New Delhi, April 22, 2019: The Delhi Police have strengthened security in churches across the capital in the wake of bomb blasts at three churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka that claimed the lives of 290 people and left more than 500 injured during Easter celebrations on Sunday. AContinue Reading
Panaji, April 22,2019: The Archdiocese of Goa on April 20 appeared to defend a priest whose remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others had triggered a row and invited scrutiny by the Election Commission. In a release issued on April 20, the church said: “In the light of recentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kanpur, April 22, 2019: The Indian Catholic Forum has expressed deep shock and dismay at the wanton killings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday morning. Almost 300 people were killed on April 21 in bomb blasts in three churches and various hotels frequented by foreigners inContinue Reading
By C V Joseph Bengaluru, April 22, 2019: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore has allowed a shelter home for the poor streets dwellers within the premises of his own residence. Archbishop Emeritus Bernard Moras opened the home on April 21 in the presence of civil authorities, heads of institutions andContinue Reading
Panaji, April 22, 2019: The Goa government has put on high alert all churches in the western Indian state following the serial blasts in Sri Lanka that killed more than 200 people. The government has also directed hotels to maintain strict vigil on the tourist visiting the place, according toContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Mumbai, April 21, 2019: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, head of the Catholic Church in India, on April 21 expressed anguish over the bomb blasts in Sri Lanka. He rang his counterpart in Sri Lanka, Cardinal Ranjith Malcolm, to commiserate and said the Church in India “deeply saddened andContinue Reading
By D Solomon Gumla, April 18, 2019: A fact-finding team that probed the lynching of Christian Adivasis in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand has questioned the local police’s inaction and opposition parties’ silence. “The actions of the local police raise several questions. While the victims kept saying that theyContinue Reading
Bengaluru, April 17, 2018: Five million people lost their jobs beginning November 2016, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an overnight ban on high value currency, according to a new report. The timing of the start of the decline in jobs coincides with demonetization but no “causal link” can beContinue Reading
New Delhi, April 17, 2019: Thirty-five people died and several people were injured due to unseasonal rain, dust storm and lightning in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur and other parts of the country on April 16. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), ten people were killed in Gujarat.Continue Reading
New Delhi, April 17, 2019: National Capital, set to go for Lok Sabha polls on May 12, will have special booths for women to vote. These will also be solely managed by women, said an official. Delhi has a total of 2,696 locations which will have 13,816 polling stations, withContinue Reading
