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
Hyderabad, Dec. 19, 2018: Telangana State Wakf Board, Chairman Mohammed Saleem flagged off the first special vehicle with gift packs, as part of Christmas celebrations on Dec. 19. According to officials, the Telangana State Minority Welfare Department also distributed cheques to the 295 identified Churches for the celebration of Christmas.Continue Reading
Mumbai, Dec. 18, 2018: Cardinal Oswald Gracias, the Archbishop of Bombay, on Dec. 18 sought the “smell of the sheep” as he met with pastoral personnel from an area in the greater Mumbai region known as a home for India’s marginalized Tribal people. The Raigad District is located around 110Continue Reading
Kothamangalam,Dec. 20, 2018: Tension prevailed at Kothamangalam in Ernakulam district Dec. 20 after followers of the Jacobite Syrian Church prevented the entry of a priest of the Orthodox Syrian Church into the Marthoma Cheriya Palli to offer holy mass. Hundreds of Jacobite church followers comprising women and priests assembled atContinue Reading
Guntur, Dec. 20, 2018: Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Dec. 19 said that he would stand by the Christian community till the Dalit Christians are accorded the status of Scheduled Castes. Speaking at the Christmas celebrations held at Lutheran English Medium School here , Mr. Naidu said that DalitContinue Reading
New Delhi, Dec. 20, 2018: In a democracy with a male-dominated political system, a woman’s voice is rarely heard. The National Women’s Party, which claims to be the country’s first national level women’s party, and which aims to ensure 50 percent reservation for women in parliament, was launched in DelhiContinue Reading
Mumbai, Dec. 19, 2018: Several Artists from across India have come together under the banner of ‘Artists Unite!’ and signed a declaration with the intention of reinforcing public traditions that speak “for democracy, and against hate”. Around 450 signatories from more than 20 locations in the country have cautioned thatContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec. 19, 2018: More affirmative actions from the government and persistent advocacy actions from the civil society are needed to address the gender gap in India, says human rights activist, Sister Cynthia Mathew, a member of the Congregation of Jesus. According to this year’sContinue Reading
By Nikhat Fatima Pune, Dec/ 18, 2018: Sadiq Shaikh, father of Mohsin Shaikh, the Pune-based techie who was lynched by a Hindutva mob in 2014, passed away on December 17, after a heart attack. The lynching of Mohsin Shaikh in 2014 was the first hate crime committed by Hindutva activistsContinue Reading
