“After 2014, Christians Safe Across India”: Union Minister In Kerala “We have to work together. There are many things to do. They (Christians) are not aware of many central government schemes,” Union Minister of State for minority affairs John Barla said Updated: April 18, 2023 11:46 pm IST John Barla arrived in Kerala on Monday […]
Tamil Nadu assembly resolution favours SC benefits to Christian converts ANI TN Assembly (file photo) Synopsis The Tamil Nadu Assembly has passed a resolution urging the central government to extend benefits given to Scheduled Castes to Dalit Christians. The resolution was proposed by Chief Minister M K Stalin, and was passed despite opposition from the […]
Padmakshi Sharma, 13/04/23 In a plea seeking directions to stop alleged attacks against Christian priests and Christian institutions across the country, the Central Government argued before the Supreme Court on Thursday that as per collated data from States, the figures of attacks on Christians provided by the petitioner were incorrect. The matter was argued before […]
Supreme Court Stays Arrest Of Bishop Of Allahabad Bible Ceremony And 37 Others Accused Of Mass Religious Conversion ByPuneet Deshwal|24 Mar 2023 2:45 PM The Supreme Court today granted protection against arrest to the Bishop of Allahabad Bible Ceremony and 37 others who were booked by Uttar Pradesh Police for alleged mass religious conversion. “Issue […]
Conversion Racket Or Targeted Violence? Christians Living In Fears Of Persecution The shadows of alleged conversion bid that the police claimed to have busted in Hariharganj in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur on April 14, 2022 continues to hang over the district. While the police try to crack the ‘international conspiracy’, the Christians call it ‘targeted violence’. […]
Arunachal government bans religious prayer meets claiming to cure illness As per the government, such practices are misleading innocent people from taking a course in scientific medical treatment and causing severe health issues. Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu Yuvraj Mehta Mar 03, 2023, Updated Mar 03, 2023, 12:43 PM Arunachal Pradesh government has banned conducting […]
Indian protestant bishop arrested under conversion law Auxiliary Bishop Paul Muniya of the Protestant Shalom Church has been falsely implicated by a local man, his son says Indian Christians protest in New Delhi in 2014 against the burning of a church in the national capital. (Photo: Bijay Kumar Minj/UCA News) By UCA News reporter Published: […]
Church Torched In Madhya Pradesh Village, “Ram” Written On Wall Inside Some religious texts and other items including furniture were also destroyed in the fire, an official said, quoting a complaint filed in connection with the incident. India News Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Akhil Kumar Updated: February 13, 2023 3:05 pm IST A […]
The Supreme Court on Friday considered a batch of petitions in relation to religious conversions. Some cases in the batch seek action against religious conversions by force or allurement and other cases challenge the validity of anti-conversion laws passed by various States. The matter was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud […]
‘Why are Christians attacked, accused of conversion?’: Days after Modi advice, Union minister reaches out Addressing a Peace Rally in Kolkata, MoS, Minority Affairs, John Barla says need to highlight contributions of community to get “respect from government” Updated: January 21, 2023 22:35 IST Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged BJP leaders to […]
“Very Serious Matter” : Supreme Court Asks Attorney General to Assist in Religious Conversions Case Rintu Mariam Biju On Monday, the Supreme Court asked the Attorney General for India, R Venkataramani to assist the court in the plea seeking to curb forceful and deceitful religious conversions. A Bench of Justices MR Shah and CT Ravikumar […]
1,000 Christians subjected to violence in Chhattisgarh, some forcibly converted to Hinduism: Civil rights groups Between December 9 and December 18, there were a series of attacks in about 18 villages in Narayanpur and 15 villages in Kondagaon displacing about 1,000 Christian Adivasis from their villages December 29, 2022 08:58 pm | Updated 08:58 pm […]