Kolkata: Christians from various denominations are expected to join a massive rally in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Easter Sunday, April 4. They will sing and praise the resurrection of Jesus while their leaders will explain the relevance of the Easter message in current times. Heads of fourContinue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi: A group of Hindu radicals has forced Catholic nuns out of a train after accusing them of indulging in religious conversion. Two members of the Sacred Heart congregation were on March 19 traveling to Odisha from New Delhi with two postulants when some activists ofContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Kochi: The Syro-Malabar Church on March 22 condemned what it alleged was a planned attempt to harass and abuse nuns travelling in trains on fake charges. The Syro-Malabar Church “condemns strongly these violent acts on Christians who are the citizens of the country” and demands thatContinue Reading
The “Kung Fu Nuns” of the Himalayas are among the three finalists for the prestigious Václav Havel Human Rights Prize. They are being recognised for curbing human trafficking, fighting for gender equality and mobilising for disaster relief. This past year, they also fought on the frontlines against the pandemic inContinue Reading
By Vincent D’ Souza Tiruchi: Vote against the BJP, and its ally, the AIADMK. This in essence is what was conveyed to the 400-plus gathering of Catholic priests, nuns and lay people who attended a one-day meet held at the Charismatic Centre in Tiruchi town in Tamil Nadu on MarchContinue Reading
Aizawl: BJP leaders are not communal or religious bigots, party”s Mizoram unit president Vanlalhmuaka said on March 20, asserting that it was “safe” for Christians to join it. Addressing a party workers” meet in bypoll-bound Serchhip, he said the BJP”s central leadership encouraged every member to freely follow any cultureContinue Reading
By Damini Nath New Delhi: Migrant workers have staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi one year after a complete of lockdown in India to check the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The March 18 protest saw workers from construction sites, industrial clusters, markets and homes in theContinue Reading
Dengnanggre: One villager in Meghalaya’s North Garo Hills (NGH) district has hacked his neighbor to death after suspecting him of practicing witchcraft. The incident took place in Dengnanggre village near Achotchongre under Bajengdoba PS on March 19. According to police reports, the suspect, identified as Henathson A Sangma, accused theContinue Reading
Kolkatta: A homemaker in the city said she often has to switch to the more difficult earthen oven because she doesn’t have enough money at home for an LPG cylinder. Pompa Mondal said she books a cylinder when the family has money but the double blow of the Covid pandemicContinue Reading
Financial woes brought by last year’s coronavirus pandemic have pushed about 32 million Indians out of the middle class, undoing years of economic gains, a report showed on Thursday, while job losses pushed millions into poverty. The number of Indians in the middle class, or those earning between $10 andContinue Reading