a plea seeking permission for Muslim women to enter mosques. Dismissing the plea from the Akhila Bharatha Hindu Mahasabha (All India Hindu grand council), a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said: “LetContinue Reading
Dimapur, July 8, 2019: Some former Don Bosco members and trainees have formed a group named the Salesians in the Secular World (SSW) for Nagaland. The members of the Catholic institution met on July 6 for the first time at the Aida conference Hall in Dimapur to officially form. “ItContinue Reading
Hyderabad, July 8, 2019: Several Muslim organisations in Hyderabad have held meetings to chalk out a plan to curb incidents of violence especially mob violence against Muslims in the wake of several incidents of lynching taking place in India in several states. Two consecutive meetings of representatives from various communityContinue Reading
