By John Singarayar Mumbai, March 12, 2024: The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) has ignited intense debates and controversies since its inception, with recent notifications regarding its implementation reigniting discussions about its implications. It is time we critically examined the CAA’s implications, implementation process, and socio-political ramifications, delving into itsContinue Reading
Kochi: The gangrape of 14-year-old Christian girl Sunita Masih by Muslim zealots in Pakistan’s Faisalabad early this week has left the Christian community in Kerala appalled and speechless. Sunita was not only gangraped but was subjected to the worst kind of physical torture in an incident which brought back memoriesContinue Reading
New Delhi, August 2, 2020: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) has informed a department related standing committee of Parliament that it needs three more months to frame the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), passed by Parliament in December last, officials familiar with the development said. According toContinue Reading
By Ram Puniyani Mumbai, March 15, 2020: In the wake of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) UN High Commissioner, Michele Bachelet, has filed an intervention in the Supreme Court petition challenging the constitutionality of the Citizenship Amendment Act, as she is critical of CAA. Responding to her, India’s Foreign Minister S.Continue Reading
By Jessy Joseph New Delhi, March 5, 2020: Hundreds of Dalits, Tribals, Muslims and Christians from various parts of India gathered in New Delhi to protest against the implementation the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR). The March 4Continue Reading
By Victor Edwin New Delhi, Feb 4, 2020: A group of Catholic religious has expressed solidarity with the women protesters of Shaheen Bagh in the national capital. Around 25 Catholic priests and nuns from Delhi led by Presentation Sister Anastasia Gill on February 2 spent a day with the womenContinue Reading
Kolkata, Jan 20, 2020: Christians belonging to various denominations in Kolkata hit the streets of West Bengal state capital on January 20 to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC). The protest rally started from St. Paul’s Cathedral and culminated atContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru, Jan 9, 2020: An ecumenical body representing all Christian denominations in Karnataka on January 9 urged the federal government to grant citizenship to illegal migrants not on the basis of their religions but on the merit of each individual case. “We wish to reiterate theContinue Reading
Mumbai, Dec 26, 2019: There is no harm in backtracking if the government thinks it has erred in amending citizenship laws, says Cardinal Oswald Gracias, head of the Catholic Church in India. “Religion should never be made a dividing factor,” asserted the cardinal when asked about the political turmoil inContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, Dec 20, 2019: More than 200 Christian leaders from across India have condemned the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, and “brutal repression” of protests by youth and civil society against the legislation. “We express our solidarity with the students and others who have been grievouslyContinue Reading