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Friday, July 18, 2025
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Topic: Dalit Christians

Anthony Poola, India’s first Dalit Cardinal, will help choose the next Pope

As the conclave gathers to elect a new Pope, Cardinal Anthony Poola's presence will be a powerful symbol for India’s Dalit Christians.

Punjabi Christian pastors are mixing Bible with bhangra. Making Jesus relatable

Punjab pastors are energising Pentecostal Christianity with bhangra beats, flashy videos, and 90s boy-band swagger. People are balle-balleing for Yeshu.

A Dalit Christian’s body lay in Chhattisgarh mortuary for 3 weeks—courts feared ‘public unrest’

In Chhattisgarh, Ramesh Baghel has been fighting a lone battle to bury his father, Subhash, in the village graveyard—but both the High Court and the Supreme Court have turned him away.

Look at ‘Muslim quota’ from the lens of Pasmandas. Modi-BJP have been wooing them for long

Affirmative action in India has always been a secular project. The argument against Muslim quota ignores three key questions.

India’s Scheduled Caste list must be religion-neutral. Muslims, Christians are also Dalit

Dalit Muslims and Christians have been mobilising to be duly added to the SC list. This is a fit case for the Supreme Court to exercise the power of judicial review.

‘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.

Why plea on ‘reservation for Dalit Christians’ is a dangerous and divisive move

Reservation to Dalit Christians will usurp privileges guaranteed to a section of the Hindu society. The Supreme Court should thwart this dangerous and divisive move.

On Camera

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.