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The 27-year-old comes from St George parish in Malkagiri. Only 41 per cent of tribal women are literate. The young woman will start work later this month.

There was no premeditation in the 11 defendants. Last June, Tabrez Ansari, 24, was tortured for eight hours, then arrested for theft. According to activists, his murder was fuelled by a climate of hatred towards the Muslim minority.

The state has the lowest literacy rate in north-eastern India. Students at the Newman Educational Society, which runs 46 Catholic schools, have a pass rate of 96 per cent. Some 18,000 students from every religious background are enrolled. Students “study together, learn together, eat together, play together and pray together,” says priest.

Monsoon rains have devastated the country, but the dead are no longer news. The Catholic charity released data on aid and the widespread destruction. In 2018-2019, some 30,000 volunteers helped eight million people. More than 840 people have died.

PIME’s regional superior was consecrated bishop of Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh. Some 8,000 people attended the ceremony. The diocese had been waiting for a pastor for eight years. The new prelate has set his goals for 2020-2022. The first one is to give the faithful “hope of walking together.”

Chinese companies set to arrive in Zhanaozen city, the scene of bloody clashes in the past. The population also opposes the state visit to Beijing of the newly elected President Tokayev. Kazakhstan is experiencing a new season of social protests.

The final agreement will have to be approved by President Trump. The Taliban pledge not to use the country as a base of attack for the US and its allies. The return of troops and the closure of four coalition military bases is scheduled for mid-January 2020.

The Christian woman, who was acquitted of the charge of insulting the prophet Muhammad, fled to Canada. She remembers the pain of seeing her daughters grow up without her, noting that she often thought that she would not get out of prison alive. Pakistani prisons are currently holding 77 people for blasphemy, mostly Muslim.

Taliban militants attack Kunduz and besiege the capital of Baghlan province. The eighth round of talks to reach an agreement is underway in Qatar. Afghan pacifist: "It is useless for one party to discuss peace, while the other continues to kill".

The sculture of the saint of Calcutta was installed in the center of a famous market, frequented by thousands of people every week. The initiative is by the interreligious group Nepalgunge More Bebasahi Committee. Imam: "She lives in our hearts like a Mother".

The Andhra Pradesh High Court sets compensation at more than US$ 28,000 for two men from Odisha who wanted to improve their lot. The "informal" nature of migrant labour favours exploitation and employers.

In the quarter April-June 2019 the increase in GDP was "only" at 5.7%; in the same period of 2018 it was 8%. The collapse in growth is due to the contraction in consumer demand and private investments, due to the erosion of savings and the increase in bank debts. 7.51%, a record in unemployment.