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Kerala CM warns against communal intolerance over attacks on Christmas celebrations
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday expressed deep concern over increasing attacks on Christmas celebrations in different parts of the country and said such incidents undermine the universal message of…
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Catholic Bishops’ body condemns attacks on Chirstians ahead of Christmas
New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) on Tuesday unequivocally condemned the “alarming” rise in alleged attacks on Christians in various states during the Christmas season, and said it gravely…
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4 held for religious conversion under guise of prayer meet in UP
Shahjahanpur: Four persons, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly carrying out religious conversions under the guise of a prayer meeting in Uttar Pradesh‘s Shahjahanpur district, police said on Monday. Acting on…
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Haryana villagers forced to burn Bible as mob chants Jai Shri Ram slogans
Haryana: Several Christian villagers in Rohtak district of Haryana were forced to burn their religious books in front of everyone, while a Hindutva outfit terrorised and abused them. The visuals of the…
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Cricketing star Jemimah Rodrigues faces online hate for thanking Jesus
New Delhi: Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues, who played a match-winning game against Australia in the ICC Women’s World Cup semi-final, has been subjected to online abuse after she thanked Jesus during her…
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Pastor among three held for illegal religious conversions in UP
Bareilly: Three persons, including a pastor, have been arrested for allegedly luring poor and underprivileged Hindus to convert to Christianity, officials said on Tuesday. According to police, the three were allegedly offering…
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Chhattisgarh sees rise in church shutdown amid pressure from police, Hindutva orgs
A new, unofficial order passed in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, has left the Christian community in distress. In the past few months, the state has seen a sharp rise in church shutdowns either due…
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Two held for illegal religious conversion in UP, SIT formed to probe funding
Shahjahanpur: Two Christians have been arrested here for alleged involvement in illegal religious conversion, with police setting up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to look into their funding and other aspects as…
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‘Bharat already a Hindu Rashtra’: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday asserted that there is no need to formally declare Bharat as a Hindu Rashtra, saying, “we are already a Hindu Rashtra.”…
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VHP-Bajrang Dal workers vandalise church in Chhattisgarh over conversion claim
Members from Hindutva organisations, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal, stormed and vandalised a church in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur, alleging that forced religious conversion was taking place. The attack took place on…
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Jharkhand BJP leader accuses forced conversions at prayer meet
Jharkhand Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gunjan Yadav, along with his Hindutva followers, raided a Christian family on Sunday, July 27, alleging they were conducting forced religious conversions. Twelve people have been…
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Odisha: 7 critically injured after 400 attack village church with axes
A group of Christians were attacked by a large Hindutva mob in Odisha’s Malkangiri district during a seed blessing ceremony, a religious ritual seeking blessings for a good harvest and fertile land.…
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Modi 3.0 marked by 947 hate-related incidents in one year: Report
The Association for Protection of Civil Rights and the Quill Foundation released a new report recording 947 hate-related incidents in India during one year of the third term of the Narendra Modi-led…
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Global religious landscape shift: Growth in Islam, non-religious populations
Between 2010 and 2020, Christianity, which is still the world’s biggest religious group, saw a decline while Muslims have relatively increased. A new report by Pew Research Centre, titled How the Global…
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Chhattisgarh family forced into hiding after harassment by Hindutva groups
Pastor Jose Thomas and his family, residing in Kawardha district of Chhattisgarh, have been forced into hiding after constant harassment by members of the Hindutva organisation – Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu…