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Kerala minister calls church-run school’s ‘no hijab’ rule ironic as student at center of row pulls out

Principal, who cited school dress code to bar the hijab-wearing Class 8 student from classes, says the girl will be welcome if she complies with rules.

A neo-Gothic cathedral bears the last vestiges of early Christianity in India

In the late 19th century, British authorities found the church in need of rebuilding. They demolished it in 1893 and planned for it to be rebuilt in a neo-Gothic style.

Church leader from Golaghat is first to be jailed under Assam’s law against ‘magical healing’

Pranjal Bhuyan, a resident of Padmapur village, was reportedly arrested for attempting to convert Hindus through 'magical healing practices'. He is under 14-day judicial custody.

Key Nagaland church body says ‘BJP promoting right wing extremism’, Modi’s Manipur claim ‘illogical’

Nagaland Baptist Church Council's statement, issued as 'appeal to voters' ahead of LS polls, creates ripples in the Christian-majority state, where BJP is part of ruling coalition.

‘Love the person, but hate the sin’: Nagaland Baptist Church denounces LGBTQ+ lifestyle and practices

Church council says LGBTQ+ lifestyle is against teachings of Christian faith, but says it's not against people who 'struggle with an LGBTQ+ lifestyle'.

Church roof collapses during Sunday mass in Mexico, 9 dead, about 30 others missing

Footage on social media showed the moment the church roof caved in, puffs of gray smoke billowing into the air, followed by the toppling of yellow brick outer walls.

Mob torches churches in eastern Pakistan, paramilitary troops cordon off Christian settlement

Police said a mob vandalised several churches and scores of houses on Thursday after two men living there were accused of desecrating the Quran.

‘We cry out for justice’: Mobs vandalise multiple churches in Pakistan over blasphemy allegations

Pastor Imran Bhatti said the Salvation Army Church, United Presbyterian Church, Allied Foundation Church and Shehroonwala Church in Pakistan's Isa Nagri region were ransacked.

Church message against ‘communal forces’ puts BJP on defensive in poll-bound Nagaland

Apex body Nagaland Baptist Church Council urges community not to vote for forces working against Christians. BJP spokesperson says everyone is equal and party respects every community.

‘Miracles’, caste & now, crackdowns: The inside story of Christian ‘conversions’ in UP’s Fatehpur

VHP, Bajrang Dal workers say police are finally ‘cooperating’ on complaints of unlawful conversion, with 55 arrests since January. But a complex picture comes to the fore on the ground.

On Camera

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s first test is on 28 October—her meeting with Trump

Sanae Takaichi is no feminist icon—her views on gender roles and same-sex marriage are conservative—but she is seen as resolute, even hardline, on policy.

US sanctions Rosneft & Lukoil: What we know of 2 oil giants that produce half of Russia’s crude

Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.