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The Mob Becomes the Regulator

A new medical college has been shut for admitting the “wrong” kind of Indians. That a regulator twisted itself to make this possible is bad enough; that people are celebrating it marks a new moral low

Fr. Gaurav Nair Fr. Gaurav Nair
19 Jan 2026

Faith, Fear and Farce Closure of a Medical College

India boasts GDP rankings, yet shuts a medical college because the 'wrong' students got in. In Reasi, merit via NEET met prejudice, standards became excuses, and patients lost care.

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
19 Jan 2026

Articles

From Somnath to Ayodhya, history is being recast as grievance and revenge as politics. Myths replace evidence, Nehru and Gandhi are caricatured, and ancient plunder is weaponised to divide the present

Ram Puniyani Ram Puniyani
19 Jan 2026

When leaders invoke "revenge" and ancient wounds, politics turns supposed grievances into fuel. From Somnath to Delhi, history is repurposed to polarise, distract from governance, and normalise hate,

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
19 Jan 2026

As Blackstone and KKR buy Kerala's hospitals, care risks becoming a balance-sheet decision. The state's current people-first model faces an American-style, insurance-driven system where MBAs replace d

Joseph Maliakan Joseph Maliakan
19 Jan 2026

Christians are persecuted in every one of the eight countries in South Asia, but even prominent religious groups, Hindus and Muslims, and smaller groups of Sikhs and Buddhists, also find themselves ta

John Dayal John Dayal
19 Jan 2026

"The Patronage of 'Daily-ness': Holiness in the Ordinary"

Rev. Dr Merlin Rengith Ambrose, DCL Rev. Dr Merlin Rengith Ambrose, DCL
19 Jan 2026

Pride runs deeper than we often admit. It colours the way we see ourselves, shapes the circles we move in, and decides who gets to stand inside those circles with us. Not all pride works the same way.

Dr John Singarayar Dr John Singarayar
19 Jan 2026

India's problem is no longer judicial overreach but executive overdrive. Through agencies, procedure and timing, politics now shapes legality itself. Courts arrive late, elections are influenced early

Oliver D'Souza Oliver D'Souza
19 Jan 2026

India is being hollowed out twice over: votes bought with stolen welfare money, and voters erased by design. As politics becomes spectacle and bribery becomes policy, democracy slips from "vote chori"

Thomas Menamparampil Thomas Menamparampil
19 Jan 2026

Oh my follower, You named yourself mine. To gain convenience Personal, professional, political Without ever touching

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
19 Jan 2026

Our chains are more sophisticated. They are decorated with religion. Polished with patriotism. Justified with fear of 'the other.' We are told someone is always trying to convert us. Someone is always

Robert Clements Robert Clements
19 Jan 2026

Kapil Mishra's "snakelets" slur and the Supreme Court's bail denial expose a deeper malaise: in today's India, metaphors of crushing replace compassion, and a serious young scholar like Umar Khalid ca

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
12 Jan 2026

Indore's sewage-contaminated water tragedy, killing residents and sickening thousands, exposes criminal negligence behind the "cleanest city" façade. Ignored warnings, stalled pipelines, and political

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
12 Jan 2026

A New Year greeting became a nightmare for a woman when someone used AI to turn her photos into sexualised images without her consent. The Grok episode exposes India's fragile digital safety, outdated

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
12 Jan 2026

Indian Christians seek not privilege but constitutional protection: equal rights, dignity, and security. Through unity, legal empowerment, and vigilance, they call on the state and the majority to sho

John Dayal John Dayal
12 Jan 2026

You cannot automate the Incarnation. Priya understood this without naming it. She had come back, year after year, hoping to meet someone standing at the crib. And year after year, she had. Let's stop

Fr. Anil Prakash D'Souza, OP Fr. Anil Prakash D'Souza, OP
12 Jan 2026

The US abduction of Venezuela's President marks a return to Monroe Doctrine imperialism: regime change by force, oil before law, and contempt for sovereignty. Trump's adventurism, abetted by global si

G Ramachandram G Ramachandram
12 Jan 2026

From hedge funds to human rights, Soros' ghost haunts Indian politics—summoned as a phantom of foreign meddling, casting shadows on missionaries, minorities and the opposition.

