Abolish hate-mongering organizations: Goa Church
2018-04-18
Council for Social Justice and Peace has appealed to the Prime Minister to eliminate the “growing ideology of hate” Continue Reading
Tripura’s century-old palace to turn into Tagore museum
2018-04-18
Agartala : The 101-year-old “Pushpavant Palace”, the Raj Bhavan (Governor’s house) until April 18, will turn into a museum and research center dedicated to Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, officials said. The Raj Bhavan on Wednesday shifted to a newly constructed sprawling mansion at the new capital complex on theContinue Reading
Maoist influence shrinks: Centre removes 44 districts from affected list
2018-04-17
New Delhi: In a significant indicator of the shrinking arc of influence of Left-wing extremists, the government has removed 44 districts from the list of 126 Naxalism-hit districts while adding eight districts, including three in Kerala, as a “pre-emptive” measure. The number of worst-affected districts has also gone down fromContinue Reading
BJP lawmakers top in crimes against women: Study
2018-04-16
BJP is followed by the Shiv Sena and Trinamool Congress on the list. Among the states, Maharashtra has the highest number of MPs and MLAs who have declared cases of crime against women.Continue Reading
Fire destroys Rohingya refugee camps in Delhi
2018-04-16
The fire in Kalindi Kunj reduced 44 huts to ashesContinue Reading
Demand for justice for rape victims gets shriller in India
2018-04-16
50 retired civil servants have written to Prime Minister Modi expressing shame, rage and anguish over the situation in IndiaContinue Reading
One dies in firecracker accident in Kerala church
2018-04-15
Kerala has witnessed several fireworks accidents that killed hundreds.Continue Reading
Bank expels employee for celebrating gangrape victim’s death
2018-04-14
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kotak Mahindra Bank on Friday expelled an assistant manager of one of its branch in Kerala for posting a derogatory tweet on Kathua gangrape and murder incident. Vishnu Nandakumar, assistant manager of the Palarivattom branch of Kotak Mahindra, celebrated the death of Kathua rape victim in one of his tweets.Continue Reading
People’s bishop gets Bharat Gaurav Award
2018-04-13
By Matters India reporter London — A Catholic bishop from the remotest corner of northeast India was awarded Bharat Gaurav Award at a ceremony held at U.K. House of Commons in British Parliament London on April 13th, 2018. Bishop (Dr.) George Palliparambil of Miao diocese in East Arunachal is theContinue Reading
No justice for Dalits until Caste System withers in India
2018-04-13
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Dalits will never get justice in India till the annihilation of caste is a reality, says John Dayal, a senior journalist and human rights activist. “That is what B.R. Ambedkar spoke of. Without this, laws of any kind are but little more than lipContinue Reading