By Matters India Reporter Bhubaneswar: Xavier School of Communication (XSC) organized a series of dialogues and performances around songs and stories from Nov 17-19 at Xavier University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. This event was of all the undergraduate students of Xavier University Bhubaneswar. This event showcased performing arts (music and dance) andContinue Reading
With 2.51 million deaths in 2015, India has been ranked No. 1 in pollution related deaths, according to a report by The Lancet Commission on pollution and health. China recorded the second highest number of such deaths (1.8 million). India accounted for about 28 per cent of an estimated nineContinue Reading
Prominent Indian writer and caste system critic Kancha Ilaiah, who is facing death threats from Hindu radicals and possible jail time for criticizing the selfishness of India’s wealthy trading class in a book, is denying allegations that he has a “Christian agenda” behind his writing. The 65-year-old Ilaiah, who isContinue Reading
A Christian man involved in church work across ten villages in the southern Indian state of Telangana was severely beaten earlier this month, a source told World Watch Monitor. The victim, known as Pastor Seviya, “was attacked by five Hindu extremists with rods and thick sticks … until he becameContinue Reading
A charitable couple have taken their love of animals to the extreme — by opening up their home to more than 100 rescued animals. Dr Prakash Amte and his wife Dr Mandakini Amte have dedicated their lives to helping the animals of Hemalkasa, in India. Their animal exploits began whenContinue Reading
New Delhi: A man in Bihar’s Patna was forced to carry his 9-year-old daughter’s body on shoulder after being allegedly denied an ambulance by a government hospital, in yet another case of medical apathy in the country. Raushan Kumari, suffering from high fever for six days, died near the OutdoorContinue Reading
Pollution in Delhi soared to hazardous levels on the night of Diwali, hitting 40 times the limit recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Already one of the most polluted cities in the world, the Indian capital deteriorated even further thanks in part to firecrackers being set off to celebrate the Hindu festival of lights. LevelsContinue Reading
“All love marriages should not be termed as ‘love-jihad’,” observed the Kerala High Court on October 19, while hearing a petition with regard to an inter-religious marriage of Kannur-native Sruthi and Anees Hammed. The court further said that these kind of marriages should be encouraged as there is no boundaryContinue Reading
Margao, Goa: From the time of its elevation as a church in 1959, the Our Lady of Grace Church Margao has to depend on the benevolence of the neighbouring Holy Spirit Church and Our Lady of Rosary Church Navelim to bury its dead as the Grace Church does not haveContinue Reading
Believers Church spokesperson issued a statement on October 16Continue Reading
