Mike Pompeo bats for religious freedom, says world worse off when religious rights compromised “India is the birthplace of four major world religions. Let’s stand up together for religious freedom for all, let’s speak out strongly together in favour of those rights for whenever we do compromise those rights, the world is worse off,” Mike […]
Minority status for Pentecostal Church sought Express News Service | Published: 27th June 2019 04:51 AM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Minority Commission on Wednesday submitted a report to the state government recommending it to treat members of the Pentecostal Churches in the state on a par with other Christian denominations and extend all minority benefits to them […]
Let us die, Let us die!! We are being ostracized every day! In Nagapattinam District, husband Thenkovan, wife Vasanthi, son Vasanthakovan, and son Samuel have been residing at the Kodandarajapuram village, near Thittacherry. Several years ago, Thenkovan and his family have been practicing Christians, having left their original religion. However, they have suffered extreme ostracization […]
Prior Permission Not Required For Conducting Prayers In One’s Own Residence: Madras HC [Read Order] BY: LIVE LAW NEWS NETWORK 23 Jun 2019 1:11 PM 682 https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/madras-hc-quashes-direction-restraining-pastor-from-conducting-prayers-in-his-residence-145858
“Schedule Caste” Christians targeted, Tamil Nadu An Advocate at the High Court in Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, has made a representation to the Collector, asking him to initiate a probe into an anomalous situation where Schedule Caste (SC) Hindus who have converted to Christianity, are enjoying the benefits of SC Quota, covertly, by retaining […]
Concern over religious shouts in Indian parliament Hindu and Muslim MPs compete for supremacy with slogans that threaten house’s secular atmosphere Indian President Ram Nath Kovind administers the oath of office to Virendra Kumar as pro-tem speaker during a swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi on 17 June 2019. (IANS/PIB photo) ucanews.com reporter, New Delhi, India , June […]
“Committed to Tolerance”: India Rejects US Report On Religious Freedom Responding to US State Department report on religious freedom, foreign ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said “Indian Constitution guarantees fundamental rights to all its citizens, including its minority communities” All India | Reported by Kadambini Sharma, Nidhi Razdan, Edited by Debanish Achom | Updated: June 23, 2019 14:33 IST India […]
Thatched roof House Church burnt, New Delhi Pastor Solomon Cornelius has been living in the slums (a densely populated usually urban area marked by crowding, run-down housing, poverty, and social disorganization) at T. Point, Lohar Basti Okhla More MB Road, Badarpur, New Delhi, along with his family. Pastor and his team, minister and serve the […]
CMC Vellore exempt from the rules TNN | Updated: Jun 8, 2019, 09:10 IST Chennai: Tamil Nadu health department has accorded a special status to Christian Medical College Vellore in the MBBS admission process for the upcoming academic year Besides marking the 100 MBBS seats in the college as a special category, the prospectus has said that “the […]
Trishul vs Cross: Hindu outfit stages protest in Kerala’s Idukki A Hindu outfit led by Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad (AHP) outfit on Wednesday took out a protest march in Panchalimedu in Kerala’s Idukki district claiming encroachment of government land by St Mary’s church. The problem started when on June 15, a trident was planted in […]
Dean forbids Christians from praying at Hospital, Tamil Nadu More and more Christians are being told that religion has no place in the workplace. Christians at Hospitals are facing increasing opposition from employers for engaging in prayer and witnessing activities, particularly when a sizable number of patients indicate they welcome spiritual care from their providers […]
Suspicions over India’s minority grants Critics fear education scholarships have a pro-Hindi language agenda, but some minority leaders welcome the new funding. The Federal Minister for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, on March 9 chairs a meeting of the governing body of the Maulana Azad Education Foundation, which was named after India’s first post-independence education […]