Aizawl, Nov. 27, 2018: With colorful, well-coordinated rallies and music, Mizoram witnessed the most lively elections in its history. Young singers were recruited to an election campaign program of Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, mainly in Aizawl. They sang popular local numbers and Western songs even as the flags ofContinue Reading
Kottayam, Nov 27: Sister Regina, the Superior General of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation, has given a written statement to the police that the religious group is not in a financial position to ensure security installations at the St Francis Mission Convent at Kuravilangadu , as demanded by the latter. TheContinue Reading
Kozhikode, Nov 27: The police have booked a parish priest under the Thamarassery diocese in North Kerala on the charges of cheating a parishioner with a fake diamond purchase deal. Joseph Pamplani, the accused priest, was charged under section 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating andContinue Reading
Aizawl, Nov 25, 2018: The Church in poll-bound Mizoram has clarified that it has no role to play in elections as it remains apolitical and doesn’t influence voting in any manner. In northeastern states, particularly in the Christian majoritarian state of Mizoram, Churches are said to cast an influence onContinue Reading
Ayodhya, Nov. 25,2018: Ayodhya is on high alert with nearly 1,00,000 Ram Mandir supporters likely to congregate in the temple town to attend the Dharm Sansad organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. There is a fear of outbreak of communal violence in wake of multiple controversial statements and rumour withContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Guwahati, Nov. 23, 2018: Journalism is a service to society and the nation and only those with passion and right attributes should join it, says Sashi Nair, director of the Press Institute of India and Editor of its journals, Vidura and Grassroots. “Anyone wanting to makeContinue Reading
Kochi, Nov. 23, 2018: Featuring the photo of Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar on the official calendar of Trichur archdiocese for 2019 is seen as the prelate’s clout in his home state of Kerala. Bishop Mulakkal, who is accused of raping a 44-year-old member of the Missionaries of Jesus congregationContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, November 22, 2018: The Indian unit of Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) on November 22 celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It launched a campaign “I’m Human, Right?” to commemorate the United Nations’ proclamation on December 10, 1948 in ParisContinue Reading
Andaman Islands, Nov. 21, 2018: An American was killed on an island inhabited by an engendered tribe known to resist outside contact in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. And, his body is yet to be recovered. The American was identified as 27-year-old John Allen Chau, who went to Sentinelese tribeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Vijayawada, Nov 20, 2018: Christians in twin Telugu states have demanded laws to check increasing attacks on the community. Leaders of the Federation of Telugu Churches (FTC), an apex body of the mainline Churches in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, made this demand in a memorandum submittedContinue Reading
