By Mohammed Junaid New Delhi, June 12, 2020: Ompal Singh ended his life on June 4 allegedly over the delay in payment for his sugarcane dues. The death of the 50-year-old farmer from Muzaffarnagar, sugarcane belt of Uttar Pradesh, has triggered protests in the area, but like other farmer suicides,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, June 10, 2020: Archbishop Emeritus Vincent Michael Concessao of Delhi has been hospitalized with suspected coronavirus infection. The 83-year-old prelate was admitted in Delhi’s Holy Family Hospital on June 9 after he complained of breathlessness and fever, sources in the archdiocese told Matters India.Continue Reading
New Delhi, June 2, 2020: A mob on June 2 disrupted the funeral of a Covid-19 victim and forced his family members to flee with the half-burnt body, prompting intervention by the administration which later ensured the cremation at another place as per protocol. A 72-year-old man, native of theContinue Reading
By Jeemon Jacob Thiruvananthapuram, June 1, 2020: Father Ronal M. Varghese, a Latin Catholic priest and educator in Kollam in Kerala, has had an epiphany. “A Mass without community participation is like a man without a soul,” he says, describing the ritual he has been celebrating in private in aContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 28, 2020: The Supreme Court on May 28 ordered states to provide free food and shelter to lakhs of migrant workers stranded in various parts of the country due to COVID-19 lockdown. A three-judge Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan also ordered that no fare either byContinue Reading
By Inaliza Nongbyrsaw Shillong, May 18, 2020: Today, India is fighting Covid-19 the most tragic pandemic spread throughout the world. The federal and state governments have put all their efforts to prevent and control the spread of coronavirus and bring back normalcy. So, our government has declared nationwide lockdown, whichContinue Reading
Rome, May 14, 2020: A vast chorus of diverse voices across the world on May 14 joined the global Day of Prayer for Humanity against the coronavirus epidemic. Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs and other religions participated in the unique prayer program as more than 4.3 million peopleContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, May 13, 2020: India has become the 12th nation worst affected by Covid-19 in the world, just behind China where the pandemic first broke out. As on May 13, India recorded nearly 78,000 positive cases and more than 2,500 deaths, whereas China had someContinue Reading
By Felix Anthony Kharsang, May 12, 2020: Bishop George Palliparambil of Miao on May 12 hailed nurses as ‘real heroes’ in the global war against the Covid-19 pandemic. The Salesian prelate was addressing the International Nurse’s Day celebrations held at Krick and Bourry Memorial Hospital, Injan in Arunachal Pradesh’s ChanglangContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Yangon, May 11, 2020: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences president Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has urged people of all religions to support the appeal of religious leaders to set aside May 14 for “fasting, prayers and supplications.” “I want to encourage all to live this timeContinue Reading
