London, June 30, 2022: A special Mass and Vigil will take place in London on July 5 to mark the first death anniversary of Jesuit Father Stan Swamy. Mass will be celebrated at 1:05 pm in Farm Street Church, Mayfair, by Jesuit Father Dominic Robinson. It will be followed byContinue Reading
By Irudhaya Jothi Kailashahar, Tripura, Nov 25, 2021: The Bombay High Court has permitted the Jesuits to initiate separate proceedings to clear Father Stan Swamy’s name from accusation in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case. The Jesuit Adivasi activist died July 5 under police custody at Holy Family hospital inContinue Reading
Mumbai: Late tribal rights activist father Stan Swamy’s lawyer has written to the Bombay High Court urging it to “clear his name and reputation” in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. Swamy, a Jesuit priest-turned-activist, died in hospital on July 5, 2021. Senior counsel Mihir Desai earlier this week wrote aContinue Reading
Mumbai: Justice SS Shinde of the Bombay High Court on July 19 said late tribal rights activist and priest – Stan Swamy’s – graceful funeral service after his demise on July 5 2021, had touched him. “I was informed about the timing of the funeral service. Such a wonderful person.Continue Reading
By Olav Albuquerque Mumbai: The custodial death of the 84-year-old Jesuit Father Stan Sway, who was repeatedly denied bail under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) must be contrasted against the treatment meted out to politician Anil Deshmukh. The former home minister of Maharashtra has refused to appear three timesContinue Reading
Mumbai: Father Stan Swamy, an accused in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, moved the Bombay High Court on April 26, challenging the rejection of his bail plea. The appeal mentioned the increase in COVID-19 cases in prison and that custodial interrogation is no longer needed as the chargesheet in the caseContinue Reading
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on September 3 raised questions over Maharashtra police’s media briefing on its case against some prominent activists arrested for their alleged links with Maoists. State Additional Director General (Law and Order) Parambir Singh along with the Pune police had addressed the media on the caseContinue Reading
Instead use “Scheduled Caste” to refer to people from these communitiesContinue Reading
Mumbai: The BMC has urged the Bombay high court to direct Our Lady of Remedy Church at Poisar, Kandivli (West), to hand over a big area in front of it, which includes a part of the cemetery with 33 graves, for road widening. BMC wants some 338 square metres ofContinue Reading
Court has asked a ship to leave Miramar beach before the monsoons endContinue Reading
