Uttar Pradesh tops communal violence list
2017-02-08
The poll-bound state reported 162 incidents in 2016Continue Reading
Gujarat universities top in caste discrimination
2017-02-08
Ahmedabad: Gujarat had shaken the nation’s conscience following the Una dalit flogging incident in 2016. Figures from the ministry of human resource development (MHRD) now reveal that universities in Gujarat received the most (46) complaints of caste-based discrimination in 2015-16 among all universities in the country. Indian varsities altogether receivedContinue Reading
Vizhinjam gets its own ‘Christ the Redeemer’
2017-02-08
Major Archbishop Soosa Pakiam M. consecrates statue on Sunday eveningContinue Reading
After Satyarthi Nobel burglary, concern over Mother’s medallion
2017-02-08
Kolkata: After burglary at Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi’s Delhi home on Tuesday, the Kolkata Police are concerned about how safe Mother Teresa’s Nobel medallion is and plan to step up security for it. Archbishop of Kolkata Thomas D’Souza will shortly hold a meeting on the medallion, currently in custody ofContinue Reading
JNU student, Uzhunnalil figure in Rajya Sabha
2017-02-08
The issues were raised during the zero hour in the houseContinue Reading
Special bus seats for lactating mothers in Madhya Pradesh
2017-02-07
The first seat behind the driver seat in all buses, including private ones, has been reserved for breastfeeding mothers.Continue Reading
Church facebook helps identify Bishop House immolator
2017-02-07
Hyderabad: A day after a man committed suicide by dousing himself with petrol near the Bishop House in Secunderabad, police established his identity. Family members suspected that financial problems might have driven him to take the extreme step. The Gopalpuram police said 42-year-old victim, Dean Benedict of Vijayapuri Colony inContinue Reading
“Prophet of religious harmony” dies
2017-02-07
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: Father Albert Nambiaparambil, one of the pioneers of interreligious dialogue in modern India and known as Kerala’s prophet of religious harmony, died on February 6 after a brief illness. He was 86. The funeral is scheduled for February 8 at the Carmel Ashram in VazhakulamContinue Reading