By Sujata Jena Bhubaneswar: Organizations and individuals working on women’s rights and food issues in Odisha on March 5 demanded inclusion of women in public distribution system. “A large number of newly wed women are unable to access their share of ration. This is because their names are cancelled fromContinue Reading
Chennai: Gomathi (name changed), a resident of a Semmenchery in Chennai, dropped out of school during Covid-19 lockdown and started working as a house maid in Vellore district. She was rescued by Non-Governmental Organisations and the district administration in September 2020 following information that she was harassed by the houseContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Agartala: Christians in the northeastern Indian state of Tripura have expressed disappointment over scheduling an election on Easter Sunday. “Scheduling the election on the Universal Festival of Easter, which is a weeklong obligatory observance of faith for all Christians around the world, will not only make theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Mumbai: Cardinal Oswald Gracias on March 4 took the first dose of Covid vaccine after inaugurating a designated vaccination center at Holy Family Hospital in Bandra, a Mumbai suburb. The hospital, which is managed by the Ursulines of Mary Immaculate congregation, launched the second phase ofContinue Reading
Bilkondi: Three Christians, including two pastors, were hospitalized after a Hindu radical group allegedly attacked a birthday party. On March 1, a mob of 25 members of the Bajrang Dal attacked Christians who had gathered at Bilkondi, a village in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, for the birthday celebrationsContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India on March 3 said voicing dissent against the government did not amount to sedition, while rejecting a plea to “terminate” the Lok Sabha membership of Farooq Abdullah and book him for sedition. A Bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul rejected a petitionContinue Reading
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh police on March 2 arrested a man in connection with the murder of a person who had a molestation case against one of them for harassing his daughter. The arrest took place a day after four persons allegedly killed the 50-year-old man under the Sasni police stationContinue Reading
New Delhi: After talks with the government broke down in January, a video of an air-conditioned tractor trolley equipped with solar-powered battery offers an insight into how farmers protesting at Delhi’s borders are preparing for the long haul. In Delhi, temperatures are expected to go well beyond 40 degrees duringContinue Reading
Kochi: The BJP reached out to minority Christians in poll-bound Kerala on March 1 with senior party leader and deputy chief minister of Karnataka C N Ashwath Narayan meeting a senior Catholic priest seeking to “gain the confidence” of the community. Besides Narayan, BJP state chief K Surendran, who isContinue Reading
Alappuzha: Centuries-old St. George’s Orthodox Church at Cheppad has faced the risk of demolition for widening of National Highway (NH) 66, but it is now set to be declared a centrally protected monument of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). In February, as directed by the ASIContinue Reading
