New Delhi: Educated youngsters are showing the way forward to reduce caste and community tensions in India by tying the knot in intermarriages, the Supreme Court said in a judgment. “Educated younger boys and girls are choosing their life partners, which, in turn, is a departure from the earlier normsContinue Reading
New Delhi: An independent digital media platform that vets social media posts has exposed the use of a Christian priest’s images linked to the ongoing farmers’ agitation. The images of Father Jegath Kasper are being shared to show that the protesters are not real farmers but those trying to destabilizeContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Panaji: Archbishop Filipe Neri of Goa and Daman led Catholics in the western Indian state in mourning the death of a popular retreat preacher who believed that the survival of Goan identity depended on Konkani language. Father Conceicao D’Silva died of a massive heart attack onContinue Reading
New Delhi: A get-together of the prominent leaders of different religions was organized at the Delhi Archbishop House February 8 to strengthen mutual love, harmony in the country. The function was organized on the occasion of 40th anniversary of Archbishop Anil Joseph Thomas Couto’s ordination as a priest. Speaking onContinue Reading
Thrissur: The Covid-19 pandemic has mandated a host of new changes, some temporary and others likely to be permanent. Yet, few would have predicted that it may pave the way for a greater acceptance of the practice of cremation among the Catholic community. According to the latest reports, Thrissur willContinue Reading
By Nirmala Carvalho Mumbai: Caritas India will send immediate aid to people in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand who have been hit by floods caused by a great avalanche. Cardinal Oswald Gracias, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, said this while talking to AsiaNews on February 8, aContinue Reading
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on February 9 protected Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and six journalists from arrest in connection cases related to tractor rally on Republic Day. Multiple sedition First Information Reports were registered against them for allegedly tweeting and sharing unverified news that a young farmer died atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: The Supreme Court has stayed the Rajasthan High Court order on school fees on pleas from Catholic schools and others in the western Indian state. The apex court gave the interim order on February 8 while holding a joint hearing on the Special LeaveContinue Reading
New Delhi: Two teams of glaciologists will head to Joshimath-Tapovan to study the causes of massive flood caused after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, the director of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology said. Kalachand Sain said two teams of glaciologists –Continue Reading
Indore: A day after the Supreme Court granted him ad-interim bail, stand-up comedian Munawar Faruqui has been released from Indore jail. Faruqui was among five people arrested on January 2 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. Upon his release from prison, Munawar Faruqui said, “I would not want to comment aboutContinue Reading