13 killed as bus falls into river in Maharashtra
2018-01-27
The vehicle was going to Pune from Ganpatipule, some 325 km north.Continue Reading
Drama on Rani Maria enthralls Nagpur
2018-01-27
Nagpur archdiocese celebrated its patron saint’s feast on January 24Continue Reading
President asks rich to give up for those with greater need
2018-01-26
President Ram Nath Kovind, delivering his first Republic Day-eve address to the nation on Thursday, called for a “civic-minded” society where one can disagree with views including those with a historical context without mocking another person’s dignity. In the backdrop of the ongoing controversy over the film Padmaavat which hadContinue Reading
Kerala women’s “culvert revolution” strikes at gender inequality
2018-01-24
By Matters India Reporter Perinjanam: Women of a village in the southern Indian state of Kerala created history on January 24 by taking over culverts near a toddy shop. “It was a symbolic gesture. We wanted to assert that we too have equal right to streets, crossroads and culverts inContinue Reading
Not just Muslims, India is also failing its Christian minority
2018-01-24
On the bare floor of a police lock-up in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, 32 priests and seminarians were forced to sit through a winter night last month, like criminals. They were detained after a Bajrang Dal mob attacked them, apparently for singing Christmas carols, burnt their car and thrashed them evenContinue Reading
Special status conferred on “world’s first” Marian shrine
2018-01-22
The church was built a hundred years before Emperor Constantine declared Christianity as the official religion in the Roman EmpireContinue Reading
Rector injured in road accident dies
2018-01-22
Father Poonthuruthil was wounded on January 14Continue Reading
Fire in Delhi firecracker warehouse kills 17
2018-01-21
The Delhi government has launched an inquiryContinue Reading
Bengaluru’s Bellandur lake catches fire again
2018-01-20
Bengaluru: A massive fire broke out on the 1,000-acre Bellandur Lake, infamous for pollution and toxic foam on January 19 afternoon. It took more than 5,000 army personnel and fire-fighting equipment to bring the fire that raged for seven hours under control. Videos of the fire show thick black smoke risingContinue Reading
Violence against religious minorities, poor increases in India
2018-01-19
Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 90 countries worldwideContinue Reading