Bishop Ivan Pereira of Jammu–Srinagar in northern India has asked the national government to ensure the safety of Muslim Rohingya refugees threatened by right-wing Hindu groups. Death threats have caused more than 1,200 Rohingya to flee from the Jammu region where...
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...
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...
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...
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...
