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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicSyrian Orthodox Church

Topic: Syrian Orthodox Church

7 yrs after SC order on Malankara church dispute, what’s holding up Kerala’s bid to implement it

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.

Allow us to confess before a priest of our choice — women from Jacobite Syrian Church tell SC

In their petition, women say the right to confess is an intrinsic part of their right to privacy that must be protected.

SC issues notice to Malankara Syrian churches, Kerala govt over ‘mandatory confession’

Three petitioners have claimed the practice violates a citizen's right to privacy and has also led to parishioners being blackmailed and/or sexually exploited. 

Supreme Court agrees to hear bail plea of Father Varghese in Kerala church scandal

Father Varghese, 3 other priests have been accused of sexual assault by a woman belonging to Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church in Kerala.

On Camera

Mumbai fashion weeks need a revamp. Not Dharavi & Girgaon

Bless Mr Adani’s kind heart. So glad his view from the private jet will improve by 2032.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.