Mother trafficked to Muscat, daughter seeks minister’s help
2018-03-23
The woman was taken to Dubai for a sales girl’s job, but later sold to a hotel in Muscat where she was forced to dance in barContinue Reading
39 Indian hostages in Iraq dead: Sushma Swaraj
2018-03-20
ISIS kidnapped them in 2014Continue Reading
Cyclone Okhi experiences shared at World Social Forum
2018-03-17
By Irudya Jothi SJ Salvador: A team from Kerala led by a Catholic priest shared about relief and rehabilitation of the victims and survivors of cyclone Okhi of Kerala during the 13th edition of World Social Forum (WSF) that ended on March 17 with the assertion to resist. Father LeninContinue Reading
Jesuit explains India’s right to food at world forum
2018-03-16
WSF is the largest gathering of civil society in the worldContinue Reading
Queen appoints Indian as bishop of Anglican Church
2018-03-10
Chelmsford, UK: A former priest in the united Church of North India’s Diocese of Calcutta has been chosen to be the next Area Bishop of Bradwell in the Church of England’s Diocese of Chelmsford in UK. Dr John Perumbalath also becomes the first Indian to lead an Anglican diocese in UK.Continue Reading
Jain head invites pope to inter-faith meet in India
2018-03-09
Acharya Dr Lokesh Muni delivered the invitation in person in the Vatican on March 7Continue Reading
Indian priest elected to international labor body
2018-03-08
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Father Jaison Joseph Vadassery from India has been elected as an Asian member of the governing council of an international Catholic organization that serves and protects uprooted people. Father Vadassery, secretary of Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India Office for Labor, was elected during theContinue Reading
Sex Workers’ Day: South Africa Church draws on Indian initiative
2018-03-07
Johannesburg: A Church group in South Africa has joined voluntary groups to celebrate the International Sex Worker Rights Day that began in India 17 years ago. The Central Methodist Mission Church on March 3 unveiled a banner from the church’s steeple that read: “Jesus was the first to decriminalize sexContinue Reading
Indian girl sings in 102 languages, breaks record
2018-02-24
A 12-year-old Indian girl managed to break two world records after singing in 102 different languages during a concert that went on for 6 hours and 15 minutes in Dubai. Suchetha Satish is a seventh grader at the Indian High School in Dubai. She learned to sing songs in 80Continue Reading
Indian workers trapped in Saudi plead for help
2018-02-24
The plight of the nine workers who have been tortured, denied food and detained for the last two months in Saudi Arabia has worsened, even as the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said it was “actively working towards the redressal of their grievances.” In video messages shared with TwoCircles.net, the workers saidContinue Reading