New Delhi, Dec. 27, 2018: The Lok Sabha on December 27 passed The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2018, after a heated debate. The opposition Congress and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) staged a walkout before the voting. The two parties through their floor leaders,Continue Reading
Mumbai, Dec. 27, 2018: Five people have died after a major fire broke out in a high-rise residential building December 27 evening in Chembur, one of Mumbai’s largest suburbs. The fire started on the 10th floor of building number 35 in the B wing of Sargam Society. The housing societyContinue Reading
By Rajiv Theodore New Delhi, Dec. 26, 2018: One of world’s biggest infrastructure projects, the US$90 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) is chugging along at a steady pace, its tempo astounding cynics. At a recent interaction with Matters India, some top men behind the mega project’s steering wheel shared theirContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec. 26, 2018: A fight between two homeless men over sleeping space on a footpath near Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital in central Delhi area claimed the life of one of them late on Monday night. The body of the homeless man with multiple injuries on his faceContinue Reading
Madurai, Dec. 26, 2018: Some members of the Madurai-Ramnad Church of South India diocese have asked bishops to discharge only religious duties and not involve in asset management. “Bishops, who receive salaries, must only discharge religious duties,” C. Joel Sam Asir, a member of the diocese told a press conferenceContinue Reading
Mumbai, Dec 25, 2018: Beer bottles were smashed on the heads of churchgoers who formed a ring around the rest of the congregation: to protect them from an armed group that had b: arged into a church in Maharashtra two days before Christmas, some of the victims and the pastorContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar, Dec. 22, 2018: Odisha Chief Minister Navin Patnaik joined a Christmas program in Bhubaneswar organized by the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar on December 21, 2018. “This is the fourth time he is joining the programs organized by the Archdiocese of Cuttak-Bhubaneswar. Three times for Christmas and onceContinue Reading
By Jose Kalapura Patna, Dec 22, 2018: An inter-religious Christmas celebration in Patna emphasized the need of peace and religious harmony at a time when violence is committed in the name of religion. The Christmas Milan was organized on December 22 by Patna Peace Mission, an inter-religious group for harmony,Continue Reading
KOTHAMANGALAM, Dec 21 : As tension prevailed, the stand-off between the warring Orthodox and Jacobite factions over control of the Kothamangalam Mar Thoma Cheriya Palli Church, entered its second day. The police forcefully on Dec 21 took into custody Orthodox priest Father Thomas Paul Ramban, who armed with a HighContinue Reading
By Matters India reporter Kolkata, Dec. 21, 2018: An internationally renowned Jain leader says unity in diversity is the fundamental characteristic of Indian culture. “It is our responsibility to preserve and promote the multiplicity and pluralism,” Acharya Lokesh Muni said on December 21 at a function in Kolkata to honorContinue Reading