Christians
- Pakistan
Over 22 lakh Hindus in Pakistan, says national database report
Peshawar: Pakistan is home to 22,10,566 people from the minority Hindu community, comprising only 1.18 cent of the country’s total registered population of 18,68,90,601, according to a report by the Centre for…
- India
486 anti-christian attacks in India last year, hunt is on: Pinarayi Vijayan
Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday, while recalling the attacks against Christians in the country, said that last year 486 anti-christian attacks happened in India. He said this while mentioning…
- India
Sri Ram Sene ‘working on’ list of ‘illegal’ mosques, churches
Sri Ram Sene, the Hindutva organisation, is “working” round the clock to prepare a list of all “illegal” churches and mosques in Karnataka. A report from the Hindustan Times said that the…
- Kerala
On Eid, senior imam speaks about ending communal hatred in Kerala
Amid atrocities in the nation against Muslims, Christians, and other minorities, a senior Muslim Imam has called for the isolation of anyone, regardless of religion or political affiliation, who does anything to…
- Bangalore
Bible preaching in Bengaluru Pvt school stirs controversy
Bengaluru: Making non-Christian students read Bible compulsorily in Clarence High School here has created a controversy with Hindu organisations demanding cancellation of its license. Sri Ram Sena founder Pramod Muthalik on Monday…
- India
IAMC report sheds light on what it takes to be a minority in India
A report published by Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) on April 13, outlines the struggles and turmoils of being a minority in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led India. “In 2014, India…
- India
Interfaith marriage sparks political row in Kerala
Kozhikode: A recent interfaith marriage of a Muslim activist of the ruling CPI(M)’s youth wing DYFI, has stirred up a political storm after the relatives of the Christian bride alleged “love jihad”,…
- World
Raise persecution of Indian Muslims with Modi: US groups to Biden
Ahead of his virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 12, US President Joe Biden has been exhorted by American civil rights organizations, the Indian Muslim American Council (IAMC) and…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: Viral video of Christian prayer in temple is false, say cops
The video of Christian missionary groups holding prayer meets, allegedly inside a temple in Andhra Pradesh, surfaced on social media on Friday. This was spread by right-wing Hindu groups on social media.…
- Bangalore
All Muslims, Christians will associate with RSS some day: Eshwarappa
Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister and senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa on Thursday claimed that all Muslims and Christians in the country will associate themselves with the RSS, some day in the future. The…
- India
Chhattisgarh: Christian pastor stabbed to death by Hindutva goons
A 50-year-old Christian pastor was brutally murdered by Hindutva goons in Bijapur of Chhattisgarh on Thursday days after being threatened for preaching Christianity. Pastor Yalam Sankar, was murdered, last Thursday, in Angampalli…
- Pakistan
Pak rights group condemns targetted killing of Christian priest in Peshawar
Islamabad: The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) condemned the assassination of a Pastor in a brutal attack in the city of Peshawar. Unidentified gunmen on Sunday shot dead a Christian priest and…
- India
Christians in Manipur urge EC not to hold polling on Sunday as it their prayer day
Imphal: The All Manipur Christian Organisation (AMCO) on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to reschedule the first phase of Assembly polls on February 27 as the day being a Sunday is the…
- India
US journalist observes hunger strike over persecution of Christians in India
California-based journalist Pieter Friedrich, on Thursday, began a seven-day hunger strike, protesting against the persecution of Christians in India. The atack on Christians while prevalent across the country off-late is especially worrisome…
- India
Are Muslim youth turning less religious with increasing communal unrest?
The proportion of devotional Muslims has reduced since the year 2016, according to a survey titled ‘Indian Youth: Aspirations and Vision for the Future’. The report of the survey, conducted by the…
