Tag: India
Indian state halts trains to keep migrant workers on the job
An Indian state on May 6 halted trains taking stranded migrant laborers home so that work on construction sites could restart, a move widely condemned as amounting to forced labor.
US religious freedom body tags India as ‘country of particular concern’
A United States government body has called for India’s inclusion on a religious freedom blacklist over what it described as a “drastic turn downward,...
In Modi’s India, virus fallout inflames divisions between Muslims and Hindus
Many Muslims feel unfairly blamed for spreading COVID-19
India charges Muslim leader with culpable homicide for coronavirus surge
Some have cautioned against fanning communal tension by laying the blame for the spread of the coronavirus on Muslim group
India’s poor fear starvation more than COVID-19
Hunger and uncertainty haunt daily wage earners during lockdown
Holy Week turns homes into ‘mini churches’ in India
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented action — Catholics go online and celebrate their faith during pandemic lockdown
Fears that India’s health system will buckle under pandemic strain
‘Hospitals aren’t equipped enough to cater to the basic ailments of the people in normal times’
Pandemic compounds migrant workers misery in India
Jesuit priest says the main concern now for poor migrants was hunger
Unsuspecting rural communities in India’s north not ready to fight pandemic
But church agency is doing its bit to fill the gap by informing local communities about preventative measures
India cracks down on Muslim evangelical group linked to coronavirus cases
The nation is under a 21-day strict lockdown that will end mid-April to try and stem the spread of the virus










