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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.

‘Violates Art 25’ — Kerala court on Knanaya Church expelling members marrying outside community

Kottayam additional district judge said that expelling members for not practising endogamy violates the rights guaranteed under Article 25. Asks church to readmit the expelled.

Impulse, rage, abuse—a nun tells the story of life in Kerala church

A 2019 bestseller in Malayalam, 'In the Name of the Lord' is a harrowing, moving account of Sister Lucy Kalapura's life as a Catholic nun.

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Big win for Delhi factories as MCD scraps an extra layer of red tape for ease of doing business

Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.