Party was in a tight spot after 2 Kerala nuns were arrested last month for alleged conversion, human trafficking in Chhattisgarh. The nuns were later released after they got bail.
Thrissur MP Gopi secured the BJP’s first-ever Lok Sabha victory in Kerala, but he is not helping the BJP expand its footprint in the state, as expected.
The arrest on charges of forced religious conversion & human trafficking in Chhattisgarh has triggered political uproar in Kerala, where BJP has been courting Christian voters.
In its report, Evangelical Fellowship of India says violent incidents rose from 601 in 2023 to 840 in 2024, including assault, church vandalism & wrongful arrests under anti-conversion law.
'We are sorry to say that a person has to come to the Supreme Court for the burial of his father. The high court, panchayat, etc. are not able to solve the problem,' says top court.
In the letter, 400 Christian leaders & 30 church groups mention cases of violence against their community & call for inclusivity, look to PM to play ‘positive role in nation-building’.
In an affidavit submitted before the Supreme Court, the state govt urged a legislative solution to the decades-old tussle between the Jacobite & Orthodox factions of the Christian sect.
Other Christians have attained the rank before, but Julian James is the first from the Special Service Group, the Pakistan Army's special operations force.
Guwahati archbishop says there are healing prayers like in any other religion, while Assam Christian Forum spokesperson contends that bill violates freedom of religion.
The Supreme Court’s judgment pushes the conversation in the right direction, but it does not resolve the full range of structural issues that determine how tribunals work on the ground.
The Centre is considering an increase in the National Company Law Tribunal's bench capacity, while the Standing Committee of Finance suggests fast-track courts.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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