By Joanna Slater and Niha Masih New Delhi: When the Indian authorities began arresting lawyers and human rights activists in 2018, Sudha Bharadwaj did what she had done for more than three decades wherever she saw injustice. She organized. She spoke out. She asked courts to uphold the law. LaterContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: Catholic dioceses in Maharashtra have plunged into rescue and relief operations after the western Indian region of Konkan experienced worst floods in four decades. Downpours lasting several days killed at least 136 people. Rescue teams struggled through thick sludge and debris July 24 to reach dozensContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai: In a recent interview with the Dainik Jagran newspaper, Rakesh Sinha, RSS ideologue and Rajya Sabha member, spoke in favor of what translates as “Christian missionaries, leave India” campaign. According to him, missionaries are ruining the Adivasi culture and take advantage of the freedom of religionContinue Reading
By Hedwig Lewis Mumbai: The annual celebration of the feast of St Ignatius of Loyola, July 31, is of special significance this year as we commemorate the 500th anniversary of his spiritual conversion at Loyola, Spain, in 1521. For the followers of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the dramatic events ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Udupi: A special prayer service was held at the Mother of Sorrows Church in Udupi for the recovery of Congress leader Oscar Fernandes, who is under treatment at a private hospital here following a head injury. Bishop Gerald Isaac Lobo of Udupi conducted the July 23Continue Reading
Kollam: Kerala’s oldest learner Bhageerathi Amma, who passed the literacy examination at the age of 105 two years ago and won the praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, died in Kollam, family sources said. She was 107 years old and breathed her last late on July 22 night at herContinue Reading
Mumbai: At least 110 people have been killed in landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rains in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. The rains overwhelmed hundreds of villages, sweeping away houses and leaving residents stranded. Rescue crews have been racing to evacuate survivors but many people are feared missing.Continue Reading
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court bench on July 23 withdrew its oral observations praising the late Father Stan Swamy and even appreciating his work for society. The bench of Justices Sambhaji Shinde and Nijamoodin Jamadar withdrew their comments after the National Investigations Agency (NIA) took strong objection to the “personalContinue Reading
By Sameer Yasir, Emily Schmall and Iqbal Kirmani SRINAGAR, Kashmir — Manmeet Kour Bali had to defend her marriage in court. A Sikh by birth, Ms. Bali converted to Islam to marry a Muslim man. Her parents objected to a marriage outside their community and filed a police complaint againstContinue Reading
Bengaluru: The Latin Catholic Church in India will hold a one-hour National Prayer Service on August 7 to pray for the health of the world. The prayer will be conducted from the tombs of St. Thomas, St. Francis Xavier and St. Teresa of Kolkata and from the Marian Basilicas ofContinue Reading
