New Delhi: A day after activist Stan Swamy’s death in custody, senior opposition politicians have written to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding the release of all activists jailed in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon case. “We are urging your immediate intervention as the President of India to direct ‘your government’ toContinue Reading
By Varghese Alengaden Indore: A single person of truth and authenticity with a lasting vision is the majority. From ages this truth was proved in the lives of many prophetic personalities who dared to dream of doing something creative with purity of intention. Jesuit Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy, or Stan Swamy,Continue Reading
By Midhun J Francis New Delhi: Christians and Muslims attended the online review of Jesuit Father Joseph Victor Edwin’s book, “A New Spirit in Christian-Muslim Relations in India: Three Jesuit Pioneers.” Michael Calabria, an American Franciscan began his review on July 4 saying that Father Edwin demonstrates two key aspectsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A 31-year-old Catholic priest has died by suicide in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. The body of Father Pradeep Soreng was on July 4 found hanging from an iron rod in a bathroom attached to his room in St. Vincent Minor Seminary inContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Bhubaneswar: The Odisha chief minister has allotted 20 million rupees for the beautification and renovation of St. Vincent’s Pro-Cathedral Church in Bhubaneswar, the state capital. This was announced July 3 by Ananta Narayana Jena, the local legislator, at a function to celebrate the martyrdom of Saint ThomasContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kumarghat: The diocese of Agartala, which covers the entire state of Tripura in northeastern India, observed July 4 as “Green Sunday” in response to Pope Francis’ call to protect environment. “We have been celebrating ‘Green Sunday’ for the past four years,” said Bishop Lumen Monteiro of Agartala,Continue Reading
Manila: A military plane has crashed in the southern Philippines killing at least 45 people, with dozens more pulled alive from the burning wreckage. The transporter was carrying more than 90 people, mostly troops, when it overshot the runway on Jolo island. The dead are mainly military personnel, but threeContinue Reading
By Purushottam Nayak Kandhamal: Church officials and activists have expressed concern over a man who was forced to carry his wife’s body in Kandhamal, Odisha. “This is a serious blot on humanity whether Tribal, Dalit or anybody,” said Archbishop John Barwa of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar reacting to a news report about BalakrushnaContinue Reading
Gondia: Weak mobile internet connectivity has pushed several students in a village in Maharashtra’s Gondia district to climb a “network tree” in search of uninterrupted signals for online classes. Internet penetration is still a challenge in many rural areas which sits at odds with the Digital India narrative by theContinue Reading
Mumbai: Tribal rights activist Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, has challenged in the Bombay High Court a provision of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) dealing with grant of bail, contending it has created an “insurmountable hurdle” for those seeking relief. Father Swamy saidContinue Reading
