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Human Rights and American Hypocrisy By Balbir Punj in New Indian Express, 06th August 2016 (Note: Segregation and ill treatment of weaker sections of society is the common feature in all barbaric cultures where might is right. It should have...
What Happened to James? Asks a concerned reader dr.james kottoor This is one of the letters the CCV editor received from a very concerned reader and friend whom he has never met. My dear James, I hope nothing...
In The Hindu, Aug. 8, 2015 Mr. Modi lashes out at fake cow vigilantes and warns them of stern action, for the second day running. (In the pic:) Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting at LB Stadium in Hyderabad...
Published in Matters India on: 1:48 am, August 10, 2016 Story By: Philip Mathew (Note: A very informative and useful article. Sr. Infant Tresa deserves all the praise for speaking out her mind and with a clear conviction. A...
Archbishop sees Hindu nationalism in National Education Policy 2016 Draft Published on: 6:11 pm, August 1, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com Madurai: The head of the Catholic Church in Tamil Nadu has urged the federal government to scrap the...
(Note: The article by Sourav Ghosh of National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) points out once again, how important command over English is to make or break one's career, especially in the practice of Law – Isaac Gomes). Language...
African-American Archbishop to Chair US bishops’ task force on race Catholic News Service, Church in US, July 21, 2016 (Note: US and India have a common vexing, divisive issue to set right. If it is just the skin...
We must take the lead to combat terror By Ram Jethmalani, in the New Indian Express, 28th July 2016 (Note: Terror strikes to kill, like fireworks to entertain, seem to have become the pasttime for some and trade mark...
[Note: It has been more than three months since the heinous crime of kidnap, dacoity and attempt to murder was perpetrated on Bishop Gallela Prasad of Kadapa on April 25. Yet there is no official word from Cardinal Cleemis, as...
By Karan Thapar in Hindustan Times, : Jul 30, 2016 (Note: Silence is a double edged sword. One who keeps quiet actually says nothing and uses silence to provoke critics to resort to guess work, to speak eloquently...
Source: All India | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Updated: July 19, 2016 00:02 IST (Note: The other day NDTV news channel showed that a panel of MPs has recommended 100% raise in MPs basic...
In UCANews, July 29, 2016 (Note: Geographically the Syro-Malabar Church (SMC) in Kerala is flourishing and prospering. For too long it was confined to India’s tail tip Kerala. They expressed their frustration and expectation when one of its bishops long long...
VARGHESE K. GEORGE, in the Hidu, Jul 29, 2016 AFP U.S. President Barack Obama in his endorsement of the former Secretary of State said: "…there has never been a man or a woman — not me, not Bill, nobody —...
AFP, Beirut, in Hindustan Times, : Jul 29, 2016 Islamic State executed at least 24 civilians after seizing a village in northern Syria from a Kurdish-Arab alliance. (AP File Photo) (Note: Are we to believe that Islam means PEACE even...
Caste related crimes in India In Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Jul 22, 2016 Balubhai, father of Dalit victim who was brutally assaulted by self-styled 'cow protectors' at Mota Samdhiyala village in Una, Gujarat. (Arun Sharma/HT Photo ) (Note: Are cows...
David Brooks in New York Times, March 3, 2011 (Note: It is against the background of Islamic State prompted terrorist attacks in Europe, Middle East, US and elsewhere that Huntigton’s Clash of civilizations becomes very relevant. It was some 23...
Published on July 27, 2016 Story By: mattersindia.com Nice:We are already half way through in 2016, and the world has witnessed some of the deadliest terror attacks that have come in quick succession. (Note: 2016 is the year of terrorism. It has...
PRESS RELEASE KANPUR (27th July): The Kanpur Catholic Association (KCA) expresses its shock and dismay at the dastardly killing of an 86 year old Catholic priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, in the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in France yesterday; for which...
AP, Philadelphia, in Hindustan Times, Jul 27, 2016 Democratic US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speaks during her California primary night rally held in the Brooklyn. (REUTERS) (Note: We wish good luck to Hilary! Only question in the minds of...
Father Jacques Hamel, A good priest in France – From the report in the Guardian UK Father Jacques Hamel: 'A good priest … who did his job to the very end' (Note: “Barbaric killing” and “horrific violence … in a church, a...