Mumbai, Mar. 26, 2019: Christians from Mumbai, India are demanding more burial grounds ahead of the national election set to start on April 11. According to Mumbai’s Christian leadership, Christians have been forced to pile bodies on top on one another due to overcrowding in already established cemeteries. Speaking toContinue Reading
By Charvi Kathuria New Delhi, March 26, 2019: More than 50 million rural women have left national job market in India since 2005, according to a report of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), a federal government department. Female participation in the job market has gone down by 7 percentContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 25, 2019: Women across India will march together on April 4 to reject what they say is the current environment of hate and violence and to claim their constitutional rights as citizens of a democratic republic. Women’s March, India, is aimed at unitingContinue Reading
Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee, a conglomerate of 16 state churches, on Saturday appealed to all churches across the state to hold mass prayers on April 5 or 6 in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and Assembly byelection. Committee chairman Rev. Lalhmingthanga told The Telegraph that the church bodyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Varanasi, March 24, 2019: The All India Catholic Union (AICU), Asia’s oldest Laity organization, has expressed deep concern at the communal polarization that is peaking on the eve of the general elections in the country in April and May, AICU president Lancy D’Cunha and spokesman Dr.Continue Reading
By C M Paul Darjeeling, March 23, 2019: Darjeeling District Magistrate Joyoshi Dasgupta on March 23 briefed media persons on election updates in the district and launched a voter education music video. The 2019 Indian general election is scheduled to be held in seven phases from April 11 to MayContinue Reading
Dharwad, Mar. 21, 2019: Rescuers Mar. 21 pulled out three more bodies from the rubble of the under-construction building that collapsed at Dharwad in north Karnataka two days back, taking the number of dead in the incident to 10, police said. The bodies of Divya Unakal (8), Dakshayini (45) andContinue Reading
Ahmedabad, Mar. 21, 2019: Holi got a saucy twist in Ahmedabad, as a group of people bombarded each other with tomatoes, much like the Spanish festival of La Tomatina. While color powder and water balloons are traditionally used to celebrate Holi, playing with raw eggs, paint or mud is notContinue Reading
New Delhi, Mar. 20, 2019: “Nutrition: our right”, is the theme of the Lenten campaign of Caritas India for 2019. Caritas India, the charitable arm of the Catholic Church of India, has launched a Lenten campaign against hunger by creating an awareness among people regarding solidarity, food security, medical careContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Tura, March 20, 2019: A Catholic priest accused of molesting a woman in a bus in Meghalaya state has been granted bail. However, Fransalian Father Biju Joseph was suspended from all priestly duties by Bishop Andrew R Marak of Tura, taking note of media reports aboutContinue Reading
