New Delhi: The Manipur government has withdrawn a letter issued directing officials to not set up any camps for Myanmar nationals crossing the border into India and to “politely turn away” those seeking refuge. “It appears that the contents of the letter have been misconstrued and interpreted differently. The StateContinue Reading
Kasargod: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan says the Railways Minister Piyush Goyal’s statement on the recent attack on nuns has proved that religious minorities have no protection under the federal government again. While addressing a press conference in Kasargod, northern Kerala, March 30, Vijayan said Goyal’s claim that the nunsContinue Reading
Cairo: Shipping traffic through Egypt’s Suez Canal resumed March 20 after a giant container ship which had been blocking the busy waterway for almost a week was refloated, the canal authority said. The 400-meter long Ever Given became jammed diagonally across a southern section of the canal in high windsContinue Reading
Aizawl: The number of Myanmar nationals taking refuge in Mizoram has crossed 1,000 since last month’s military coup, and at least 100 such people were sent back to their country but they have again sneaked into the state, officials said March 29. A senior Mizoram home department official said thatContinue Reading
Guwahati: The Manipur government has issued an order barring local authorities and the civil society from offering food and shelter to refugees from strife-torn Myanmar. According to the order, only medical attention can be provided in case of “grievous injuries” on “humanitarian consideration.” The order has been issued to deputyContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: A New Delhi-based institute headed by a Catholic priest to promote studies in harmony and peace has won a UN award. The Institute of Harmony and Peace Studies (IHPS) has been selected for the third prize in the King Abdullah II World Interfaith HarmonyContinue Reading
Kochi: Federal Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on March 29 dismissed as wrong the allegations that two nuns belonging to a Kerala-based congregation were “attacked” during a train journey in Uttar Pradesh. Goyal accused Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of “making false statements” on the issue. “There was no attack onContinue Reading
Munnar: The British-era church at Old Munnar overlooking the valleys is getting a facelift. The 110-year-old church, presently under the CSI (Church of South India) Church, was constructed in Gothic style. The church is linked to a British cemetery, which was constructed much earlier. The authorities are keen on keepingContinue Reading
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has flayed a pastoral letter read in some churches of the Quilon diocese against the southern Indian state’s Left Democratic Front government. The sanctity of the pastoral letters will be questioned by devotees, the chief minister said March 26. They (a section of churchContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Bajrang Dal has denied involvement in a controversial March 19 incident where two nuns and two students were forced alight from a train in Jhansi over an alleged forced conversion complaint and questioned by railway police. According to reports, Bajrang Dal activists and police questioned the nuns,Continue Reading
