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Believers Church files defamation case against Bishop Oommen‍

The Believers Church has filed a defamation case against the head of the southern India’s top Protestant group for allegedly issuing statements against their supreme head and constitution. Father Sijo Panthappallil, spokesperson of the Kerala-based Believers Church, issued a statement on October 1

Tribal organisation rallies against amendment in Land Act, conversion law

A tribal organisation held a rally in Ranchi on Oct. 23 against the Jharkhand government’s Anti-Conversion Bill and its proposed amendments in the 2013 Land Acquisition Act. The Adivasi Sengel Abhiyan (ASA) organised the rally at Morabadi ground of Ranchi. “The government’s policies are anti-tribal. The state government is working against the sentiments of indigenous […]

South Asian Jesuits call for joint effort to improve tolerance

South Asian Jesuits are seeking collaboration with secular groups and marginalized people to make the region more tolerant and peaceful. ‘Collaboration and network for harmony’ was the theme that 112 leaders of Jesuits in Social Action (JESA) discussed on October 13-15 in Pune, western India. Program organizer and JESA secretary Father Stanislaus Jebamalai told ucanews.com […]

Vijay thanks supporters in Mersal row, uses Christian name

Tamil actor Vijay thanked his fans and supporters in the film industry for defending his film Mersal, which was criticised by BJP leaders. BJP accused that Vijay, “a practising Christian,” was running a “hatred campaign” against the Narendra Modi government. Vijay’s thank you message broke almost a week’s silence by the actor after the film […]

There are no Muslim or Christian terrorists: Dalai Lama

There are no Muslim or Christian terrorists because terrorists are no more religious once they embrace terror, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said. “People cease to be Muslim, Christian or any group the moment they became terrorists,” the Dalai Lama said at a public reception here on the second day of a three-day visit […]

Mosque asks to boycott family for daughter marrying Christian

The committee of a mosque in Malappuram district in Kerala allegedly issued a circular urging the Muslims in that locality to boycott a family for allowing their daughter to marry a Christian man. Police is looking into the possibility of filing a case against the mosque committee, an official said. The incident came to light […]