India most dangerous country for women: Survey
2018-06-26
Afghanistan and Syria ranked second and third in the Thomson Reuters Foundation surveyContinue Reading
Protest in Bandra against ‘takeover’ of church land
2018-06-25
Mumbai: The Christian community led a silent protest outside the civic ward office in Bandra West Friday against the proposed takeover of church land for road widening purposes. Around 300 protesters including priests and nuns, NGOs and parishioners of Bandra Deanery joined the rally, some praying with rosary and candles.Continue Reading
Legislator sleeps at crematorium to bust ghost myth
2018-06-25
Naidu is a crusader against superstitionContinue Reading
Catholic women council condemns Jharkhand rape
2018-06-24
By Matters India Reporter Bangalore: The Council of Catholic Women of India (CCWI) has condemned the gang-rape of five NGO workers in India’s Jharkhand state. “We condemn the increasing incidents of brutality against women and children and resolve to raise the issue at all fora, demanding protection and justice,” JulietContinue Reading
Can’t use Aadhaar for investigating crime
2018-06-23
Around 5 million cases were registered every year in India, mostly committed by first-time offendersContinue Reading
Jharkhand plans to end reservation for converted tribals
2018-06-23
Hundreds of thousands of Christians will be affectedContinue Reading
Dalit women’s group bats for rights at United Nations forum
2018-06-22
New Delhi: In a first, a Dalit women’s collective organised a side event and offered testimonies of caste-based gender violence, at the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, currently under way in Geneva. The All India Dalit Mahila Adhikar Manch (AIDMAM), a collective of Dalit women andContinue Reading
Jesuit priest among several questioned in Jharkhand gangrape case
2018-06-22
An 11-member team had gone to Kochang village to hold awareness classesContinue Reading
No reason to worry under BJP government: Bishop
2018-06-21
Bishop Varghese Chakkalakal of Calicut said that minorities have no reason to worry under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Bishop Chakkalakal was addressing the media after meeting V Muraleedharan, BJP Rajya Sabha MP in Kozhikode. The bishop said that top leaders of the BJP including PM Modi cannot beContinue Reading
CBCI marks World Refugees Day
2018-06-21
Some 25 participants from different organizations participated Continue Reading