Adhunika Prakash, who founded non-profit Breastfeeding Support for Indian Moms in Pune, was on Monday selected among five global leaders for $1 million award each by Facebook as part of its Community Leadership Programme. Apart from Prakash, Chetana Misra who founded Mompreneurs India and Tamanna Dhamija who created Baby DestinationContinue Reading
New Delhi: A 40-year-old woman was arrested from Delhi for allegedly running children selling racket. The woman apparently sold babies to childless couples at price ranging from 200,000 rupees to 500,000 rupees. As of now, a court has sent the woman, identified as Kavita, to a police remand. After theContinue Reading
Shillong: Meghalaya High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir has said that North East has emerged as hub of human trafficking in India. Delivering a key-note address at the 2nd Regional Consultation on Child Right in the Context of Human Trafficking in North East India at Shillong, the capital ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam: A police team in Kerala investigating the alleged rape of a nun by a bishop plans to seek permission to conduct a polygraph test on the accused prelate. A court on September 22 sent Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar to police custody for two days.Continue Reading
By Augustine Singh Madurai: While using social media, people need to have multiple “safety measures” in life, stressed Conference of Catholic Psychologists of India (CCPI). Addressing on the on-going CCPI annual gathering in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Sept 22, on the second day of the conference, Dr. Joseph Thannickal, a US-trainedContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Some progressive women groups are traveling across India to fight hatred. It is a journey across India for love, harmony and peace led by women, said Annie Raja, one of the organizers. The event is led by five women from September 22 to OctoberContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kottayam: A court in Kerala on September 22 sent Bishop Franco Mulakkal, to police custody for two days, after rejecting his bail application. The 54-year-old prelate was arrested a day earlier in an alleged sexual abuse case. A Catholic nun on June 28 complained to policeContinue Reading
Vijayawada: “A larger section of media in India just acts as the party organ of a political party that is in power at the federal level,” says a media educator. “The media today do not ask disturbing and critical questions about the policies of the govt. to the spokespersons ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: Some 25 priests from various parts of India plan to express solidarity with the survivors of the 2008 anti-Christian persecution in the Kandhamal district of Odisha, eastern India. They are the national executive members of the Catholic Priests’ Conference of India (CPCI), an association ofContinue Reading
By Adolf Washington Kodagu: Archbishop Peter Machado of Bangalore visited the flood-ravaged Kodagu region of Karnatka state and interacted with the victims of nature’s fury. The archbishop was accompanied by a core-team that planned, monitored and coordinated relief work during the September 18-19 visit. Although the flood waters have receded,Continue Reading