CM Paul CM Paul
12 Jan 2026

In the dawn's gentle hush, where hope begins to bloom, Rose a voice from the soil, dispelling the gloom. Jyotiba, the beacon, with a heart fierce and kind, Sowed seeds of knowledge for all humankin

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
12 Jan 2026

The power of the vote is not a gift given by leaders. It is a right won through struggle, sacrifice and blood. When you allow it to be taken away quietly, politely and unopposed, don't be surprised wh

Robert Clements Robert Clements
12 Jan 2026

India's oldest mountain range is facing its most modern threat. As mining expands and legal definitions narrow, the Aravallis' role as a climate shield, water source, and wildlife corridor is being qu

Joseph Jerald SJ Joseph Jerald SJ
05 Jan 2026

India was built by defying religious orthodoxy, not sanctifying it. Science, education and equality advanced when prejudice was challenged—and regressed whenever cultural nationalism revives the fears

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
05 Jan 2026

The end of a year offers individuals, institutions, nations, and the global community an opportunity for introspection and learning from the experiences of the past twelve months. Life is a blend of s

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
05 Jan 2026

The 2025 Zilla Panchayat elections exposed how local self-governance in Goa has been overtaken by high-stakes party politics. BJP's all-out mobilisation contrasted sharply with the fragmented Oppositi

Pachu Menon Pachu Menon
05 Jan 2026

In recent years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly reached out to India's Christian community. On several occasions, especially around Christmas, he has visited churches, hosted gatherings w

Bishop Savio Fernandes Bishop Savio Fernandes
05 Jan 2026

Christmas violence against Christians is diagnostic. It is a stress test of India's constitutional guarantees. Vigilantes policing public celebration with impunity is an attack on civic space.

Oliver D'Souza Oliver D'Souza
05 Jan 2026

Give work to all the hands Give wages to all the families

Prakash Louis Prakash Louis
05 Jan 2026

I was born like anyone else. Yet I was never treated like anyone else. The name Pariah was given to me. And its meaning was carved into my skin.

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
05 Jan 2026

While Xi Jinping was at Mahabalipuram admiring Indian art and listening to Modi's 'political wisdom,' the People's Liberation Army was pushing the Chinese frontier in the Galwan Valley. The Chinese sp

Archbp Thomas Menamparampil Archbp Thomas Menamparampil
05 Jan 2026

The oath is complete. Applause follows. And as the fake fog of falsehood settles over the nation once again, truth is the victim, as it has been the last ten years...

Robert Clements Robert Clements
05 Jan 2026

In an era when faith is often kept carefully outside the public square, VD Satheesan, Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, speaks of the Bible with an ease that is neither perf

Dr Suresh Mathew Dr Suresh Mathew
29 Dec 2025

For seventy years, Christmas felt benign. This year, people were wishing each other a "safe" Christmas. That single adjective reveals India's moral crisis. Mobs rule, and symbolism has replaced govern

A. J. Philip A. J. Philip
29 Dec 2025

Festivals once nurtured harmony; today, they are weaponised. Hate, boycotts, and violence have replaced pluralism, enabled by silence from power and an ideology hostile to India's constitutional promi

Jacob Peenikaparambil Jacob Peenikaparambil
29 Dec 2025

As the new year dawns, India pauses to introspect—except its institutions. Data reveals a justice system dulled by delay, selective mercy, and unequal enforcement, where survivors wait, the powerful w

Jaswant Kaur Jaswant Kaur
29 Dec 2025

On December 15, 2025, in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, a province in the central part of India, the father of Rajman Salam, an elected sarpanch (village headman), was buried according to Christian ri

United Christian Forum United Christian Forum
29 Dec 2025

Renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) into the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Employment and Livelihood Mission (Rural) Bill, dubbed "G RAM G" and pushed through P

Oliver D'Souza Oliver D'Souza
29 Dec 2025

In the land of Tagore, Vivekananda, and Gandhi—who preached universal faith and freedom—religion is now weaponised. Constitutional guarantees are undermined by vigilantes, anti-conversion laws, and si

John S. Shilshi John S. Shilshi
29 Dec 2025

In the thundering storm of ignorance and fear, Rose a voice, fierce and clear-Periyar, the seer. A flame against the darkness, a sword against the lie, He challenged the shadows that veiled the sky

Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla Dr Suryaraju Mattimalla
29 Dec 2025

Christmas celebrations in Arunachal grew into vibrant expressions of faith and culture. Today, they are celebrated widely across the state, but their roots trace back to that fragile, defiant begin

CM Paul CM Paul
29 Dec 2025

The Lord Jesus has promised that the stones will cry out. What remains to be decided—by me, by my Order, by the Church in India—is whether we will raise our voices with them, or whether our silence wi

Fr. Anil Prakash D'Souza, OP Fr. Anil Prakash D'Souza, OP
29 Dec 2025

Let the Spirit of victory take its place. Not the victory of noise, but the victory of peace. And let two simple words reign again, fear not.

Robert Clements Robert Clements
29 Dec 2025