Tag: India
Fate of 81 Rohingya adrift at sea for weeks still unresolved,...
India has been providing food, medical and technical aid but has so far rejected appeals to take the group
Children suffer the most as pandemic pushes millions of Indians into...
Millions of children live in a precarious situation, many of them will never enter the gates of a school again
Indian court refuses bail for detained 83-year-old Jesuit priest
Father Swamy suffers intense pain due to spondylosis and tremors in both hands due to Parkinson’s, reads part of failed bail application
A year on from lockdown, India reports worst daily rise in...
With the biggest rise in cases since early November, India's total virus infection has surpassed 11.65 million
Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees take holy plunge in Ganges
Hindu ascetics known as Naga sadhus, many naked apart from a coating of ash and carrying swords, led the bathers at the Kumbh Mela
Picking wild edibles gave villagers options during India’s COVID-19 lockdown
Church-run group taught villagers how to make a living from the sustainable exploitation of ‘non-timber forest products’
SOS call to local paper saves 81 Rohingya at sea, but...
While the boat has been located, the fate of the passengers remains far from certain
Christian group helps women deal with dark side of India’s preference...
Women abused by both husbands and in-laws provided with pro-bono legal aid
Indian bishop condemns killing of Dalit teen girls
Church leader describes killing of two sisters as a brutal crime
Pope expresses sympathy to victims of flash flood in India
171 people remain unaccounted for after a flash flood destroys dams and bridges