New Delhi: Oct. 15, 2018: A junior minister in India has filed a criminal defamation complaint against a woman who publicly accused him on social media of sexual misconduct, in a case that has highlighted setbacks facing India’s nascent #MeToo movement. In a 41-page letter to Delhi’s chief metropolitan magistrate,Continue Reading
New Delhi: The delay in disposing of the appeal of the seven Christians of Kandhamal in Odisha, who have been languishing in jail for the murder of Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, came in for wide criticism at a function organized by the Delhi Minorities Commission. “Humanity is being undermined at theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Founder president of National Slum Dwellers Federation Jockin Arputham died on October 13 at Sion Hospital, Mumbai. He was 71. His funeral is scheduled for 4 pm on October 15 at St. Peter and Paul Church Rayapuram in Chennai. He took pride in calling himselfContinue Reading
Nagapattinam, Oct 11, 2018: The Tercentenary of the New Jerusalem Church, believed to be Asia’s first Protestant church at Tarangambadi in the district, was celebrated on October 11. Pastors from over 50 important churches the world over participated in the celebrations organised by the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church (TELC). TheContinue Reading
Kuravilangad, Oct 11, 2018: For two years the nun said nothing, quietly dreading the nights that the stocky, bearded Catholic bishop would spend at her small convent in the southern Indian hills. Early last year she confided in another member of her congregation: “The bishop is compelling me to layContinue Reading
Darjeeling. Oct. 11, 2018 — A community radio in the Darjeeling Hills marked International Day of the Girl Child with a live talk show featuring first girl who climbed world’s highest peak Mount Everest in May 2016. On the show with Radio Journalists Bryan and Smriti of Radio Salesian 90.8Continue Reading
KOCHI, Oct 10 2018: Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who was arrested on September 21st for allegedly raping a senior nun in a convent at Kottayam, has approached the Kerala High Court again seeking bail. His first bail plea was dismissed by the court on October 3rd. While seeking bail for theContinue Reading
Kohima, Oct 10, 2018 : Driven by the motto of “Promoting Every Child’s Right to Entertainment”, the Nagaland Children’s Film Bonanza began on Tuesday at RCEMPA Auditorium in this mountainous state capital of Nagaland. “Nani Teri Morni”, a film by Akashaditya Lama, an Indian film director and scriptwriter based inContinue Reading
Vatican City Oct 09, 2018 : The Church’s youngest cardinal said that the Word of God must be the central point of the Church’s message to young people. “In the midst of crises and difficulties we need to refer to God’s word because He is a rock to us,” CardinalContinue Reading
New Delhi, Oc. 9. 2018: With fresh cases of sexual harassment coming to light as part of the #MeToo movement, the Editors Guild of India on Oct 9 came out in strong support of the women journalists who were victims of sexual predation and asked media organisations to hold unbiasedContinue Reading
