Category: National

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Minister accused of delaying rector’s murder case

Rector Father K. J. Thomas was found murdered at St. Peter’s Pontifical Seminary in Bangalore on the morning of April 1, 2013. News UCAN:- Christian leaders have accused Bengaluru development minister K J George of "deliberately delaying" filing of additional charge-sheet...

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Indians known as Hindus when they go abroad: Mohan Bhagwat

PTI  Published in UpdatedJan 14, 2016,  'There is diversity in the country, but when we go out of India, people (there) call us Hindus,' he said. RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat. (Photo: PTI)                      Mumbai: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat today said India...

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Act Swiftly to Unravel Unholy Alliance

The New Indian Express Editorial ,Published: 12th January 2016 (Note: The 2-G Telecom Spectrum Scam and the involvement  of former Union Ministaers Dayanidhi Maram,  has been in the news far too long. Usually the assumption in politics is that big sharks...

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Kerala bishops slam government, urge farmers to unite

Kottayam (Matters India): ( Note: Rubber farmers in Kerala are in great trouble, no doubt. Rubber price has fallen from Rs 220/ kg to less than 100/- now. The present price may just cover the tapping and maintenance expenses; thats’...

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Archdiocese probes priest’s alleged sexual abuse

Mumbai (Matters India): Bombay archdiocese has launched a probe into the alleged sexual abuse of a teenage boy by one of its priests. “The charges are grave and we have taken the allegations seriously,” said archdiocesan spokesperson Fr Nigel Barrett...

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India to ‘deport’ Italian nun helping lepers

New rules mean Sister Capra has to leave the country after 40 years of service. New Delhi (UCAN):  An Italian nun who has helped people with leprosy for over four decades in India has been denied a visa and must leave...

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Mehbooba Mufti likely to be the First Woman CM of J-K

         By PTI, Published in  New Indian Express 07th January 2016   SRINAGAR: Mehbooba Mufti is likely to be the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir as she has emerged as the unanimous choice for...

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Specter of violence haunts Christians in Odisha

Christian leaders ask government to provide protection against Hindu mobs. India: (UCAN) Christian leaders have appealed to authorities for protection against Hindu hardliners who continue to threaten their communities in eastern Indian Odisha state that has witnessed major anti-Christian violence....

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Italian Catholic nun denied Indian visa

The nun has been working with the lepers in Mumbai. India (UCAN): An Italian Catholic nun, who has been working in India for over four decades, has been asked to leave India after her application for visa was declined by the...

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Communal violence erupts in Malda district

Kolkata (Matters India): A massive rally organised by a Muslim organisation protesting against the derogatory remarks of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha leader, Kamlesh Tiwari, against Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) turned violent on Sunday in Malda district of West Bengal. “The situation...

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Christians spurn Hindu attempt to ‘reach out’ to them

Move to incorporate religious minorities into hardline Hindu group is a political ploy, they say. New Delhi: (UCAN)  Christian leaders in India are disputing claims made by a Hindu nationalist group that talks are underway to set up a Christian...

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Kerala bishops plan stir against government inaction

Various church organizations had come up with the demand to implement the High Court order on pupil-teacher ratio. Kochi (UCAN): The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC)’s education commission has decided to launch an agitation against the alleged inaction on the part of...

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CPM launches yoga training programme

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (Times of India Trivandrum Edition) : The CPM on Sunday launched a yoga training programme under a `non-political' society , the Indian Martial Arts Academy and Yoga Study Centre, as part of its experiments to find new followers. The first...

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Assam children forced into labor, prostitution

In the pic: Ethnic violence in Assam is one of the main reasons for displacement and poverty [EPA/STR] Story: Matters India Draped in a loincloth and ankle deep in mud, Kandana Mormu stood in front of his house, confused by...

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Kerala church attack: state Home Minister assures action

Story By: Business Standard/Matters India Thiruvananthapuram : Two days after a CSI church here at Poudikkonam (Puthukunnu) was attacked by a group of people, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala today vowed to take action against the perpetrators. The incident took place...

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Odisha Church to build memorial for Kandhamal martyrs

In the pic: Archbishop John Barwa. Story: Santhosh Digal – Matters India Bhubaneswar: An archdiocese in eastern India plans to build a memorial this year for those killed in the worst anti-Christian violence in modern India. “Many priests, religious and lay...